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Leader Zenit-2 delivered the tenth win on Sunday night. This time they beat 14th ranked BARS-RGEU (4-9) 94-81 in Rostov. Zenit-2 forced 20 BARS-RGEU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was swingman Pavel Zemskiy (203-2004) who had a double-double by scoring 31 points and 15 rebounds. point guard Elkhan Akhmedov (182-1998) chipped in 17 points and 10 assists. Power forward Maxim Krivosheev (207-1988) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the hosts. BARS-RGEU’s coach Aleksandr Sosnin rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Zenit-2 maintains first position with 10-3 record, which they share with TSU and CSKA-2. BARS-RGEU at the other side dropped to the fifteenth place with nine games lost. Zenit-2 is looking forward to face Lok.Kuban (#12) in Krasnodar in the next round which should be an easy win for them. BARS-RGEU will play at home against Dinamo and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Barnau was also worth to mention about. Second ranked CSKA-2 (10-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Barnaul (6-7). CSKA-2 defeated Barnaul 82-71. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) orchestrated the victory by scoring 6 points and 14 rebounds. Ilia Ermakov contributed with 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Vsevolod Tishin (197-2001) replied with 20 points for Barnaul. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with TSU and Zenit-2. Barnaul lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. CSKA-2 will play against Novosybirsk (#6) in Novosibirsk in the next round where they are favorite. Barnaul will play at home against Tambov and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Khimki was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Dinamo (9-4) played at the court of fifth ranked Khimki (8-5). Khimki defeated Dinamo 85-70 on Sunday. Victor Zaryazhko scored 23 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Khimki’s coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Pavel Lobarev responded with 27 points and 4 assists. Khimki maintains fifth position with 8-5 record. Loser Dinamo V. keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Khimki will meet at home Irkut (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Dinamo will play against Univ.Surgut (#9) and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 14 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Chelbasket was defeated by TSU in Revda 90-85. Kupol-Rodniki beat Metallurg MGN at home 80-73. Bottom-ranked Dinamo was destroyed by Lok.Kuban on the opponent’s court 87-59. Novosybirsk unfortunately lost to Tambov in a home game 53-66. Irkut recorded a loss to Univ.Surgut on the road 82-87.
The best stats of 14th round was 24 points and 10 rebounds by Andrei Savrasov of Irkut.

TSU – Chelbasket 90-85

There was no surprise in Revda where 7th ranked Chelbasket (6-7) was defeated by third ranked TSU (10-3) 90-85 on Sunday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. TSU outrebounded Chelbasket 31-20. Forward Artem Vostrikov (201-1996) scored 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Ivan Evstigneev (194-1999, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 23 points during the contest. Point guard Dmitriy Nezvankin (187-1993) responded with 19 points (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and swingman Ruslan Tumanov (195-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Four Chelbasket players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TSU keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit-2 and CSKA-2. Loser Chelbasket keeps the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. TSU will meet at home Metallurg MGN (#14) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chelbasket will play against Kupol-Rodniki (#10) in Izhevsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
TSU: I.Evstigneev 23+2reb+1ast, A.Vostrikov 20+9reb, M.Kondakov 11, A.Malinin 9+5reb+2ast, D.Ziborov 8+5reb+2ast, I.Makarov 7+4reb
Chelbasket: A.Toptunov 19+1reb+5ast, D.Nezvankin 19+4reb+3ast, R.Tumanov 16+7reb+3ast, V.Stubeda 11+4reb+1ast, Y.Pechendgiyan 10, I.Nelyubov 7+3reb

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Kupol-Rodniki – Metallurg MGN 80-73

Everything could happen in Izhevsk at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Kupol-Rodniki and 12th ranked Metallurg MGN had identical 5-7 record. This time Kupol-Rodniki used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Magnitogorsk 80-73 on Sunday night. Guard Sergey Polstyanov (192-2002) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and forward Nikolai Zhmako (195-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Kupol-Rodniki players scored in double figures. Swingman Iaroslav Vennikov (187-1999) responded with 19 points and American point guard Tyus Jefferson (185-1997, college: Alberta) scored 20 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kupol-Rodniki (6-7) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Metallurg MGN dropped to the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Kupol-Rodniki will meet at home Chelbasket (#7) in the next round. Metallurg MGN will play against TSU (#3) in Revda and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: S.Polstyanov 19+2reb+1ast, V.Lisovskiy 13+2reb+2ast, A.Kosarev 10+3reb+1ast, N.Zhmako 10+8reb+3ast, D.Karvanen 10+5reb+2ast, V.Bobrovskikh 5+2ast
Metallurg MGN: T.Jefferson 20+2reb, I.Vennikov 19+2reb+1ast, N.Remizov 14+5reb+2ast, K.Kulikov 8+5reb+1ast, I.Feshchenko 4+1reb, M.Karvanen 2+4reb+2ast

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Barnaul – CSKA-2 71-82

The game in Barnau was also worth to mention about. Second ranked CSKA-2 (10-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Barnaul (6-7). CSKA-2 defeated Barnaul 82-71. CSKA-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 42 of its points in the paint compared to Barnaul‘s 20 and made 16-of-20 charity shots (80.0 percent) during the game. CSKA-2 forced 27 Barnaul turnovers. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) orchestrated the victory by scoring 6 points and 14 rebounds. Point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) contributed with 12 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Vsevolod Tishin (197-2001) replied with 20 points and Maksim Beloshapko (200-2002) added 10 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Barnaul. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. CSKA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with TSU and Zenit-2. Barnaul lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with seven games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. CSKA-2 will play against Novosybirsk (#6) in Novosibirsk in the next round where they are favorite. Barnaul will play at home against Tambov and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
CSKA-2: D.Klyuchenkov 16, I.Ermakov 12+2reb+5ast, V.Shirinkin 11+2reb+2ast, Z.Lavrenov 8+5reb+1ast, M.Ilvovskiy 8+7reb+2ast, A.Evseev 6+14reb+1ast
Barnaul: V.Tishin 20+3reb+1ast, M.Beloshapko 10+5reb+2ast, D.Ayrich 10+2reb, M.Popov 6+1ast, K.Gornaev 6+6reb, B.Suznjev 6+3reb+4ast

