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Eighth-ranked Desna (7-11) made lots of trouble for third ranked Rusichi (12-6) in Bryansk on Sunday. The visitors from Kursk managed to secure only two-point victory 79-77. However their fans expected much easier game. The best player for the winners was guard Roman Kazyulin (187-1994) who scored 17 points. Belarusian guard Valentin Nazarov (185-1997) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Nikita Tikhonov (190-1999) who recorded 21 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Rusichi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Neftekhimik. Desna lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Leader Dynamo Ufa delivered the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Metallurg (5-13) 92-71 in Chelyabinsk. It was a good game for Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) who led his team to a victory with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Vladimir Fomenko contributed with 11 points for the winners. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Metallurg. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dynamo Ufa (15-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position. Metallurg lost fourth consecutive game. Metallurg at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Dynamo Ufa will play against Cheb.Yastreby (#6) in Cheboksari in the next round where they are favorite. Metallurg will play on the road against Khimki-Podmos. and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader Dynamo Ufa recorded the fifteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Metallurg (5-13) 80-67 in Chelyabinsk. Worth to mention a quality performance of Maksim Voytov who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was Naum Chekhlan with 22 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dynamo Ufa (15-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position. Metallurg lost fourth consecutive game. Metallurg at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Dynamo Ufa will meet Cheb.Yastreby (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Metallurg will play against Khimki-Podmos. and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 12 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Rusichi crushed Desna in Kursk 89-70. Khimki-Podmos. beat Cheb.Yastreby at home 93-76. Dynamo-MGTU lost to Stavropol on the opponent’s court 55-70. Khimki-Podmos. unfortunately lost to Cheb.Yastreby in a home game 76-89. Dynamo-MGTU recorded a loss to Stavropol on the road 83-88.
The best stats of 12th round was 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Konstantin Klementiev of Dynamo-MGTU.

Metallurg – Dynamo Ufa 71-92

Leader Dynamo Ufa delivered the fifteenth victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked Metallurg (5-13) 92-71 in Chelyabinsk. Dynamo Ufa forced 19 Metallurg turnovers. It was a good game for Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) who led his team to a victory with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Vladimir Fomenko (201-2000) contributed with 11 points for the winners. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds and guard Naum Chekhlan (196-2004) added 15 points, 5 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Metallurg. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dynamo Ufa (15-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position. Metallurg lost fourth consecutive game. Metallurg at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Dynamo Ufa will play against Cheb.Yastreby (#6) in Cheboksari in the next round where they are favorite. Metallurg will play on the road against Khimki-Podmos. and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: A.Martynov 13+1ast, D.Donskov 12, V.Fomenko 11+2reb+3ast, G.Bednyakov 11+1ast, A.Chilikin 10+8reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 8+3reb+4ast
Metallurg: A.Stepantsov 20+6reb+2ast, N.Chekhlan 15+5ast, D.Myshalov 11+3reb+1ast, N.Grabarev 7+3reb+1ast, A.Puida 4+5reb, R.Kryukov 4+2reb

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Desna – Rusichi K. 70-89

There was no surprise in Bryansk where 8th ranked Desna (7-11) was crushed by third ranked Rusichi (12-6) 89-70 on Saturday. Rusichi dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Desna‘s 30 and made 18-of-22 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Rusichi forced 23 Desna turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Roman Kazyulin (187-1994) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and center Stepan Shulgin (204-2004) who added 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Five Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international guard Vitaly Fridzon (194-1985) with 13 points and forward Mikhail Yudov (198-1989) scored 9 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rusichi have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Neftekhimik. Desna lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the eighth position with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: R.Kazyulin 24+3reb+1ast, S.Shulgin 19+7reb, T.Paraliou 19+3reb+2ast, V.Nazarov 12+5reb+9ast, A.Lysenkov 10+3reb+1ast, B.Rublev 2+5reb+1ast
Desna: V.Fridzon 13+2reb+2ast, N.Tikhonov 12+4reb, E.Zakharov 10+4reb, M.Yudov 9+5reb+2ast, D.Glazov 6+2reb+1ast, I.Mokhnarylov 5+2reb+1ast

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Khimki-Podmos. – Cheb.Yastreby 93-76

No shocking result in a game when fourth ranked Khimki-Podmos. (10-8) defeated at home 6th ranked Cheb.Yastreby (10-8) 93-76 on Saturday. Khimki-Podmos. outrebounded Cheb.Yastreby 42-27 including a 29-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Khimki-Podmos. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Denis Kovalev (191-2001, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 assists and forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) who added 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and point guard Evgeny Novoselov (173-1995) scored 15 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Khimki-Podmos. maintains fourth position with 10-8 record, which they share with Dynamo-MGTU and Cheb.Yastreby. Khimki-Podmos. will meet at home Metallurg (#9) in the next round where they are favorite. Cheb.Yastreby will play against the league’s leader Dynamo Ufa (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki-Podmos.: D.Kovalev 19+4reb+7ast, A.Semenov 17+7reb+4ast, A.Doroshevich 11+1reb+2ast, T.Eremin 10+2reb+1ast, I.Mochalov 10+6reb+3ast, A.Bovduy 8+5reb
Cheb.Yastreby: S.Zhulkov 19+7reb+4ast, E.Novoselov 15+3reb+4ast, V.Fedkin 10+2reb+3ast, E.Bogdan 10+3reb+1ast, A.Bogdan 9+3reb+3ast, M.Shalonin 7+2reb+2ast

