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Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked CSKA-Junior (14-2) in Moscow on Saturday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Zenit-2 (12-4) 79-75. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of CSKA-Junior. Zenit-2 made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Strangely CSKA-Junior outrebounded Zenit-2 40-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 7 assists. Egor Evstafev (200-2006) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) replied with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for CSKA-Junior. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with N.Novgorod-2. CSKA-Junior at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. First ranked CSKA-Junior (14-2) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Zenit-2 (12-4) 83-80 on Friday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Nikolay Sadikov (194-2005) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Nikolay Natcvlishvili who added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Egor Evstafev (200-2006) responded with 24 points. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. CSKA-Junior have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-2 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 dropped to the third place with four games lost. They share the position with N.Novgorod-2. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Samara-2 (5-11) and Uralmash-2 (4-12), which took place in Yekaterinburg. 9th ranked Samara-2 lost to twelfth ranked Uralmash-2 in a road game 84-91 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Samara-2. The winners were led by Matvey Reshetov who scored that evening 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds by Ivan Kasyanov did not help to save the game for Samara-2. Uralmash-2 moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Avtodor-2. Loser Samara-2 keeps the ninth position with 11 games lost. Uralmash-2 will meet at home Avtodor-2 (#10) in the next round. Samara-2 will play against Parma-2 in Perm and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 20: N.Novgorod-2 smashed Enisey-2 on the road 89-65. MBA-2 destroyed UNICS-2 on its own court 88-46. Avtodor-2 unfortunately lost to Parma-2 in Perm 63-80. Uralmash-2 was rolled over Samara-2 at home 59-79. Avtodor-2 was crushed by Parma-2 on the opponent’s court 73-51.
The most impressive performance of 20th round was 13 points and 12 rebounds by Daniil Abramov of CSKA-Junior.

Enisey-2 – N.Novgorod-2 65-89

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (12-4) crushed bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (1-15) in Krasnoyarsk 89-65 on Friday. N.Novgorod-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 30 and made 24-of-30 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. N.Novgorod-2 forced 26 Enisey-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 46-27 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. N.Novgorod-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The winners were led by center Andrey Shportun (203-2006) who scored that evening 8 points and 13 rebounds and forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) supported him with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Anton Ovchinnikov (190-2006) did not help to save the game for Enisey-2. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) added 16 points and 4 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. N.Novgorod-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Zenit-2. Enisey-2 lost seventh consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 15 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will meet league’s second-placed MBA-2 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Enisey-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: G.Shilokhvostov 16+1ast, Y.Anikin 13+5reb+4ast, A.Kovalenko 9+10reb+1ast, A.Shportun 8+13reb+1ast, A.Gurevich 8, V.Semenchenko 8+2reb+6ast
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 16+3reb+4ast, A.Ovchinnikov 15+6reb+4ast, D.Pekshin 10+1reb+1ast, D.Zavorotniy 6+4reb, D.Biserov 5+3reb+2ast, S.Datcko 5+4reb

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MBA-2 – UNICS-2 88-46

Very expected game when 11th ranked UNICS-2 (3-11) was smashed by second ranked MBA-2 (13-3) in Moscow 88-46 on Friday. MBA-2 held UNICS-2 to an opponent 24.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 50.0 percent accuracy of the winners. MBA-2 forced 19 UNICS-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 43-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. MBA-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The winners were led by guard Timofey Shikalov (195-2006) who scored that evening 22 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and forward Georgiy Salagaev (200-2005) supported him with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Even 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) did not help to save the game for UNICS-2. Yaroslav Dudnik (198-2005) added 4 points and 6 rebounds 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. MBA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 13-3 record behind leader CSKA-Junior. UNICS-2 lost eighth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth place with 11 games lost. MBA-2 will meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. UNICS-2 will play against Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: T.Shikalov 22+3reb+1ast, D.Gusev 13+1reb+1ast, G.Salagaev 10+11reb+3ast, D.Finaev 8+2reb, M.Ogarkov 8+5reb+1ast, V.Shiryaev 8+9reb+2ast
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 17+6reb+5ast, E.Shaposhnikov 9+1reb, N.Lednev 6+4reb+1ast, Y.Dudnik 4+6reb+2ast, V.Dergavin 4+2reb+2ast, A.Gerega 3+2reb+1ast

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Parma-2 – Avtodor-2 80-63

Rather predictable result when sixth ranked Parma-2 (9-7) won against 10th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-12) in Perm 80-63 on Friday. Parma-2 forced 23 Avtodor-2 turnovers. The winners were led by guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored that evening 18 points and 8 rebounds and Semyon Sheiko (200-2006) supported him with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Parma-2 players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) by center Anton Suschik (210-2005) did not help to save the game for Avtodor-2. Guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) added 17 points and 5 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Parma-2 maintains sixth position with 9-7 record. Avtodor-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Uralmash-2. Parma-2 will meet at home Samara-2 (#9) in the next round. Avtodor-2 will play against Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: I.Egorov 18+8reb+3ast, I.Mironov 14+5reb+2ast, S.Sheiko 11+10reb+6ast, G.Golovchenko 10+4reb, Y.Guchkov 9+1reb+2ast, M.Gulyaev 8+1reb+1ast
Avtodor-2: A.Suschik 18+9reb+1ast, P.Forsov 17+5reb+3ast, A.Nikulin 13+2reb+3ast, Y.Teder 7, R.Gafiev 4+7reb+1ast, A.Novikov 2+4reb

