Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Bottom-ranked Dinamo managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of two consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time newly promoted Dinamo won against fifteenth-ranked BARS-RGEU in Rostov 104-100. Dinamo forced 26 BARS-RGEU turnovers. Strangely BARS-RGEU outrebounded Dinamo 46-31 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. 29 personal fouls committed by BARS-RGEU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for guard Vladimir Zabolotnev (189-2002) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 4 assists. Swingman Maksim Chislov (198-1993) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds for BARS-RGEU. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Dinamo maintains sixteenth place with 3-11 record. BARS-RGEU lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with ten games lost. Dinamo are looking forward to face league’s leader Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BARS-RGEU will play on the road against Lok.Kuban (#12) in Krasnodar and is hoping to win this game.
Superleague 1 top team – Zenit-2 (11-3) added another victory to their record. This time they beat twelfth ranked Lok.Kuban (5-9) in Krasnodar 90-85. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lok.Kuban. It was a great evening for swingman Pavel Zemskiy (203-2004) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Daniil Aksenov helped adding 18 points and 5 assists. The best for the losing side was the former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 24 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 maintains first place with 11-3 record, which they share with TSU and CSKA-2. Lok.Kuban at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Zenit-2 will play against bottom-ranked Dinamo (#16) in Grozny in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Lok.Kuban will play at home against BARS-RGEU (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Novosibirsk supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked CSKA-2 (11-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Novosybirsk (7-7). CSKA-2 smashed Novosybirsk 85-58 on Wednesday. It was an exceptional evening for Ilia Ermakov who led the winners and scored 7 points and 8 assists. Daniil Posashkov came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds for Novosybirsk in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with TSU and Zenit-2. Novosybirsk lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Barnaul and Chelbasket. CSKA-2 will meet at home Tambov (#13) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Novosybirsk will play against Barnaul (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 15: Metallurg MGN was smashed by TSU on the road 108-56. Kupol-Rodniki was destroyed by Chelbasket on its own court 67-88. Tambov was outscored by Barnaul in a road game 80-60. Khimki managed to beat Irkut at home 86-75. Dinamo defeated Univ.Surgut on the opponent’s court 90-87.
The most impressive performance of 15th round was 22 points and 7 rebounds by Anton Ponkrashov of Dinamo V..
TSU – Metallurg MGN 108-56
No shocking result in a game when third ranked TSU (11-3) crushed 14th ranked Metallurg MGN (5-9) in Revda 108-56 on Wednesday. TSU made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game, while Metallurg MGN only scored six points from the stripe. TSU forced 19 Metallurg MGN turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Metallurg MGN‘s players. It was an exceptional evening for forward Artem Vostrikov (201-1996) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Power forward Daniil Ziborov (205-1999) accounted for 14 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four TSU players scored in double figures. Maksim Karvanen (204-1999) came up with 8 points and 8 rebounds and Nikita Remizov (198-2000) added 12 points respectively for Metallurg MGN in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. TSU keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Zenit-2 and CSKA-2. Newly promoted Metallurg MGN dropped to the eleventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. TSU will meet at home Kupol-Rodniki (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metallurg MGN will play against Chelbasket and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Metallurg MGN: N.Remizov 12+1reb+2ast, D.Myshalov 10+4reb, M.Karvanen 8+8reb, T.Jefferson 7+1reb+3ast, K.Kulikov 6+4reb, I.Vennikov 3+1reb+3ast
TSU: A.Vostrikov 15+11reb+5ast, D.Ziborov 14+6reb+3ast, I.Makarov 13+2reb+1ast, I.Evstigneev 13+4reb+1ast, S.Klyuev 11+3reb+1ast, K.Krylov 10+1reb+3ast
gschID: 1229564
Kupol-Rodniki – Chelbasket 67-88
