There were just four rounds played in Regular Season of Higher League and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Second defeat of league’s leader Neftekhimik (6-2) against third ranked Khimki-Podmos. (5-3) 64-56 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Neftekhimik T.. Khimki-Podmos. forced 22 Neftekhimik turnovers. Strangely Neftekhimik outrebounded Khimki-Podmos. 42-30 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-2003) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Forward Egor Chernyshev (196-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for Neftekhimik. Khimki-Podmos. maintains third position with 5-3 record behind leader Dynamo Ufa. Neftekhimik at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Dynamo Ufa who have the same record. Neftekhimik will play next round against league’s leader Dynamo Ufa trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Khimki-Podmos. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Another interesting game for Neftekhimik (6-2) which played on the court of Khimki-Podmos. (5-3). First ranked Neftekhimik had an easy win 81-64. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Egor Chernyshev (196-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and Nikolay Mukha who added 12 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Khimki-Podmos.’s coach Roman Dvinyaninov rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Neftekhimik have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-2 record, which they share with Dynamo Ufa. Khimki-Podmos. at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. Neftekhimik will play against league’s leader Dynamo Ufa at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Khimki-Podmos. will have a break next round.
A very close game took place in Kursk between Rusichi and Metallurg. Fifth ranked Rusichi (3-1) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Metallurg (2-6). Rusichi managed to escape with a 2-point win 86-84 on Friday evening. The winners were led by Tsimafei Paraliou who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Even 21 points and 9 rebounds by Artem Stepantsov did not help to save the game for Metallurg. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Rusichi maintains fifth position with 3-1 record. Newly promoted Metallurg keeps the eighth place with six games lost. Rusichi will meet Dynamo-MGTU (#6) in the next round. Metallurg will play against Ural Yekaterinb. in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Other games in round 4 were not that significant. Metallurg was smashed by Rusichi on the road 97-76. Desna lost to Dynamo Ufa on its own court 69-76. Bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. was outscored by Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari 45-81. Desna recorded a loss to Dynamo Ufa at home 67-81. Bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. was defeated by Cheb.Yastreby on the opponent’s court 77-61.
Rusichi K. – Metallurg 97-76
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Rusichi (3-1) crushed 8th ranked Metallurg (2-6) in Kursk 97-76 on Thursday. Rusichi forced 21 Metallurg turnovers and outrebounded them 41-29 including 28 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by Bogdan Rublev (197-2007) who scored that evening 21 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and guard Andrey Lysenkov (192-1992) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Five Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 4 assists by swingman Valeriy Kolbin (192-2000) did not help to save the game for Metallurg. Swingman Alexander Puida (195-2003) added 15 points for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Rusichi maintains fifth position with 3-1 record. Newly promoted Metallurg keeps the eighth place with six games lost. Rusichi will meet Dynamo-MGTU (#6) in the next round. Metallurg will play against Ural Yekaterinb. in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: B.Rublev 21+7reb+2ast, A.Lysenkov 17+7reb+3ast, D.Flis 15+9reb+3ast, R.Kazyulin 14+5reb+1ast, V.Nazarov 12+1reb+8ast, T.Paraliou 6+6reb
Metallurg: V.Kolbin 18+3reb+4ast, A.Puida 15+4reb+2ast, R.Kryukov 7+6reb+2ast, N.Chekhlan 6+1reb+2ast, K.Epanov 6+6reb, N.Pertcev 6+3reb+2ast
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Desna – Dynamo Ufa 69-76
