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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked CSKA-Junior as it allowed them to take a leadership position. CSKA-Junior defeated 4th placed N.Novgorod-2 in Moscow 69-52. 27 personal fouls committed by N.Novgorod-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Sergey Novikov (195-2008) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. point guard Maxim Lagutin (183-2005) contributed with 8 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) answered with 10 points and 7 rebounds for N.Novgorod-2. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. N.Novgorod-2 at the other side dropped to the fifth place with 13 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will play next round against strong Zenit-2 trying to get back on the winning streak. CSKA-Junior will try to continue on its current victory against ninth ranked UNICS-2 in Kazan.
The game in Minsk was also worth to mention about. Second ranked MBA-2 (27-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Minsk (14-18). MBA-2 defeated Minsk 85-69. Forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Matvey Padius chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Danila Semenyuk (194-2006) responded with 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MBA-2 have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 27-5 record behind leader CSKA-Junior, which they share with Khimki-2. Minsk lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 18 games lost. MBA-2 will play against Khimki-2 (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Minsk will play against Enisey-2 (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Ninth-ranked UNICS-2 (12-22) was very close to win a game against fifth ranked Zenit-2 (21-11) in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday. Zenit-2 managed to secure only one-point victory 77-76. However their fans expected much easier game. Semen Burinskiy nailed 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Magomednabi Khalilulaev came up with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for UNICS-2 in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Zenit-2. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place. UNICS-2 lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 22 games lost. Zenit-2 will meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#5) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against the league’s leader CSKA-Junior (#1) in Moscow and hope to secure a win.

In the last two games of round 41 bottom-ranked Enisey-2 was beaten by Khimki-2 on the road 100-86. Lokomotiv-2 won against Uralmash-2 on its own court 71-68.

Khimki-2 – Enisey-2 100-86

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Khimki-2 (27-5) beat at home bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (1-29) 100-86 on Wednesday. Khimki-2 made 26-of-34 free shots (76.5 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) nailed 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) accounted for 14 points and 6 assists. Four Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. Khimki-2’s coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) came up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 4 assists and Roman Pekshin (194-2005) added 21 points respectively for Enisey-2 in the defeat. The victory was the thirteenth consecutive win for Khimki-2. They moved-up to second place, which they share with MBA-2. Enisey-2 lost their twenty first game in a row. They stay dead last with 29 lost games. Khimki-2 will meet at home league’s second-placed MBA-2 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Enisey-2 will play against Minsk (#7) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: A.Bovduy 16+6reb+4ast, A.Konotop 15+1reb+4ast, A.Ivankov 14+4reb+6ast, A.Lapkin 12+4reb+3ast, D.Bogdanovich 11+1reb+2ast, M.Panarin 10+1reb+1ast
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 34+13reb+4ast, R.Pekshin 21+2reb+1ast, A.Ovchinnikov 10+2reb+4ast, D.Zavorotniy 8+5reb+2ast, A.Anicshenko 5+3reb+1ast, A.Ukhinov 4+6reb

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Minsk – MBA-2 69-85

The game in Minsk was also worth to mention about. Second ranked MBA-2 (27-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Minsk (14-18). MBA-2 defeated Minsk 85-69. MBA-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Minsk‘s 32. They outrebounded Minsk 49-23 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. MBA-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winners and Matvey Padius (194-2006) chipped in 15 points and 5 rebounds. Danila Semenyuk (194-2006) responded with 12 points and forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) scored 10 points and 7 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MBA-2 have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain second place with 27-5 record behind leader CSKA-Junior, which they share with Khimki-2. Minsk lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the seventh position with 18 games lost. MBA-2 will play against Khimki-2 (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Minsk will play against Enisey-2 (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: M.Ogarkov 21+11reb+2ast, M.Padius 15+5reb+1ast, T.Shikalov 13+3reb+3ast, G.Salagaev 8+7reb+1ast, V.Shiryaev 8+2reb+2ast, D.Finaev 5+2reb+2ast
Minsk: D.Semenyuk 12+2reb+1ast, D.Mukete 11+2reb+1ast, V.Duchko 10+3reb+2ast, M.Moskalchuk 9+1reb+1ast, D.Zakharenkov 9+2reb+2ast, A.Ozhgo 7+3reb+3ast

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Lokomotiv-2 – Uralmash-2 71-68

Rather expected game when 11th ranked Uralmash-2 (10-24) was edged by eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (13-17) in Krasnodar 71-68 on Wednesday. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded Uralmash-2 46-33 including 31 on the defensive glass. Guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) nailed 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and center Maxim Malakhov (205-2006) accounted for 7 points and 14 rebounds. Lokomotiv-2’s coach Jovan Popovich used entire bench in such tough game. Artyom Fomin (189-2005) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and center Bogdan Policshuk (204-2005) added 8 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Uralmash-2 in the defeat. Lokomotiv-2 maintains eighth place with 13-17 record. Uralmash-2 lost their third game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 24 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will meet at home higher ranked Parma-2 (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Uralmash-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: A.Molofeev 18+8reb+5ast, K.Luzan 11+8reb+1ast, D.Chernin 9+6reb+1ast, M.Malakhov 7+14reb, R.Gagkaev 6+1reb, I.Anufriev 6+2reb+3ast
Uralmash-2: K.Voskoboynikov 16+2reb+1ast, V.Smagin 14+3reb+1ast, A.Fomin 14+6reb+2ast, B.Policshuk 8+11reb+1ast, M.Reshetov 5+4reb+6ast, A.Kosachev 4+2ast

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Zenit-2 – UNICS-2 77-76

Ninth-ranked UNICS-2 (12-22) was very close to win a game against fifth ranked Zenit-2 (21-11) in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday. Zenit-2 managed to secure only one-point victory 77-76. However their fans expected much easier game. Point guard Semen Burinskiy (183-2005) nailed 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side and Alexandr Porotnikov (192-2007) accounted for 11 points and 5 assists. Point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) came up with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists and Yaroslav Dudnik (198-2005) added 15 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) respectively for UNICS-2 in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. The victory was the third consecutive win for Zenit-2. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place. UNICS-2 lost their third game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 22 games lost. Zenit-2 will meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#5) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against the league’s leader CSKA-Junior (#1) in Moscow and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: S.Burinskiy 17+2reb+4ast, A.Porotnikov 11+2reb+5ast, I.Vasilev 10+5reb, P.Logunov 7+2reb, G.Mucshinskiy 6+4reb+1ast, M.Presnyakov 6+3reb+2ast
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 19+7reb+8ast, Y.Dudnik 15+6reb+1ast, A.Gerega 15+2reb+3ast, E.Shaposhnikov 8+3reb+2ast, T.Allayarov 6+1ast, N.Lednev 5+7reb+2ast