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Ninth-ranked UNICS-2 (3-7) used its home court advantage to challenge first ranked CSKA-Junior (11-1) in Kazan on Wednesday. The visitors from Moscow managed to secure only two-point victory 93-91. However their fans expected much easier game. CSKA-Junior dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to UNICS-2‘s 46. CSKA-Junior forced 25 UNICS-2 turnovers. 24 personal fouls committed by UNICS-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 41 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds (on 16-of-21 shooting from the field). Forward Rostislav Gusev (204-2006) contributed with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Guard Roman Ilyuk (185-2005) replied with 26 points and 9 assists for UNICS-2. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. CSKA-Junior maintains first position with 11-1 record. UNICS-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked MBA-2 (8-2) against fifth ranked Khimki-2 (6-2) on Monday night. Host MBA-2 was defeated by Khimki-2 in a tough game in Moscow 61-70. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Alexandr Konotop chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Khimki-2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 6-2 record. MBA-2 at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. Khimki-2 will play against Uralmash-2 (#11) in Yekaterinburg in the next round where they are favorite. MBA-2 will play on the road against Samara-2 (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Zenit-2 (10-2) against fourth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (8-4) on Wednesday night. Visiting Zenit-2 was defeated by N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod 90-76. Georgiy Shilokhvostov notched 16 points and 4 assists to lead the effort. Even 9 points and 6 assists by Dmitriy Chikishev did not help to save the game for Zenit-2. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. N.Novgorod-2 maintains fourth position with 8-4 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 keeps the second place with two games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zenit-2 will play against Lokomotiv-2 and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 14: Minsk smashed Enisey-2 on the road 96-64. Parma-2 destroyed Lokomotiv-2 on its own court 109-82. Samara-2 unfortunately lost to Avtodor-2 in Saratov 83-89. MBA-2 managed to beat Khimki-2 at home 76-60. CSKA-Junior defeated UNICS-2 on the opponent’s court 81-72. N.Novgorod-2 lost to defending champion Zenit-2 in a home game 62-74.
The most impressive performance of 14th round was 11 points and 14 rebounds by Timofey Komissarov of Zenit-2.

Enisey-2 – Minsk 64-96

No shocking result in a game when ninth ranked Minsk (4-6) crushed 12th ranked Enisey-2 (1-9) in Krasnoyarsk 96-64 on Monday. Minsk dominated down low during the game scoring 70 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 38. Minsk forced 19 Enisey-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. Belarusian forward Pavel Rabushko (198-2006) notched 21 points and 5 steals to lead the effort and guard Maxim Moskalchuk (188-2005) supported him with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Even 25 points and 8 rebounds by guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) did not help to save the game for Enisey-2. Point guard Anton Ovchinnikov (190-2006) added 9 points and 5 assists 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. Minsk moved-up to eighth place. Loser Enisey-2 keeps the twelfth position with nine games lost. They share it with Samara-2. Minsk will meet at home higher ranked Parma-2 (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey-2 will play against Avtodor-2 (#10) in Saratov and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 25+8reb+3ast, A.Ovchinnikov 9+4reb+5ast, A.Vorobev 8+1ast, M.Marmalyuk 7+7reb, S.Datcko 6+1reb, V.Demidov 6+8reb
Minsk: P.Rabushko 21+4reb+3ast, D.Zakharenkov 14+4reb+2ast, M.Moskalchuk 13+6reb+7ast, D.Mukete 9+6reb+4ast, I.Litarnyi 7+3reb+3ast, I.Katouski 7+3reb

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Parma-2 – Lokomotiv-2 109-82