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Uralmash-2 – Samara-2 59-79

Everything could happen in Yekaterinburg at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Samara-2 and 12th ranked Uralmash-2 had identical 4-11 record. But Uralmash-2 was not able to use a home court advantage and was outscored by the opponent from Samara 79-59 on Friday night. Samara-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Uralmash-2‘s 26. They outrebounded Uralmash-2 40-23 including a 31-11 advantage in defensive rebounds. Samara-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) who scored that evening 26 points and 9 rebounds (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and center Nikita Kosyakov (205-2005) supported him with 19 points (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Even 12 points by Alexandr Kosachev (193-2006) did not help to save the game for Uralmash-2. Kirill Voskoboynikov (196-2005) added 13 points for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Samara-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain ninth position with 5-11 record. Loser Uralmash-2 dropped to the tenth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2. Samara-2 will meet higher ranked Parma-2 (#6) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Uralmash-2 will play against Avtodor-2 (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 26+9reb+3ast, N.Kosyakov 19+3reb+2ast, G.Marufov 15+3reb+6ast, B.Shuvakin 8+6reb+1ast, A.Pivtcaykin 4+8reb+3ast, E.Chirkov 3+4reb
Uralmash-2: K.Voskoboynikov 13+1reb+1ast, A.Kosachev 12+1reb+3ast, A.Fomin 9+2reb+2ast, M.Reshetov 9+5ast, E.Nikishenko 4+4reb+1ast, S.Dubitckiy 4+5reb

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CSKA-Junior – Zenit-2 83-80

Important game to mention about took place in Moscow. First ranked CSKA-Junior (14-2) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 5th ranked Zenit-2 (12-4) 83-80 on Friday evening. CSKA-Junior made 28-of-37 charity shots (75.7 percent) during the game. CSKA-Junior had a 26-15 advantage in offensive rebounds. Zenit-2 was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of Nikolay Sadikov (194-2005) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) who added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Egor Evstafev (200-2006) responded with 24 points and forward Ivan Vasilev (202-2007) scored 12 points and 9 rebounds. Four Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. CSKA-Junior have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 14-2 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 dropped to the third place with four games lost. They share the position with N.Novgorod-2. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: N.Sadikov 22+5reb+7ast, G.Kirill 20+1reb+1ast, N.Natcvlishvili 14+9reb+5ast, D.Abramov 9+11reb+2ast, R.Gusev 8+4reb, I.Bondarenko 4+2reb+1ast
Zenit-2: E.Evstafev 24+4reb, I.Vasilev 12+9reb+1ast, P.Logunov 12+1reb+4ast, A.Koshev 10+5reb+4ast, G.Mordvinov 7+2ast, T.Komissarov 4+5reb+1ast

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Parma-2 – Avtodor-2 73-51

Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Parma-2 (9-7) outplayed 10th ranked Avtodor-2 (4-12) in Perm 73-51 on Saturday. Parma-2 forced 21 Avtodor-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who scored that evening 25 points and 5 assists and Semyon Sheiko (200-2006) supported him with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Even 11 points and 9 rebounds by Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) did not help to save the game for Avtodor-2. Guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) added 16 points 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 sixth position with 9-7 record. Avtodor-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Uralmash-2. Parma-2 will meet at home Samara-2 (#9) in the next round. Avtodor-2 will play against Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: I.Egorov 25+2reb+5ast, G.Golovchenko 10+4reb+5ast, Y.Guchkov 8+2reb+2ast, P.Tsygvintsev 6+7reb, S.Sheiko 6+8reb+6ast, G.Kremlev 6+6reb+2ast
Avtodor-2: P.Forsov 16+3reb+1ast, R.Gafiev 11+9reb+2ast, R.Boykov 8+5reb+6ast, A.Nikulin 7+1reb, A.Novikov 5+4reb, A.Suschik 4+9reb

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Uralmash-2 – Samara-2 91-84

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Samara-2 (5-11) and Uralmash-2 (4-12), which took place in Yekaterinburg. 9th ranked Samara-2 lost to twelfth ranked Uralmash-2 in a road game 84-91 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Samara-2. Uralmash-2 forced 19 Samara-2 turnovers. The winners were led by point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) who scored that evening 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Vladislav Smagin (200-2006) supported him with 19 points. Even a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds by center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) did not help to save the game for Samara-2. Bogdan Shuvakin (198-2006) added 18 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Uralmash-2 moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Avtodor-2. Loser Samara-2 keeps the ninth position with 11 games lost. Uralmash-2 will meet at home Avtodor-2 (#10) in the next round. Samara-2 will play against Parma-2 in Perm and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: V.Smagin 19+4reb+2ast, M.Reshetov 16+5reb+4ast, K.Voskoboynikov 16+2reb+2ast, A.Fomin 15+2reb+4ast, B.Policshuk 6+6reb+2ast, A.Kosachev 5+1reb+1ast
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 23+10reb+1ast, B.Shuvakin 18+9reb+3ast, A.Pivtcaykin 11+4reb+2ast, E.Chirkov 11+1reb+3ast, A.Prokhorov 9+7reb, G.Marufov 5+2reb+1ast