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The most exciting game of round 28 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Samara. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 6th ranked Lokomotiv-2 (16-8) to seventh ranked Samara-2 (12-12) 77-74 on Friday evening. Samara-2 made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 25 Lokomotiv-2 turnovers. Forward Egor Amosov (197-2008) fired 24 points and 4 steals for the winners. Center Nikita Kosyakov (205-2005) chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. Demid Tyulyubaev produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for lost side. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Samara-2 maintains seventh position with 12-12 record. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side dropped to the fifth place with eight games lost. Samara-2 are looking forward to face N.Novgorod-2 (#11) in Nizhny Novgorod in the next round. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Khimki-2 (19-5) against tenth ranked UNICS-2 (7-15) on Friday night. Visiting Khimki-2 was defeated by UNICS-2 in Kazan 70-60. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Khimki-2. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Roman Ilyuk (185-2005) who helped to win the game recording 21 points. Nikita Ivanov contributed with 17 points for the winners. UNICS-2’s coach Andrei Kibenko used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) replied with 21 points for Khimki-2. UNICS-2 moved-up to ninth place. Khimki-2 at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. UNICS-2 will play against Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round. Khimki-2 will play on the road against Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Samara supposed to be also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (16-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Samara-2 (12-12). Lokomotiv-2 smashed Samara-2 85-54 on Saturday. Worth to mention a great performance of Daniil Ginko who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. At the losing side Danila Sletkov responded with 4 points and 13 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lokomotiv-2 moved-up to fifth place. Loser Samara-2 keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Samara-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 (#11) in Nizhny Novgorod and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 28 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Parma-2 was defeated by N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod 83-68. Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 was beaten by Runa-2 at home 74-82. Runa-2 destroyed Enisey-2 on the opponent’s court 97-63.
The best stats of 28th round was 22 points by Ilya Krivykh of Runa-2.

UNICS-2 – Khimki-2 70-60

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Khimki-2 (19-5) against tenth ranked UNICS-2 (7-15) on Friday night. Visiting Khimki-2 was defeated by UNICS-2 in Kazan 70-60. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Khimki-2. UNICS-2 forced 22 Khimki-2 turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Roman Ilyuk (185-2005) who helped to win the game recording 21 points. Swingman Nikita Ivanov (191-2004) contributed with 17 points for the winners. UNICS-2’s coach Andrei Kibenko used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) replied with 21 points and forward Timofey Eremin (203-2004) added 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Khimki-2. UNICS-2 moved-up to ninth place. Khimki-2 at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. UNICS-2 will play against Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round. Khimki-2 will play on the road against Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: S.Georgiy 21+4reb+3ast, E.Timofey 9+7reb+4ast, K.Arseniy 9+1reb+1ast, M.Ivan 7+5reb+1ast, K.Marat 6+3reb+2ast, S.Sergey 6+4reb
UNICS-2: I.Roman 21+1reb+1ast, I.Nikita 17+4reb+1ast, L.Nikita 10+4reb+1ast, V.Ilya 7+1reb+3ast, S.Egor 5+3reb+1ast, S.Semyon 4+6reb+3ast

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N.Novgorod-2 – Parma-2 83-68

There was a minor upset in Nizhny Novgorod where 8th ranked Parma-2 (11-13) was defeated by eleventh ranked N.Novgorod-2 (6-18) 83-68 on Friday. N.Novgorod-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Vladimir Semenchenko (193-2005) who helped to win the game recording 10 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists and guard Sergey Nikitin (189-2007) who added 20 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four N.Novgorod-2 players scored in double figures. At the losing side forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) responded with 21 points and forward Lev Svinin (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 12 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. N.Novgorod-2 maintains eleventh position with 6-18 record. Loser Parma-2 keeps the eighth place with 13 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will meet at home higher ranked Samara-2 (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Parma-2 will play against the league’s leader CSKA-Junior having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: S.Mikhail 21+4reb+1ast, S.Lev 12+2reb+3ast, K.Artem 9+4reb+2ast, G.Yaroslav 6+3reb+4ast, K.Kirill 6+7reb+4ast, M.Mikhail 6+8reb+2ast
N.Novgorod-2: N.Sergey 20+1reb+1ast, C.Arseniy 11+9reb, S.Vladimir 10+6reb+9ast, B.Nikita 10+6reb, R.Timofey 9+4reb+3ast, S.Maxim 8+3reb+1ast