Very expected game when 9th ranked Desna (1-3) lost to second ranked Dynamo Ufa (6-2) in Bryansk 69-76 on Thursday. Dynamo Ufa forced 22 Desna turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) who scored that evening 30 points and 5 rebounds and center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) supported him with 11 points and 6 rebounds. Four Dynamo Ufa players scored in double figures. Even 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists by the former international guard Vitaly Fridzon (194-1985) did not help to save the game for Desna. Guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) added 13 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Desna’s coach Artem Kurinnoy tested eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Dynamo Ufa have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Neftekhimik. Desna lost third consecutive game. Desna at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with three games lost. Dynamo Ufa will meet league’s second-placed Neftekhimik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Desna will play against Stavropol (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: A.Chilikin 30+5reb+1ast, G.Bednyakov 13+3reb+1ast, M.Voytov 11+6reb+2ast, D.Donskov 11+3reb+2ast, A.Zubkov 6+3reb+8ast, A.Kalashnikov 2+1reb+2ast
Desna: V.Fridzon 14+7reb+4ast, N.Tikhonov 14+1reb+1ast, D.Glazov 13+7reb+2ast, V.Tkachenko 9+6reb+1ast, M.Yudov 8+1reb+2ast, K.Ekimov 6+4reb
gschID: 1204582
Cheb.Yastreby – Ural Yekaterinb. 81-45
Very predictable result when fourth ranked Cheb.Yastreby (4-4) rolled over bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (1-7) in Cheboksari 81-45 on Thursday. Cheb.Yastreby forced 19 Ural Yekaterinb. turnovers and had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. Cheb.Yastreby looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Ural Yekaterinb.‘s players. The winners were led by Valentin Rogkustov (195-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored that evening 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Ivan Vasilyev (196-2000) supported him with 5 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Even 17 points by guard Elvin Koskin (188-2003) did not help to save the game for Ural Yekaterinb.. Point guard Pavel Makarov (180-2003) added 2 points and 4 assists for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Cheb.Yastreby maintains fourth position with 4-4 record. Ural Yekaterinb. lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom place with seven games lost. Cheb.Yastreby will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Metallurg (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cheb.Yastreby: V.Rogkustov 17+5reb+4ast, V.Shaduro 13+1reb+1ast, M.Shalonin 9+5reb+2ast, A.Bogdan 8+1reb+3ast, P.Metelev 7+2reb+1ast, S.Zhulkov 6+2reb
Ural Yekaterinb.: E.Koskin 17+3reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 5+1reb, A.Zinyuk 4+1reb+2ast, N.Astashenko 4+2reb, E.Merzlyakov 3+1reb+1ast, B.Rechkalov 3+1reb
gschID: 1204583
Khimki-Podmos. – Neftekhimik T. 64-81
Another interesting game for Neftekhimik (6-2) which played on the court of Khimki-Podmos. (5-3). First ranked Neftekhimik had an easy win 81-64. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Neftekhimik players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Khimki-Podmos.‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Egor Chernyshev (196-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and center Nikolay Mukha (213-1999) who added 12 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and forward Semen Krasilshchikov (197-2000) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Khimki-Podmos.’s coach Roman Dvinyaninov rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Neftekhimik have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 6-2 record, which they share with Dynamo Ufa. Khimki-Podmos. at the other side keeps the third place with three games lost. Neftekhimik will play against league’s leader Dynamo Ufa at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Khimki-Podmos. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Neftekhimik T.: E.Chernyshev 14+14reb+5ast, V.Krushelnitskiy 14+4reb+3ast, S.Kharitonov 12+1reb+1ast, N.Mukha 12+10reb+2ast, V.Laptev 11+2reb+4ast, S.Rozhkov 6+3reb+3ast
Khimki-Podmos.: S.Krasilshchikov 12+6reb+1ast, A.Semenov 11+10reb, V.Savitskiy 10+4reb+4ast, D.Kovalev 10+2reb, A.Varnakov 8+5reb+1ast, I.Potezhnyi 7+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1204584
Rusichi K. – Metallurg 86-84
A very close game took place in Kursk between Rusichi and Metallurg. Fifth ranked Rusichi (3-1) got a very close home victory over 8th ranked Metallurg (2-6). Rusichi managed to escape with a 2-point win 86-84 on Friday evening. Rusichi made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Metallurg turnovers. Strangely Metallurg outrebounded Rusichi 47-26 including a 18-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by Belarusian Tsimafei Paraliou (207-1997) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and Belarusian guard Valentin Nazarov (185-1997) supported him with 17 points, 5 assists and 4 steals. Even 21 points and 9 rebounds by Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) did not help to save the game for Metallurg. Guard Nikita Grabarev (190-2000) added 13 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Rusichi maintains fifth position with 3-1 record. Newly promoted Metallurg keeps the eighth place with six games lost. Rusichi will meet Dynamo-MGTU (#6) in the next round. Metallurg will play against Ural Yekaterinb. in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: T.Paraliou 18+10reb+3ast, V.Nazarov 17+1reb+5ast, R.Kazyulin 15+3reb+3ast, A.Lysenkov 14+3reb+1ast, B.Rublev 9+5reb+2ast, D.Flis 9+3reb
