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There were only 2 rounds played so far and it’s still very beginning of the Regular Season in Higher League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Khimki-Podmos. edged Dynamo Ufa on the road 74-73. Khimki-Podmos. looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) scored 21 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Semen Krasilshchikov (197-2000) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Naturalized Belarusian Mikhail Maleyko (206-1996) responded with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Dynamo Ufa will play next round against Rusichi trying to get back on the winning streak. Khimki-Podmos. will try to continue on its current victory against Ural Yekaterinb. in Yekaterinburg.
Neftekhimik recorded a loss in Tobolsk. Hosts were edged by Stavropol 83-81. Guard Sergey Antonyuk (188-2001) notched 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and Matvey Pogonin supported him with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Even 27 points and 6 rebounds by forward Vladislav Krushelnitskiy (195-1997) did not help to save the game for Neftekhimik. Stavropol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Neftekhimik will play on the road against Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Quite upsetting was Ural Yekaterinb.‘s home defeat in a game versus Dynamo-MGTU who edged hosts 67-66. The best player for the winners was Konstantin Klementiev who scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Pavel Makarov produced 16 points for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Khimki-Podmos. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: Stavropol lost to Neftekhimik on the opponent’s court 72-77. Ural Yekaterinb. was outscored by Dynamo-MGTU in a home game 49-77. Cheb.Yastreby managed to beat Metallurg on the road 83-70. Dynamo Ufa defeated Khimki-Podmos. on its own court 77-65. Cheb.Yastreby beat Metallurg in Cheboksari 66-49.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 10 points and 14 rebounds by Anton Bogdan of Cheb.Yastreby.

Neftekhimik T. – Stavropol 77-72

Neftekhimik used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Stavropol 77-72 on Wednesday night. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. The best player for the winners was forward Egor Chernyshev (196-1999) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Vladimir Laptev (183-1999) chipped in 25 points. Center Lev Fetisov (205-2003) produced 20 points and 9 rebounds and guard Matvey Pogonin (186-2000) added 5 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals respectively for the guests. Stavropol’s coach Sergey Vartanian rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Neftekhimik will meet Cheb.Yastreby in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Stavropol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: L.Fetisov 20+9reb, S.Antonyuk 15+2reb+1ast, D.Bilyy 12+3reb+3ast, R.Vorobev 8+5reb, A.Tarantsov 7+1reb+1ast, M.Pogonin 5+8reb+7ast
Neftekhimik T.: V.Laptev 25+2reb+2ast, E.Chernyshev 19+11reb+1ast, V.Krushelnitskiy 15+5reb+1ast, V.Ionov 8+6reb+2ast, N.Mukha 8+9reb, S.Rozhkov 2+4reb+5ast

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Ural Yekaterinb. – Dynamo-MGTU 66-67

Quite upsetting was Ural Yekaterinb.‘s home defeat in a game versus Dynamo-MGTU who edged hosts 67-66. Dynamo-MGTU forced 22 Ural Yekaterinb. turnovers. The best player for the winners was point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) who scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Point guard Daniil Chalenko (178-2002) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four Dynamo-MGTU players scored in double figures. Point guard Pavel Makarov (180-2003) produced 16 points and forward Nikolay Astashenko (193-2006) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Khimki-Podmos. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ural Yekaterinb.: P.Makarov 16+4reb+3ast, N.Astashenko 12+5reb+1ast, E.Koskin 9+4reb, S.Reish 8+2reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 7+3reb, T.Lukashevich 6+6reb+4ast
Dynamo-MGTU: K.Klementiev 23+5reb+4ast, D.Chalenko 14+6reb+2ast, D.Volkov 12+5reb+3ast, A.Pavlov 10+1reb, Y.Kochnev 3+7reb+4ast, Z.Vorotnikov 2+2reb

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Neftekhimik T. – Stavropol 81-83

Neftekhimik recorded a loss in Tobolsk. Hosts were edged by Stavropol 83-81. Guard Sergey Antonyuk (188-2001) notched 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Matvey Pogonin (186-2000) supported him with 7 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Even 27 points and 6 rebounds by forward Vladislav Krushelnitskiy (195-1997) did not help to save the game for Neftekhimik. Center Nikolay Mukha (213-1999) added 19 points and 13 rebounds for the hosts. Four Stavropol and five Neftekhimik players scored in double figures. Stavropol will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Neftekhimik will play on the road against Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Neftekhimik T.: V.Krushelnitskiy 27+6reb, N.Mukha 19+13reb, S.Rozhkov 12+3reb+7ast, E.Chernyshev 11+5reb+1ast, V.Laptev 10+2reb+4ast, A.Brevnov 2+2reb+2ast
Stavropol: L.Fetisov 16+5reb, S.Antonyuk 16+7reb+2ast, L.Kuzmenko 12+4reb+1ast, R.Vorobev 12+6reb+1ast, D.Ivanov 10+1reb+1ast, M.Pogonin 7+9reb+8ast

