Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Superleague 1 round 18 most important game was a victory of Dinamo over 5th ranked Novosybirsk 80-70 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Novosybirsk. They outrebounded Novosybirsk 43-28 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dinamo looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for forward Alexandr Lavnikov (205-1991) who led his team to a victory with 23 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Vladimir Pichkurov (197-1990, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) contributed with 14 points for the winners. Dinamo V.’s coach Eduard Sandler used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Tyrell Corbin (185-1992, college: CSUB) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Novosybirsk. Dinamo (13-5) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with TSU. Novosybirsk at the other side dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Irkut and Barnaul. Dinamo is looking forward to face Barnaul (#5) on the road in the next round. Novosybirsk will play against Irkut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Irkut (12-6) against sixth ranked Barnaul (12-6) on Wednesday night. Visiting Irkut was defeated by Barnaul in Barnau 80-67. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Irkut. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and Alimdzhan Fedyushin chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Barnaul’s coach Alexander Gerasimov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Serbian Nikola Miskovic (207-1999) with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds. Barnaul moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Irkut and Novosybirsk. Barnaul will play against higher ranked Dinamo (#3) in Vladivostok in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Irkut will play on the road against Novosybirsk in Novosibirsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Superleague 1 top team – Khimki (16-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed tenth ranked CSKA-2 (8-10) in Moscow 75-52. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of CSKA-2. Fedor Klyuchnikov notched 14 points to lead the effort. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by Pavel Zakharov did not help to save the game for CSKA-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. Khimki have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-2 record. Loser CSKA-2 keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Kupol-Rodniki. Khimki will meet Zenit-2 (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA-2 will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 18: Lok.Kuban was smashed by Kupol-Rodniki on the road 88-64. MBA-2 won against BARS-RGEU on its own court 85-83. Tambov was outscored by TSU in Revda 107-76. Zenit-2 managed to beat Univ.Surgut at home 84-75.
Kupol-Rodniki – Lok.Kuban 88-64
No shocking result in a game when thirteenth ranked Kupol-Rodniki (8-10) crushed 15th ranked Lok.Kuban (3-15) in Izhevsk 88-64 on Tuesday. Point guard Vasiliy Martynov (191-1995) notched 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and guard Sergey Polstyanov (192-2002) supported him with 17 points. Even 18 points and 7 rebounds by center Valeriy Kalinov (212-1999) did not help to save the game for Lok.Kuban. Guard Vsevolod Ishchenko (190-2005) added 10 points and 4 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kupol-Rodniki moved-up to tenth place, which they share with CSKA-2. Lok.Kuban lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with 15 games lost. Kupol-Rodniki will meet at home BARS-RGEU (#13) in the next round. Lok.Kuban will play against MBA-2 in Moscow and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lok.Kuban: K.Valeriy 18+7reb, I.Vsevolod 10+3reb+4ast, S.Schetinin 9+3reb+1ast, O.Vadim 7+5reb, V.Mikhail 6+1reb+2ast, O.Artem 4+1reb
Kupol-Rodniki: P.Sergey 17+1reb+3ast, A.Vinnik 12+4reb, V.Martynov 10+7reb+5ast, A.Kuznetcov 9, D.Karvanen 9+5reb, K.Arkhipov 8+4reb+1ast
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MBA-2 – BARS-RGEU 85-83