Metallurg: A.Stepantsov 21+9reb+2ast, N.Grabarev 13+8reb+2ast, R.Kryukov 13+9reb, N.Pertcev 12+8reb+2ast, V.Kolbin 8+3reb+1ast, K.Epanov 8+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1204585
Desna – Dynamo Ufa 67-81
Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Desna (1-3) lost to second ranked Dynamo Ufa (6-2) in Bryansk 67-81 on Friday. Dynamo Ufa outrebounded Desna 42-30 including a 35-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. The winners were led by Aleksey Chilikin (207-1993) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds and guard Danila Donskov (182-2002) supported him with 22 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Dynamo Ufa players scored in double figures. Even 17 points by guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) did not help to save the game for Desna. Guard Nikita Tikhonov (190-1999) added 8 points and 4 assists for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Dynamo Ufa have a solid three-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Neftekhimik. Desna lost third consecutive game. Desna at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the ninth place with three games lost. Dynamo Ufa will meet league’s second-placed Neftekhimik in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Desna will play against Stavropol (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: D.Donskov 22+1reb+2ast, A.Chilikin 14+14reb+1ast, M.Voytov 12+2reb, A.Zubkov 11+5reb+3ast, V.Fomenko 7+3reb, A.Kalashnikov 6+1reb+1ast
Desna: D.Glazov 17+1reb+1ast, V.Fridzon 10+2reb+1ast, K.Studenikin 8+3reb+3ast, N.Tikhonov 8+3reb+4ast, S.Pinchuk 8+5reb, M.Kipkeev 6+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1204586
Cheb.Yastreby – Ural Yekaterinb. 77-61
Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Cheb.Yastreby (4-4) defeated bottom-ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (1-7) in Cheboksari 77-61 on Friday. Cheb.Yastreby made 25-of-32 free shots (78.1 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists and Valentin Rogkustov (195-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 16 points. Even 19 points by guard Elvin Koskin (188-2003) did not help to save the game for Ural Yekaterinb.. Forward Zakhar Lobanov (197-2006) added 10 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Cheb.Yastreby maintains fourth position with 4-4 record. Ural Yekaterinb. lost seventh consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom place with seven games lost. Cheb.Yastreby will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Metallurg (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Cheb.Yastreby: S.Zhulkov 25+16reb+4ast, V.Rogkustov 16+4reb+3ast, P.Metelev 11+1reb+2ast, A.Bogdan 9+2reb+4ast, I.Vasilyev 9+3reb, V.Shaduro 4+1reb+3ast
Ural Yekaterinb.: E.Koskin 19+3reb+3ast, Z.Lobanov 10+6reb, S.Reish 9+3reb+1ast, P.Makarov 9+2reb+1ast, E.Merzlyakov 4+1reb+4ast, A.Zinyuk 4
gschID: 1204587
Khimki-Podmos. – Neftekhimik T. 64-56
Second defeat of league’s leader Neftekhimik (6-2) against third ranked Khimki-Podmos. (5-3) 64-56 was the most important game of the last round. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Neftekhimik T.. Khimki-Podmos. forced 22 Neftekhimik turnovers. Strangely Neftekhimik outrebounded Khimki-Podmos. 42-30 including a 33-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) who helped to win the game recording 12 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Andrey Doroshevich (197-2003) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Forward Egor Chernyshev (196-1999) replied with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and power forward Sergei Kharitonov (205-1991) added 15 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Neftekhimik. Khimki-Podmos. maintains third position with 5-3 record behind leader Dynamo Ufa. Neftekhimik at the other side still keeps top place with two games lost. They were joined at the leadership position by Dynamo Ufa who have the same record. Neftekhimik will play next round against league’s leader Dynamo Ufa trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Khimki-Podmos. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
Khimki-Podmos.: A.Doroshevich 16+4reb+1ast, D.Kovalev 13+4reb+2ast, A.Semenov 12+8reb+2ast, I.Potezhnyi 7+5reb+1ast, I.Mochalov 6+1reb, V.Savitskiy 6+3reb+5ast
Neftekhimik T.: S.Kharitonov 15+8reb+2ast, E.Chernyshev 13+12reb+1ast, V.Krushelnitskiy 10+8reb+1ast, N.Mukha 8+4reb, A.Brevnov 4+4reb+3ast, S.Rozhkov 4+3reb+5ast
gschID: 1204588