Everything could happen in Izhevsk at the game between two tied teams. Both seventh ranked Chelbasket and 10th ranked Kupol-Rodniki had identical 6-7 record. But Kupol-Rodniki was not able to use a home court advantage and was smashed by the opponent from Chelyabinsk 88-67 on Wednesday night. Chelbasket made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. Chelbasket looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Dmitriy Nezvankin (187-1993) who led the winners and scored 23 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Swingman Ruslan Tumanov (195-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 10 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Power forward Kirill Arkhipov (201-1996) came up with 14 points and 5 rebounds and forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) added 17 points respectively for Kupol-Rodniki in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Chelbasket (7-7) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Novosybirsk and Barnaul. Loser Kupol-Rodniki dropped to the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Univ.Surgut. Chelbasket will meet Metallurg MGN (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kupol-Rodniki will play against TSU (#3) in Revda and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 17+1reb+2ast, K.Arkhipov 14+5reb+2ast, V.Bobrovskikh 14+3reb+1ast, A.Kuznetcov 6+1reb+3ast, S.Polstyanov 5+1reb, A.Kosarev 5+3reb
Chelbasket: D.Nezvankin 23+1reb+1ast, I.Nelyubov 13+3reb+1ast, R.Tumanov 10+5reb+3ast, A.Toptunov 10+3reb+2ast, I.Podobedov 9+2reb+6ast, Y.Pechendgiyan 8+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1229565
Barnaul – Tambov 80-60
Very predictable result when eighth ranked Barnaul (7-7) rolled over at home 13th ranked Tambov (5-9) 80-60 on Wednesday. Barnaul dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Tambov‘s 28. Barnaul looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Serbian guard Branislav Suznjev (185-2001) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Vsevolod Tishin (197-2001) accounted for 13 points for the winning side. Guard Filipp Stoyko (200-1998) came up with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Belarusian point guard Andrey Rogozenko (183-1997) added 14 points respectively for Tambov in the defeat. Tambov’s coach Oleg Ugumnov rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Barnaul moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Novosybirsk and Chelbasket. Loser Tambov dropped to the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Barnaul will meet at home Novosybirsk (#8) in the next round. Tambov will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA-2 in Moscow and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tambov: F.Stoyko 18+5reb, A.Rogozenko 14+1reb+1ast, P.Novikov 9+3reb+1ast, R.Pan 7+3reb, A.Makiev 6+2reb, D.Vikentsyev 4+8reb+2ast
Barnaul: D.Karbusov 13+4reb+1ast, V.Tishin 13+4reb+3ast, B.Suznjev 12+6reb+10ast, B.Mitkin 11+2reb+1ast, M.Popov 8+2reb+1ast, K.Gornaev 7+7reb
gschID: 1229566
BARS-RGEU – Dinamo G. 100-104
Bottom-ranked Dinamo managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of two consecutive losses on Wednesday night. This time newly promoted Dinamo won against fifteenth-ranked BARS-RGEU in Rostov 104-100. Dinamo forced 26 BARS-RGEU turnovers. Strangely BARS-RGEU outrebounded Dinamo 46-31 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. 29 personal fouls committed by BARS-RGEU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for guard Vladimir Zabolotnev (189-2002) who led his team to a victory with 26 points and 4 assists. Swingman Maksim Chislov (198-1993) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) answered with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Maxim Tkachenko (185-1992, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 16 points and 5 assists in the effort for BARS-RGEU. Four BARS-RGEU players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Newly promoted Dinamo maintains sixteenth place with 3-11 record. BARS-RGEU lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth position with ten games lost. Dinamo are looking forward to face league’s leader Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BARS-RGEU will play on the road against Lok.Kuban (#12) in Krasnodar and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 27+13reb+3ast, M.Tkachenko 16+2reb+5ast, V.Gusak 15+4reb+2ast, A.Golyakhov 12+2reb+1ast, A.Krasnogor 10+2reb+2ast, E.Sytnikov 9+3reb+2ast
Dinamo G.: V.Zabolotnev 26+4reb+4ast, M.Chislov 20, V.Bondarenko 11+6reb+2ast, V.Martynov 10+3ast, I.Kanygin 9+4reb+3ast, M.Kolyushkin 9+2reb+5ast
gschID: 1229567
Khimki – Irkut 86-75
Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Irkut (5-9) lost on the road to fifth ranked Khimki (9-5) 86-75 on Wednesday. Khimki dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Irkut‘s 34. They outrebounded Irkut 45-25 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Khimki looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Alexander Maltsev (200-2002) who led the winners and scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Guard Fedor Klyuchnikov (193-1990) accounted for 15 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Forward Andrei Savrasov (201-2000, college: Duquesne, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and forward Kirill Savin (196-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 9 points and 5 assists respectively for Irkut in the defeat. Four Irkut players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 9-5 record. Loser Irkut keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Khimki will meet Univ.Surgut (#9) on the road in the next round. Irkut will play against Dinamo and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Irkut: A.Savrasov 15+7reb+7ast, A.Vzdykhalkin 14+4reb, I.Dodeus 11+2reb+5ast, M.Procshenko 10+3reb+2ast, K.Savin 9+4reb+5ast, E.Vanin 6+3reb+1ast