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Stavropol – Dynamo-MGTU 70-55

There was a minor upset when 5th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (10-8) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Stavropol (8-10) 70-55 on Saturday. Stavropol held Dynamo-MGTU to an opponent 21.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 41.3 percent accuracy of the winners. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Stavropol made 7 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Sergey Antonyuk (188-2001) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and 6 rebounds and Daniil Bilyy (193-2002) who added 12 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Stavropol players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was center Yuriy Kochnev (209-1989) with 12 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) scored 11 points and 4 assists. Dynamo-MGTU’s coach Artem Gaposhin rotated ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Stavropol maintains seventh position with 8-10 record. Loser Dynamo-MGTU dropped to the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Cheb.Yastreby and Khimki-Podmos.. Stavropol will meet at home bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (#10) in the next round. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Neftekhimik (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: L.Markushev 16+1reb+1ast, S.Antonyuk 14+6reb+3ast, L.Kuzmenko 12+4reb, D.Bilyy 12+5reb+3ast, R.Vorobev 7+6reb+1ast, M.Smirnov 4+14reb+1ast
Dynamo-MGTU: Y.Kochnev 12+8reb+1ast, V.Ionov 11+7reb, K.Klementiev 11+4reb+4ast, A.Shirokov 5+6reb+1ast, A.Nakhimov 5+2reb+2ast, D.Volkov 5+6reb+1ast

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Metallurg – Dynamo Ufa 67-80

Leader Dynamo Ufa recorded the fifteenth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 9th ranked Metallurg (5-13) 80-67 in Chelyabinsk. Worth to mention a quality performance of center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 5 rebounds and guard Gleb Bednyakov (198-2001) who added 18 points during the contest. Four Dynamo Ufa players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Naum Chekhlan (196-2004) with 22 points and guard Danil Yurkov (190-2004) scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dynamo Ufa (15-3) have an impressive six-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position. Metallurg lost fourth consecutive game. Metallurg at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Dynamo Ufa will meet Cheb.Yastreby (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Metallurg will play against Khimki-Podmos. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: G.Bednyakov 18+2reb, M.Voytov 18+5reb+1ast, V.Fomenko 14+1reb+1ast, A.Martynov 11+6reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 7+3reb+6ast, D.Donskov 4+5reb+1ast
Metallurg: N.Chekhlan 22+1reb+1ast, A.Smolin 10+3reb+1ast, A.Puida 10+3reb+1ast, D.Yurkov 9+5reb+4ast, V.Arhipov 6+8reb, N.Grabarev 3+2reb+1ast

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Desna – Rusichi K. 77-79

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Khimki-Podmos. – Cheb.Yastreby 76-89

There was a small surprise when sixth ranked Cheb.Yastreby (10-8) beat on the road one of their biggest challengers Khimki-Podmos. (10-8) 89-76 on Sunday. Cheb.Yastreby dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Khimki-Podmos.‘s 32. Cheb.Yastreby forced 20 Khimki-Podmos. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 6 rebounds and guard Maxim Shalonin (187-2004) who added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Denis Kovalev (191-2001, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 19 points and guard Vitaly Savitskiy (185-2003) scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Cheb.Yastreby and four Khimki-Podmos. players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cheb.Yastreby moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Dynamo-MGTU and Khimki-Podmos. Cheb.Yastreby will meet at home league’s leader Dynamo Ufa in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Khimki-Podmos. will play against Metallurg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cheb.Yastreby: S.Zhulkov 26+6reb+2ast, A.Bogdan 12+4reb+1ast, E.Novoselov 11+1reb+6ast, M.Shalonin 10+6reb+5ast, V.Shaduro 10+1reb+4ast, P.Metelev 8+2ast
Khimki-Podmos.: D.Kovalev 19+2reb+2ast, V.Savitskiy 13+5reb+5ast, A.Semenov 11+3reb+1ast, I.Mochalov 11+2reb, A.Doroshevich 11+5reb+3ast, I.Potezhnyi 9+5reb+3ast

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Stavropol – Dynamo-MGTU 88-83

There was a minor upset when 5th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (10-8) was defeated on the road by seventh ranked Stavropol (8-10) 88-83 on Sunday. Strangely Dynamo-MGTU outrebounded Stavropol 47-31 including 21 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Daniil Bilyy (193-2002) who helped to win the game recording 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Lev Kuzmenko (206-2003) who added 17 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Stavropol players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was guard Daniil Volkov (195-2004) with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Dynamo-MGTU’s coach Artem Gaposhin rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Stavropol maintains seventh position with 8-10 record. Loser Dynamo-MGTU dropped to the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Cheb.Yastreby and Khimki-Podmos.. Stavropol will meet at home bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (#10) in the next round. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Neftekhimik (#3) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: D.Bilyy 24+6reb+6ast, L.Kuzmenko 17+8reb+1ast, S.Antonyuk 15+3reb+4ast, R.Vorobev 14+6reb+3ast, A.Tarantsov 14+1reb+3ast, M.Smirnov 2+4reb
Dynamo-MGTU: D.Volkov 24+10reb+2ast, K.Klementiev 21+6reb+5ast, Y.Kochnev 9+9reb+3ast, A.Shirokov 8+6reb+2ast, A.Pavlov 8+7reb+1ast, V.Ionov 7+3reb