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Ural Yekaterinb. – Dynamo-MGTU 49-77

But Ural Yekaterinb. was not able to use a home court advantage and was smashed by the opponent from Maykop 77-49 on Thursday night. The best player for the winners was point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) who scored 17 points and 5 assists. Center Yuriy Kochnev (209-1989) chipped in 6 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Elvin Koskin (188-2003) produced 10 points and 5 rebounds and forward Stanislav Reish (203-2003) added 11 points respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Khimki-Podmos. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ural Yekaterinb.: S.Reish 11+2reb+1ast, E.Koskin 10+5reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 10+2reb, P.Makarov 5+4reb+1ast, S.Mitin 4+3reb+4ast, N.Astashenko 4+3reb
Dynamo-MGTU: K.Klementiev 17+3reb+5ast, D.Chalenko 12+2reb, D.Volkov 11+3reb, A.Pavlov 10+1reb, Z.Vorotnikov 8+3reb+1ast, A.Medvedev 7+5ast

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Dynamo Ufa – Khimki-Podmos. 73-74

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Metallurg – Cheb.Yastreby 70-83

But Metallurg was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Cheboksari 83-70 on Thursday night. Cheb.Yastreby dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Metallurg‘s 28. They outrebounded Metallurg 50-20 including a 39-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) who scored 17 points and 8 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Point guard Evgeny Novoselov (173-1995) chipped in 16 points and 4 assists. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) produced 19 points and guard Danil Yurkov (190-2004) added 11 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cheb.Yastreby will meet at home Neftekhimik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Metallurg will play against Desna in Bryansk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: A.Stepantsov 19+4reb+1ast, N.Chekhlan 14+1reb, D.Yurkov 11+3reb+2ast, N.Grabarev 5+2reb+2ast, A.Gudyma 4, N.Pertcev 4+2reb+1ast
Cheb.Yastreby: S.Zhulkov 17+8reb+3ast, E.Novoselov 16+2reb+4ast, I.Vasilyev 12+4reb+1ast, A.Bogdan 8+6reb+1ast, V.Rogkustov 8+6reb+4ast, A.Shirkunov 7+4reb+1ast

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Dynamo Ufa – Khimki-Podmos. 77-65

Dynamo Ufa used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Khimki 77-65 on Friday night. Dynamo Ufa outrebounded Khimki-Podmos. 43-31 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds. Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) produced 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks and Denis Kovalev (191-2001) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively for the guests. Dynamo Ufa will meet Rusichi in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki-Podmos. will play against Ural Yekaterinb. and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki-Podmos.: A.Semenov 19+9reb+1ast, D.Kovalev 11+2reb+5ast, I.Potezhnyi 10+5reb+1ast, A.Doroshevich 9+1reb, I.Mochalov 6+3reb, V.Savitskiy 6+5reb+2ast
Dynamo Ufa: M.Voytov 17+13reb+1ast, G.Bednyakov 14+2reb, A.Chilikin 12+8reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 9+2reb+5ast, D.Donskov 8+1reb+3ast, M.Maleyko 6+7reb+3ast

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Metallurg – Cheb.Yastreby 49-66

But Metallurg was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Cheboksari 66-49 on Friday night. Cheb.Yastreby held Metallurg to an opponent 24.2 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.8 percent accuracy of the winners. Cheb.Yastreby forced 20 Metallurg turnovers. The best player for the winners was power forward Anton Bogdan (198-1986) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 14 rebounds. Power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Four Cheb.Yastreby players scored in double figures. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) produced 14 points and guard Alexander Gudyma (191-2003) added 8 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Cheb.Yastreby will meet at home Neftekhimik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Metallurg will play against Desna in Bryansk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: A.Stepantsov 14+3reb+1ast, A.Gudyma 8+3reb+1ast, V.Kolbin 7+2reb+2ast, R.Kryukov 4+7reb, N.Grabarev 4+2ast, N.Chekhlan 4+3reb+1ast
Cheb.Yastreby: E.Novoselov 14+3reb, V.Rogkustov 12+3reb+2ast, S.Zhulkov 12+6reb+1ast, A.Bogdan 10+14reb+2ast, I.Vasilyev 6+9reb, P.Metelev 4+1reb+1ast