Khimki: I.Sorokin 16+4reb+1ast, F.Klyuchnikov 15+4reb+4ast, K.Popov 13+3reb+1ast, D.Korshakov 10+8reb+2ast, A.Maltsev 9+7reb+8ast, V.Sharapov 8+10reb+3ast
gschID: 1229568
Lok.Kuban – Zenit-2 85-90
Superleague 1 top team – Zenit-2 (11-3) added another victory to their record. This time they beat twelfth ranked Lok.Kuban (5-9) in Krasnodar 90-85. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Lok.Kuban. Zenit-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. Lok.Kuban was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a great evening for swingman Pavel Zemskiy (203-2004) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) helped adding 18 points and 5 assists. Five Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was the former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (210-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 24 points and 7 rebounds and forward Danil Sheyanov (204-2003) scored 15 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 maintains first place with 11-3 record, which they share with TSU and CSKA-2. Lok.Kuban at the other side dropped to the eleventh position with nine games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Zenit-2 will play against bottom-ranked Dinamo (#16) in Grozny in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Lok.Kuban will play at home against BARS-RGEU (#15) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Lok.Kuban: A.Fedyushin 24+7reb+1ast, V.Orekhov 16+4reb+1ast, D.Sheyanov 15+7reb+2ast, D.Ginko 9+1reb+5ast, A.Chevarenkov 8+4reb+9ast, D.Tyulyubaev 4+1reb+2ast
Zenit-2: P.Zemskiy 19+11reb+1ast, D.Aksenov 18+1reb+5ast, E.Evstafev 14+5reb+3ast, M.Dulkay 14+5reb+2ast, I.Krivykh 12+11reb, V.Samukhin 4+3reb+2ast
gschID: 1229569
Novosybirsk – CSKA-2 58-85
The game in Novosibirsk supposed to be also quite interesting. Second ranked CSKA-2 (11-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Novosybirsk (7-7). CSKA-2 smashed Novosybirsk 85-58 on Wednesday. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) who led the winners and scored 7 points and 8 assists. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) accounted for 8 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Daniil Posashkov (198-2000) came up with 10 points and 6 rebounds and Belarusian power forward Alexandr Semenyuk (208-1993) added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Novosybirsk in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with TSU and Zenit-2. Novosybirsk lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Barnaul and Chelbasket. CSKA-2 will meet at home Tambov (#13) in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Novosybirsk will play against Barnaul (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Novosybirsk: O.Balashov 10+4reb, D.Posashkov 10+6reb, D.Plugarev 9+3reb+1ast, A.Semenyuk 7+8reb, D.Kochergin 6+1reb+1ast, S.Mitusov 5+1reb+4ast
CSKA-2: N.Sadikov 12+2ast, V.Shirinkin 12+1reb, D.Klyuchenkov 11+3reb, A.Pechkin 10+2reb+2ast, K.Petukhov 9+1reb+1ast, A.Evseev 8+5reb+2ast
gschID: 1229570
Univ.Surgut – Dinamo V. 87-90
Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Dinamo (10-4) edged on the road 9th ranked Univ.Surgut (6-8) 90-87 on Wednesday. Dinamo made 26-of-32 free shots (81.3 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for the former international swingman Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) who led the winners and scored 22 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Vyacheslav Grachev (202-1997) accounted for 21 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) came up with 13 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Kirill Salmin (191-1995) added 17 points respectively for Univ.Surgut in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Univ.Surgut’s coach Artem Olkhov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Dinamo maintains fourth place with 10-4 record. Loser Univ.Surgut keeps the ninth position with eight games lost. They share it with Kupol-Rodniki. Dinamo will meet Irkut (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Univ.Surgut will play against Khimki and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: K.Salmin 17+4reb+2ast, K.Budin 14+5ast, I.Smygin 13+9reb+3ast, S.Sukhanov 12+9reb, S.Tokarev 11+2reb+5ast, I.Samsonov 8+2reb
Dinamo V.: A.Ponkrashov 22+7reb+3ast, V.Grachev 21+8reb+1ast, P.Lobarev 14+6reb+3ast, M.Bogdanovic 12+7reb+2ast, A.Nesterov 10+4reb+2ast, G.Denisov 5+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1229571