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Samara-2 – Lokomotiv-2 77-74

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Enisey-2 – Runa-2 74-82

No shocking result in a game in Krasnoyarsk where fourth ranked Runa-2 (16-6) defeated bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (2-22) 82-74 on Friday. Runa-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 30. They outrebounded Enisey-2 41-22 including a 31-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and center Ilya Krivykh (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who added 26 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four Runa-2 players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) responded with 19 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Ilya Kityukha (184-2004) scored 20 points. Runa-2 maintains fourth position with 16-6 record. Enisey-2 lost fourteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games. Runa-2 will meet Uralmash-2 (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Enisey-2 will play against the league’s second-placed Khimki-2 and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: K.Ilya 20+3reb+2ast, S.Egor 19+5reb+2ast, Y.Maxim 16+2reb, G.Aleksandr 9+3reb+1ast, A.Vadim 4+1reb+3ast, P.Danil 3
Runa-2: K.Ilya 26+6reb, L.Zakhar 20+11reb+1ast, K.Alexandr 15+3reb+4ast, D.Yan 12+8reb+6ast, B.Ivan 7+9reb+1ast, M.Mikhail 2+1reb+2ast

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Samara-2 – Lokomotiv-2 54-85

The game in Samara supposed to be also quite interesting. Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (16-8) played at the court of 7th ranked Samara-2 (12-12). Lokomotiv-2 smashed Samara-2 85-54 on Saturday. Lokomotiv-2 had a 35-24 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Samara-2‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Daniil Ginko (187-2004) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists and Alexey Sereda (206-2005) who added 15 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Four Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. At the losing side Danila Sletkov (195-2005) responded with 4 points and 13 rebounds and Egor Chirkov (193-2005) scored 10 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. Lokomotiv-2 moved-up to fifth place. Loser Samara-2 keeps the seventh position with 12 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Samara-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 (#11) in Nizhny Novgorod and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: A.Egor 12+3reb, C.Egor 10+4reb+2ast, Z.Vladislav 5+3reb, S.Semen 4+3reb+3ast, S.Danila 4+13reb, K.Nikita 4+5reb
Lokomotiv-2: T.Demid 16+6reb, S.Alexey 15+11reb, I.Vsevolod 12+6reb+7ast, G.Daniil 11+5reb+11ast, R.Nikita 7+2reb+2ast, O.Vladimir 6

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Enisey-2 – Runa-2 63-97

Very expected game in Krasnoyarsk where 13th ranked Enisey-2 (2-22) was rolled over by fourth ranked Runa-2 (16-6) 97-63 on Saturday. Runa-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 32. Runa-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of center Ilya Krivykh (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who helped to win the game recording 22 points (perfect from the field making all nine shots !!!) and center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who added 13 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Runa-2 players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) responded with 15 points and Vadim Afanasev (190-2006) scored 13 points. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Runa-2 maintains fourth position with 16-6 record. Enisey-2 lost fourteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 22 lost games. Runa-2 will meet Uralmash-2 (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Enisey-2 will play against the league’s second-placed Khimki-2 and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: S.Egor 15+3reb+2ast, A.Vadim 13+4reb+1ast, P.Danil 10+4reb, K.Ilya 7+1reb+3ast, B.Dmitriy 5+8reb+1ast, U.Alexandr 4+3reb+2ast
Runa-2: K.Ilya 22+3reb+1ast, L.Zakhar 13+7reb+1ast, S.Andrey 13+6reb, M.Mikhail 13+1reb+5ast, N.Vasiliy 9+3reb+2ast, B.Ivan 9+4reb+2ast