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 6th ranked Lokomotiv-2 (5-3) was smashed by seventh ranked Parma-2 (5-5) in Perm 109-82 on Monday. Parma-2 forced 20 Lokomotiv-2 turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 51.4 percentage. Parma-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) notched 22 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Lev Svinin (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Parma-2 players scored in double figures. Even 18 points by guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) did not help to save the game for Lokomotiv-2. Guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) added 15 points and 5 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Parma-2 maintains seventh position with 5-5 record. Loser Lokomotiv-2 keeps the sixth place with three games lost. Parma-2 will meet Minsk (#8) on the road in the next round. Lokomotiv-2 will play against the league’s second-placed Zenit-2 and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: A.Molofeev 18+3reb+1ast, I.Grushevskiy 15+2reb+5ast, A.Fraymut 9+4reb+1ast, V.Zelenskiy 9+2ast, D.Chernin 9+6reb+1ast, A.Sereda 9+2reb
Parma-2: M.Stafeev 22+6reb, I.Mironov 19+6reb, L.Svinin 18+5reb+3ast, M.Gulyaev 13+4reb+1ast, G.Kremlev 9+2reb, I.Egorov 9+3reb+8ast

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Avtodor-2 – Samara-2 89-83

Everything could happen in Saratov at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Avtodor-2 and 12th ranked Samara-2 had identical 1-8 record. This time Avtodor-2 used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Samara 89-83 on Monday night. Avtodor-2 made 29-of-35 free shots (82.9 percent) during the game. Center Anton Suschik (210-2005) notched a double-double by scoring 31 points and 14 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) supported him with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Even 16 points and 5 rebounds by point guard Ilya Zaytcev (193-2005) did not help to save the game for Samara-2. Center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) added 18 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Four Samara-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Avtodor-2 (2-8) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Uralmash-2. Samara-2 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with nine games lost. They share it with Enisey-2. Avtodor-2 will meet at home Enisey-2 (#12) in the next round. Samara-2 will play against MBA-2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 18+5reb, I.Zaytcev 16+5reb+2ast, D.Martynov 11+4reb+3ast, N.Shvechikhin 11+2reb+3ast, D.Sletkov 9+10reb, A.Prokhorov 7+5reb+4ast
Avtodor-2: A.Suschik 31+14reb, R.Gafiev 21+9reb+1ast, A.Nikulin 20+5reb+4ast, P.Forsov 9+4ast, P.Gorchakov 4+2ast, A.Novikov 2+2reb

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MBA-2 – Khimki-2 61-70

Very important is a home loss of third ranked MBA-2 (8-2) against fifth ranked Khimki-2 (6-2) on Monday night. Host MBA-2 was defeated by Khimki-2 in a tough game in Moscow 61-70. Khimki-2 forced 20 MBA-2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. MBA-2 was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Alexandr Konotop (190-2005) chipped in 15 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Forward Maxim Ogarkov (201-2006) responded with 15 points and 7 rebounds and Klim Adaykin (195-2005) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Khimki-2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 6-2 record. MBA-2 at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost. Khimki-2 will play against Uralmash-2 (#11) in Yekaterinburg in the next round where they are favorite. MBA-2 will play on the road against Samara-2 (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: D.Finaev 16+3reb+1ast, M.Ogarkov 15+7reb+1ast, K.Adaykin 11+7reb+5ast, G.Salagaev 6+8reb+3ast, S.Chugunov 5+4reb, T.Shikalov 4+5reb+2ast
Khimki-2: A.Bovduy 17+7reb+4ast, A.Konotop 15+6reb+2ast, K.Kashtanov 8+1ast, M.Matyushkov 7+1reb+4ast, F.Lavrekhin 7+5reb, P.Repnin 5+1reb

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MBA-2 – Khimki-2 76-60

Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Khimki-2 (6-2) lost to third ranked MBA-2 (8-2) in Moscow 60-76 on Tuesday. MBA-2 outrebounded Khimki-2 35-19 including a 23-10 advantage in defensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MBA-2 made 7 blocks. Forward Georgiy Salagaev (200-2005) notched 14 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Daniil Finaev (198-2006) supported him with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Even 9 points and 5 rebounds by Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) did not help to save the game for Khimki-2. Power forward Artem Lapkin (204-2006) added 10 points for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. MBA-2 maintains third position with 8-2 record having five points less than leader CSKA-Junior. Loser Khimki-2 keeps the fifth place with two games lost. MBA-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki-2 will play against Uralmash-2 (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki-2: A.Lapkin 10+4reb+1ast, M.Panarin 10+1ast, A.Ivankov 9+5reb+3ast, A.Bovduy 8+3reb+2ast, M.Matyushkov 7+1reb, P.Repnin 6+1reb+1ast
MBA-2: G.Salagaev 14+8reb+3ast, I.Kalugin 10+4ast, D.Finaev 10+5reb+3ast, T.Shikalov 8+2reb+2ast, K.Adaykin 7+4reb+3ast, S.Chugunov 7+4reb