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BARS-RGEU – Zenit-2 81-94

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Khimki – Dinamo V. 85-70

The game in Khimki was also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Dinamo (9-4) played at the court of fifth ranked Khimki (8-5). Khimki defeated Dinamo 85-70 on Sunday. Khimki looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Point guard Victor Zaryazhko (194-1992) scored 23 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Alexander Maltsev (200-2002) chipped in 14 points during the contest. Four Khimki players scored in double figures. Khimki’s coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Pavel Lobarev (191-1997) responded with 27 points and 4 assists and forward Vyacheslav Grachev (202-1997) scored 16 points and 9 rebounds. Khimki maintains fifth position with 8-5 record. Loser Dinamo V. keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Khimki will meet at home Irkut (#11) in the next round where they are favorite. Dinamo will play against Univ.Surgut (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki: V.Zaryazhko 23+3reb+4ast, A.Maltsev 14+4reb+2ast, V.Sharapov 12+7reb, K.Popov 10+5reb+2ast, K.Konovalov 9+1reb, G.Suvorov 6+6ast
Dinamo V.: P.Lobarev 27+2reb+4ast, V.Grachev 16+9reb+1ast, A.Ponkrashov 8+4reb+9ast, M.Bogdanovic 6+1reb+1ast, I.Viktorov 5+2reb, G.Denisov 4+5reb+1ast

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Lok.Kuban – Dinamo G. 87-59

Rather expected game in Krasnodar where 16th ranked Dinamo (2-11) was rolled over by thirteenth ranked Lok.Kuban (5-8) 87-59 on Sunday. Lok.Kuban made 16-of-20 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Lok.Kuban outrebounded Dinamo 44-25 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Lok.Kuban looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international Andrey Martyuk (211-2000) scored 18 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Vsevolod Ishchenko (190-2005) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Lok.Kuban players scored in double figures. Guard Vadim Bondarenko (193-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with 9 points and 5 assists and the former international guard Maxim Kolyushkin (191-1990) scored 8 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lok.Kuban moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Newly promoted Dinamo stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. Lok.Kuban will meet at home league’s leader Zenit-2 in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Dinamo will play against BARS-RGEU (#15) in Rostov and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lok.Kuban: A.Martyuk 18+9reb+1ast, A.Chevarenkov 15+1reb+8ast, V.Ishchenko 11+8reb+6ast, D.Sheyanov 10+5reb+2ast, D.Kosko 10+4reb+1ast, V.Orekhov 6+6reb+1ast
Dinamo G.: I.Kanygin 9+4reb+1ast, V.Bondarenko 9+3reb+5ast, V.Zabolotnev 8+1reb+1ast, M.Kolyushkin 8+4reb+3ast, A.Pisarchuk 7, V.Martynov 5+2reb+4ast

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Novosybirsk – Tambov 53-66

There was a surprise result in Novosibirsk where fifteenth ranked Tambov (5-8) beat higher ranked Novosybirsk (7-6) 66-53 on Sunday. Pavel Novikov (197-1996) scored 22 points to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Serdar Annaev (186-1994) chipped in 9 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Tambov’s coach Oleg Ugumnov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Belarusian power forward Alexandr Semenyuk (208-1993) responded with 12 points and 8 rebounds and American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) scored 7 points and 8 rebounds. Tambov moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Novosybirsk lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with six games lost. Tambov will meet higher ranked Barnaul (#8) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Novosybirsk will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA-2 and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Tambov: P.Novikov 22+4reb+1ast, A.Makiev 10+7reb+1ast, F.Stoyko 9+7reb+1ast, S.Annaev 9+8reb+6ast, A.Rogozenko 6+2reb, R.Pan 5+2reb
Novosybirsk: O.Balashov 12+1ast, A.Semenyuk 12+8reb+1ast, D.Makeev 10+2reb+4ast, C.White 7+8reb+3ast, D.Plugarev 5+2reb+1ast, A.Kirdyachkin 5+2reb+1ast

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Univ.Surgut – Irkut 87-82

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Univ.Surgut and 11th ranked Irkut had identical 5-7 record. This time Univ.Surgut used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Irkutsk 87-82 on Sunday night. Univ.Surgut looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Center Sasha Sukhanov (211-1999, college: KWC) scored 26 points and 9 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and the former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) chipped in 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Univ.Surgut’s coach Artem Olkhov allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Forward Andrei Savrasov (201-2000, college: Duquesne, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and guard Ian Dodeus (186-2004) scored 21 points and 7 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Univ.Surgut (6-7) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Irkut keeps the eleventh position with eight games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Univ.Surgut will meet at home higher ranked Dinamo (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Irkut will play against Khimki (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: S.Sukhanov 26+9reb, K.Budin 17+5reb+5ast, K.Salmin 14+5reb+3ast, I.Smygin 14+9reb+4ast, I.Samsonov 5+1reb, S.Tokarev 5+3reb+6ast
Irkut: A.Savrasov 24+10reb+3ast, I.Dodeus 21+3reb+7ast, M.Procshenko 11+5reb+2ast, A.Ershov 10+7reb+1ast, K.Savin 9+3reb, E.Vanin 6+5reb