Very expected game when 12th ranked BARS-RGEU (7-11) was edged by eighth ranked MBA-2 (9-9) in Moscow 85-83 on Tuesday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. MBA-2 made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Guard Pasha Ismailov (196-2003, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) notched 14 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Filipp Stoyko (200-1998) supported him with 20 points. Even 21 points and 9 rebounds by Alexey Nesterov (205-1988) did not help to save the game for BARS-RGEU. Naturalized Spanish power forward Dmitriy Flis (204-1984) added 17 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. MBA-2 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Tambov and Zenit-2. BARS-RGEU at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Univ.Surgut. MBA-2 will meet at home Lok.Kuban (#15) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. BARS-RGEU will play against Kupol-Rodniki in Izhevsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: A.Nesterov 21+9reb+2ast, D.Flis 17+6reb+1ast, M.Tkachenko 14+2ast, M.Grigoryev 14+3reb+1ast, V.Lidyaev 9+8reb, V.Gusak 5+2reb
MBA-2: F.Stoyko 20+2reb+1ast, I.Pasha 14+6reb+3ast, P.Danil 14+2reb, P.Yegor 11+4reb+3ast, E.Kirill 10+3reb+2ast, V.Sharapov 9+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1097898
TSU – Tambov 107-76
Rather predictable result when fourth ranked TSU (13-5) rolled over 7th ranked Tambov (9-9) in Revda 107-76 on Wednesday. TSU dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Tambov‘s 34 and made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. TSU looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Tambov‘s players. Center Kirill Popov (208-1998) notched 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and point guard Victor Zaryazhko (194-1992) supported him with 10 points and 10 assists. TSU’s coach Aleksei Lobanov felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 13 points and 8 rebounds by center Nikita Ivanov (205-1991) did not help to save the game for Tambov. Forward Vladislav Bobrovskikh (201-1996) added 13 points and 7 rebounds. Four TSU and five Tambov players scored in double figures. TSU moved-up to second place, which they share with Dinamo. Loser Tambov keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Zenit-2 and MBA-2. TSU will meet at home bottom-ranked Rusichi (#16) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Tambov will play against Chelbasket (#14) in Chelyabinsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tambov: D.Velichkin 15+2reb+1ast, B.Vladislav 13+7reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 13+8reb+1ast, A.Loginov 13+4reb, Y.Mityuk 12+2reb+4ast, S.Egor 5+2reb
TSU: K.Popov 18+8reb, D.Makeev 13+2reb+3ast, A.Semenyuk 11+3reb, E.Alexandr 10+9reb+2ast, V.Zaryazhko 10+1reb+10ast, Z.Alexandr 9+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1097899
Novosybirsk – Dinamo V. 70-80
Superleague 1 round 18 most important game was a victory of Dinamo over 5th ranked Novosybirsk 80-70 on Wednesday night. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Novosybirsk. They outrebounded Novosybirsk 43-28 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dinamo looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for forward Alexandr Lavnikov (205-1991) who led his team to a victory with 23 points (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Vladimir Pichkurov (197-1990, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) contributed with 14 points for the winners. Dinamo V.’s coach Eduard Sandler used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American point guard Tyrell Corbin (185-1992, college: CSUB) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian guard Luka Petrovic (197-1997, college: WVWC) added 15 points and 5 assists in the effort for Novosybirsk. Dinamo (13-5) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with TSU. Novosybirsk at the other side dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. They share it with Irkut and Barnaul. Dinamo is looking forward to face Barnaul (#5) on the road in the next round. Novosybirsk will play against Irkut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Novosybirsk: T.Corbin 20+6reb+1ast, L.Petrovic 15+3reb+5ast, R.Tumanov 9+3reb+2ast, A.Makiev 8+2reb+2ast, P.Daniil 5+3reb+2ast, A.Kirdyachkin 5+4reb+3ast
Dinamo V.: A.Lavnikov 23+3reb+2ast, V.Pichkurov 14+4reb+1ast, E.Karpeko 11+2reb, A.Desiatnikov 11+4reb+1ast, M.Bogdanovic 7+3reb+7ast, V.Grachev 4+3reb
gschID: 1097901
Barnaul – Irkut 80-67