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UNICS-2 – CSKA-Junior 91-93

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N.Novgorod-2 – Zenit-2 90-76

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Zenit-2 (10-2) against fourth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (8-4) on Wednesday night. Visiting Zenit-2 was defeated by N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod 90-76. N.Novgorod-2 made 18-of-21 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Zenit-2 turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when N.Novgorod-2 made 7 blocks. Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) notched 16 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and center Artem Kovalenko (205-2005) supported him with 14 points. Five N.Novgorod-2 players scored in double figures. Even 9 points and 6 assists by point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) did not help to save the game for Zenit-2. Timur Ivanov (200-2006) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. N.Novgorod-2 maintains fourth position with 8-4 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 keeps the second place with two games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zenit-2 will play against Lokomotiv-2 and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: A.Koshev 15+2reb+1ast, A.Porotnikov 10+3reb+2ast, T.Komissarov 10+2reb+1ast, D.Filippov 10+3reb+3ast, D.Chikishev 9+4reb+6ast, T.Ivanov 8+6reb+4ast
N.Novgorod-2: G.Shilokhvostov 16+4reb+4ast, A.Kovalenko 14+4reb+2ast, V.Shamray 13+2reb, K.Belov 12+1reb+2ast, Y.Anikin 10+7reb+1ast, A.Shenderov 7+2reb

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UNICS-2 – CSKA-Junior 72-81

Everything went according to plan when first ranked CSKA-Junior (11-1) defeated 9th ranked UNICS-2 (3-7) in Kazan 81-72 on Thursday. CSKA-Junior dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to UNICS-2‘s 30. CSKA-Junior forced 24 UNICS-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 45-34 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when CSKA-Junior made 7 blocks. Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) notched a double-double by scoring 30 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and forward Rostislav Gusev (204-2006) supported him with 16 points. Even 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) did not help to save the game for UNICS-2. Swingman Egor Shaposhnikov (195-2005) added 15 points for the hosts. Four UNICS-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA-Junior maintains first position with 11-1 record. UNICS-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with seven games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: N.Lednev 16+1reb, E.Shaposhnikov 15+4reb+1ast, A.Gerega 12+2reb+4ast, M.Khalilulaev 11+6reb+4ast, Y.Dudnik 8+6reb, D.Dubovoy 4+5reb+2ast
CSKA-Junior: N.Natcvlishvili 30+13reb+4ast, R.Gusev 16+3reb+3ast, E.Kolesnikov 11+6reb+1ast, A.Lukyanov 9+6reb, D.Klubbe 6+1reb+4ast, S.Novikov 4+7reb+2ast

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N.Novgorod-2 – Zenit-2 62-74

There was no surprise when 4th ranked N.Novgorod-2 (8-4) lost to second ranked Zenit-2 (10-2) in Nizhny Novgorod 62-74 on Thursday. Timofey Komissarov (203-2006) notched a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and Timur Ivanov (200-2006) supported him with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Five Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Even 8 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists by Vladimir Semenchenko (193-2005) did not help to save the game for N.Novgorod-2. Guard Alexandr Shenderov (177-2007) added 13 points for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains second position with 10-2 record behind leader CSKA-Junior. Loser N.Novgorod-2 keeps the fourth place with four games lost. Zenit-2 will meet at home Lokomotiv-2 (#6) in the next round. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: A.Shenderov 13+2reb+1ast, G.Shilokhvostov 11+4reb+1ast, Y.Anikin 9+2reb, V.Semenchenko 8+11reb+4ast, A.Kovalenko 6+4reb, K.Belov 5+3reb+2ast
Zenit-2: T.Ivanov 12+7reb+1ast, A.Koshev 11+1reb+5ast, T.Komissarov 11+14reb+2ast, D.Chikishev 11+5reb+1ast, I.Vasilev 10+9reb, P.Logunov 7