Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The game in Moscow was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Khimki-2 (7-3) played at the court of 5th ranked Runa-2 (5-3). Khimki-2 did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 85-68 on Thursday. Khimki-2 forced 27 Runa-2 turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Runa-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) who scored 23 points. Guard Bronislav Smirnov (184-2005) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was center Egor Vanin (215-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Khimki-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-3 record. Runa-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. Khimki-2 are looking forward to face Zenit-2 (#6) in Saint Petersburg in the next round. Runa-2 will play at home against Parma-2 and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Moscow. Local MBA-2 (10-3) outscored 12th ranked N.Novgorod-2 (3-10) 83-57. It was a good game for forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Egor Yushkov contributed with 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Center Nikita Bodin (205-2004) answered with 15 points and 8 rebounds for N.Novgorod-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-3 record having four points less than leader CSKA-Junior. N.Novgorod-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with ten games lost. MBA-2 will again play against N.Novgorod-2 (#12) in Nizhny Novgorod in the next round and are hoping to win another game. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round.
In the last two games of round 15 Parma-2 was crushed by Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg 75-53. Uralmash-2 was beaten by UNICS-2 at home 66-83.
The best stats of 15th round was 24 points and 10 rebounds by Yaroslav Prishedko of UNICS-2.
Runa-2 – Khimki-2 68-85
The game in Moscow was quite interesting. Fourth ranked Khimki-2 (7-3) played at the court of 5th ranked Runa-2 (5-3). Khimki-2 did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 85-68 on Thursday. Khimki-2 forced 27 Runa-2 turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by Runa-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) who scored 23 points. Guard Bronislav Smirnov (184-2005) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals. At the other side the best for losing team was center Egor Vanin (215-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks and guard Yan Dodeus (187-2004) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Khimki-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 7-3 record. Runa-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with three games lost. Khimki-2 are looking forward to face Zenit-2 (#6) in Saint Petersburg in the next round. Runa-2 will play at home against Parma-2 and is hoping to prove to their supporters that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Runa-2: V.Egor 20+11reb+1ast, K.Alexandr 15+1reb+3ast, D.Yan 13+2reb+7ast, K.Ilya 11+6reb, L.Zakhar 3+4reb+1ast, M.Georgiy 2+3reb
Khimki-2: S.Georgiy 23+4reb+3ast, K.Arseniy 15+3reb+1ast, E.Timofey 13+3reb+1ast, S.Bronislav 10+5reb+9ast, K.Sergey 8+1reb+1ast, S.Sergey 6+3reb+2ast
gschID: 1109073
Zenit-2 – Parma-2 75-53
There was a minor upset in Saint Petersburg where 6th ranked Parma-2 (5-5) was crushed by ninth ranked Zenit-2 (5-5) 75-53. Zenit-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. It was a good game for center Vladislav Samukhin (210-2004) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Mikhail Dulkay (198-2005) contributed with 10 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Center Gleb Firsov (208-2005) answered with 10 points and 6 rebounds and forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) added 7 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Parma-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Lokomotiv-2 and Parma-2. Zenit-2 will play against higher ranked Khimki-2 (#4) at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Parma-2 will play against Runa-2 in Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: S.Lev 10+1reb, E.Ivan 10+1reb+4ast, F.Gleb 10+6reb, S.Mikhail 7+8reb, M.Dmitriy 5+4reb+1ast, B.Ruslan 4+2reb+4ast
Zenit-2: S.Vladislav 18+10reb+1ast, D.Mikhail 10+6reb+3ast, B.Semen 9+2reb+5ast, V.Timofey 9+5reb, M.German 8+4reb+2ast, E.Egor 8+4reb+3ast
gschID: 1109074
MBA-2 – N.Novgorod-2 83-57
The game with biggest result difference took place in Moscow. Local MBA-2 (10-3) outscored 12th ranked N.Novgorod-2 (3-10) 83-57. MBA-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to N.Novgorod-2‘s 34. They outrebounded N.Novgorod-2 47-31 including a 30-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. MBA-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Swingman Egor Yushkov (192-2004) contributed with 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Five MBA-2 players scored in double figures. Center Nikita Bodin (205-2004) answered with 15 points and 8 rebounds and Mikhail Gulyaev (195-2006) added 11 points in the effort for N.Novgorod-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain second place with 10-3 record having four points less than leader CSKA-Junior. N.Novgorod-2 lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with ten games lost. MBA-2 will again play against N.Novgorod-2 (#12) in Nizhny Novgorod in the next round and are hoping to win another game. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: B.Nikita 15+8reb, G.Mikhail 11+3reb, C.Arseniy 7+4reb, R.Timofey 6+2reb+1ast, V.Efim 5+1reb+6ast, S.Vladimir 4+3reb+3ast
MBA-2: C.Sergey 15+2reb, O.Maxim 14+10reb+2ast, P.Matvey 10+2reb+3ast, S.Georgiy 10+4reb+2ast, Y.Egor 10+9reb, S.Maxim 10+3reb+5ast
gschID: 1109075
Uralmash-2 – UNICS-2 66-83
The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked UNICS-2‘s (5-8) road victory over 11th ranked Uralmash-2 (4-11) 83-66. UNICS-2 had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. Uralmash-2 was plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for forward Yaroslav Prishedko (196-2004) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Vladimir Naumov (195-2004) contributed with 11 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Four UNICS-2 players scored in double figures. Andrey Dymus (193-2005) answered with 12 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) added 9 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Uralmash-2. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNICS-2 moved-up to ninth place. Uralmash-2 at the other side keeps the eleventh position with 11 games lost. UNICS-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play again at home against UNICS-2 (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: K.Egor 14+5reb, D.Andrey 12+8reb+2ast, R.Matvey 9+6reb+7ast, V.Kirill 8+2reb+1ast, M.Fedor 5+6reb+2ast, M.Evgeniy 4+3reb+3ast
UNICS-2: P.Yaroslav 24+10reb+1ast, A.Ivan 15+1reb+3ast, L.Nikita 12+2reb, N.Vladimir 11+9reb+3ast, I.Kirill 7+4reb, S.Semyon 5+7reb+8ast
gschID: 1109076
