Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most exciting game of round 29 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Minsk. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Samara-2 (8-14) to eighth ranked Minsk (9-13) 82-79 in the game for the seventh place. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Samara-2. Minsk shot 34 for 47 from the free-throw line, while Samara-2 only scored fifteen points from the stripe. Strangely Samara-2 outrebounded Minsk 61-40 including a 27-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. 31 personal fouls committed by Samara-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Belarusian point guard David Mukete (188-2006) stepped up and scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winners and forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. Minsk’s coach Dmitriy Koltunov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 17 rebounds. Minsk moved-up to seventh place. Samara-2 at the other side dropped to the eighth position with 14 games lost. They share it with UNICS-2 and Lokomotiv-2. Minsk are looking forward to face Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Samara-2 will play on the road against Khimki-2 (#3) and is hoping to win this game.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Moscow. Second ranked host MBA-2 (18-4) defeated 4th placed Zenit-2 (15-7) 78-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zenit-2. Klim Adaykin (195-2005) nailed 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and Timofey Shikalov accounted for 12 points and 5 rebounds. point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) came up with 15 points and 6 assists for Zenit-2 in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior. Defending champion Zenit-2 dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (18-4) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they beat thirteenth ranked Enisey-2 (1-21) in Krasnoyarsk 75-58. The best player for the winners was Nikolay Natcvlishvili who scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. Egor Skuratov produced 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. CSKA-Junior have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-4 record, which they share with MBA-2. Enisey-2 lost thirteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 29: Avtodor-2 lost to Khimki-2 on the opponent’s court 68-82. Lokomotiv-2 unfortunately lost to N.Novgorod-2 in a home game 73-83. Uralmash-2 recorded a loss to Parma-2 on the road 84-94.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 44 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals by Ivan Egorov of Parma-2.
Khimki-2 – Avtodor-2 82-68
Very expected game when 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (6-16) was defeated on the road by third ranked Khimki-2 (17-5) 82-68 on Wednesday. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2‘s 30. They outrebounded Avtodor-2 39-25 including a 18-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) who scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. Center Anton Suschik (210-2005) produced 16 points and 9 rebounds and Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Khimki-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain third place with 17-5 record behind leader CSKA-Junior. Avtodor-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 16 games lost. Khimki-2 will meet at home Samara-2 (#8) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Avtodor-2 will play against Minsk (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: A.Ivankov 20+6reb+3ast, P.Repnin 14+5reb+1ast, A.Bovduy 12+8reb+1ast, M.Panarin 10+4reb+3ast, K.Kashtanov 8+3reb+5ast, S.Simakov 7+5reb
Avtodor-2: R.Gafiev 18+5reb, A.Suschik 16+9reb+1ast, P.Forsov 16+2ast, S.Skotnikov 8+1reb+6ast, A.Nikulin 4, R.Gabaraev 4+2reb+3ast
gschID: 1204877
Minsk – Samara-2 82-79
The most exciting game of round 29 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Minsk. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 7th ranked Samara-2 (8-14) to eighth ranked Minsk (9-13) 82-79 in the game for the seventh place. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Samara-2. Minsk shot 34 for 47 from the free-throw line, while Samara-2 only scored fifteen points from the stripe. Strangely Samara-2 outrebounded Minsk 61-40 including a 27-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. 31 personal fouls committed by Samara-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Belarusian point guard David Mukete (188-2006) stepped up and scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winners and forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. Minsk’s coach Dmitriy Koltunov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 17 rebounds and Artyom Pivtcaykin produced a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Minsk moved-up to seventh place. Samara-2 at the other side dropped to the eighth position with 14 games lost. They share it with UNICS-2 and Lokomotiv-2. Minsk are looking forward to face Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Samara-2 will play on the road against Khimki-2 (#3) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Minsk: D.Zakharenkov 20+3reb, D.Mukete 12+7reb+5ast, V.Duchko 12+9reb+2ast, D.Semenyuk 10+2reb+1ast, P.Rabushko 9+9reb+1ast, A.Ozhgo 7+4reb+3ast