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Irkut (12-6) against sixth ranked Barnaul (12-6) on Wednesday night. Visiting Irkut was defeated by Barnaul in Barnau 80-67. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Irkut. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) scored 19 points to lead the charge for the winners and the former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four Barnaul players scored in double figures. Barnaul’s coach Alexander Gerasimov allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Serbian Nikola Miskovic (207-1999) with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds and forward Agasiy Tonoyan (205-1998, college: MVSU) scored 2 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Barnaul moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Irkut and Novosybirsk. Barnaul will play against higher ranked Dinamo (#3) in Vladivostok in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Irkut will play on the road against Novosybirsk in Novosibirsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Irkut: N.Miskovic 18+11reb+1ast, A.Kurtsevich 14+4reb, M.Kolyushkin 9+5reb+3ast, T.Bruncevic 8+2reb+2ast, A.Lysenkov 5+3ast, F.Ilya 5
Barnaul: I.Smygin 19+4reb+3ast, K.Kirill 15+3ast, A.Fedyushin 14+9reb+1ast, V.Ilinov 12+3reb+3ast, B.Maksim 9+7reb+3ast, V.Tishin 6+6reb
gschID: 1097902
Zenit-2 – Univ.Surgut 84-75
Not a big story in a game when 12th ranked Univ.Surgut (7-11) lost to tenth ranked Zenit-2 (9-9) in Saint Petersburg 75-84 on Wednesday. Zenit-2 made 23-of-25 free shots (92.0 percent) during the game. Zenit-2 outrebounded Univ.Surgut 38-24 including a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Point guard Elkhan Akhmedov (182-1998) notched 27 points and 5 assists (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line) to lead the effort and guard Konstantin Shevchuk (189-2000) supported him with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line). Even 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) by the former international power forward Artem Pisarchuk (205-1992) did not help to save the game for Univ.Surgut. Guard Alexander Martynov (197-1995) added 10 points and 4 assists. Four Univ.Surgut players scored in double figures. Univ.Surgut’s coach Artem Olkhov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Zenit-2 moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Tambov and MBA-2. Loser Univ.Surgut keeps the twelfth position with 11 games lost. They share it with BARS-RGEU. Zenit-2 will meet at home league’s leader Khimki in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Univ.Surgut will play against CSKA-2 (#11) in Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: A.Pisarchuk 18+9reb+2ast, G.Suvorov 13+2reb+2ast, A.Martynov 10+3reb+4ast, I.Samsonov 10+2reb, S.Tokarev 6+3reb+3ast, K.Salmin 6+2reb+1ast
Zenit-2: E.Akhmedov 27+2reb+5ast, K.Shevchuk 17+6reb+4ast, R.Egor 13+10reb+1ast, D.Didenko 9+3reb, A.Letino 9+2reb, Z.Pavel 4+7reb
gschID: 1097903
CSKA-2 – Khimki 52-75
Superleague 1 top team – Khimki (16-2) had no problems winning another game on Wednesday. This time they crushed tenth ranked CSKA-2 (8-10) in Moscow 75-52. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of CSKA-2. Khimki made 30-of-33 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game, while CSKA-2 only scored twelve points from the stripe. Khimki forced 19 CSKA-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Guard Fedor Klyuchnikov (193-1990) notched 14 points to lead the effort and guard Yury Pershin (194-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 9 points and 7 rebounds by power forward Pavel Zakharov (213-2001, college: CBU) did not help to save the game for CSKA-2. Guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) added 8 points and 6 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. Khimki have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 16-2 record. Loser CSKA-2 keeps the tenth place with ten games lost. They share the position with Kupol-Rodniki. Khimki will meet Zenit-2 (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA-2 will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
CSKA-2: A.Oleg 10+4reb+2ast, P.Zakharov 9+7reb+2ast, N.Yaroslav 8+1reb, O.Artem 8+6reb+3ast, M.Ivan 7+1reb, S.Vadim 4+1reb
Khimki: F.Klyuchnikov 14+3reb+3ast, E.Fidiy 12+3reb+1ast, A.Gavrilov 9+3reb+3ast, D.Korshakov 8+1ast, D.Kadoshnikov 7+2reb+1ast, A.Varnakov 7+1reb+3ast
gschID: 1097904