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 21+17reb+3ast, A.Pivtcaykin 16+11reb+1ast, I.Zaytcev 10+4reb, B.Shuvakin 9+7reb+1ast, D.Sletkov 7+8reb+2ast, A.Prokhorov 6+4reb
gschID: 1204878
Lokomotiv-2 – N.Novgorod-2 73-83
Rather predictable result in Krasnodar where fifth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (16-8) defeated 8th ranked Lokomotiv-2 (8-14) 83-73 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) who scored 20 points. Vladimir Semenchenko (193-2005) chipped in 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) produced 18 points and 4 assists (was perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line !!!) and center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) added 14 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Novgorod-2 moved-up to fourth place. Lokomotiv-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with 14 games lost. They share it with Samara-2 and UNICS-2. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lokomotiv-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: G.Shilokhvostov 20+2reb+2ast, V.Noskov 13+5reb+1ast, A.Shportun 12+3reb, V.Semenchenko 11+6reb+6ast, Y.Anikin 8+6reb+1ast, A.Shenderov 7+2reb+1ast
Lokomotiv-2: I.Grushevskiy 18+1reb+4ast, P.Ryabkov 14+8reb, V.Zelenskiy 11+1reb+1ast, I.Anufriev 10+1reb+1ast, R.Gagkaev 7+3reb, A.Molofeev 5+4reb+7ast
gschID: 1204879
Enisey-2 – CSKA-Junior 58-75
VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (18-4) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they beat thirteenth ranked Enisey-2 (1-21) in Krasnoyarsk 75-58. CSKA-Junior forced 26 Enisey-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) who scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 steals. Center Daniil Abramov (205-2006) chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) produced 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and center Danil Zavorotniy (204-2005) added 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. CSKA-Junior have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain first place with 18-4 record, which they share with MBA-2. Enisey-2 lost thirteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 21 lost games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: D.Abramov 19+12reb, N.Natcvlishvili 19+8reb+6ast, S.Novikov 12+7reb+4ast, G.Bukhalov 9+1reb+2ast, D.Klubbe 7+4reb+1ast, G.Voronenko 4+2reb
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 26+7reb+4ast, A.Ukhinov 8+2reb, D.Zavorotniy 7+6reb, S.Datcko 5+4reb, A.Ovchinnikov 4+4reb+3ast, V.Demidov 3+5reb
gschID: 1204880
MBA-2 – Zenit-2 78-68
The game between Top Four teams took place in Moscow. Second ranked host MBA-2 (18-4) defeated 4th placed Zenit-2 (15-7) 78-68. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Zenit-2. Klim Adaykin (195-2005) nailed 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side and guard Timofey Shikalov (195-2006) accounted for 12 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) came up with 15 points and 6 assists and center Ilya Krivykh (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 11 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Zenit-2 in the defeat. Five Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 keeps a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior. Defending champion Zenit-2 dropped to the fifth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: K.Adaykin 24+5reb+6ast, T.Shikalov 12+5reb+1ast, D.Finaev 11+5reb, M.Ogarkov 8+3reb+2ast, G.Salagaev 7+6reb+2ast, V.Shiryaev 6+3reb+1ast
Zenit-2: D.Chikishev 15+2reb+6ast, T.Komissarov 14+6reb, G.Mucshinskiy 11+1reb, E.Evstafev 11+4reb+3ast, I.Krivykh 11+10reb+1ast, D.Filippov 2
gschID: 1204881
Parma-2 – Uralmash-2 94-84
Not a big story in a game in Perm where 11th ranked Uralmash-2 (7-17) was defeated by sixth ranked Parma-2 (15-9) 94-84 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored 44 points (!!!), 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Platon Tsygvintsev (197-2006) chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds. Parma-2’s coach Anton Kataev allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Artyom Fomin (189-2005) produced 20 points and 4 assists and Vladislav Smagin (200-2006) added 19 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Uralmash-2 players scored in double figures. Parma-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 15-9 record. Uralmash-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 17 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: I.Egorov 44+9reb+7ast, M.Stafeev 11+5reb+1ast, P.Tsygvintsev 10+5reb+3ast, Y.Guchkov 7+1reb, G.Kremlev 7+4reb, I.Mironov 6+4reb+1ast
Uralmash-2: A.Fomin 20+4reb+4ast, V.Smagin 19+5reb+3ast, M.Reshetov 16+5reb+5ast, S.Dubitckiy 10+5reb+1ast, E.Nikishenko 8+7reb+1ast, A.Sereda 7+4reb
gschID: 1204882
