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The most interesting game of round 25 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Krasnodar where seventh ranked Parma-Pari won against host Lokomotiv (17-6) 82-77. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Lokomotiv. Forward Samson Ruzhentsev (201-2001, college: Florida) stepped up and scored 25 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and American guard Garrett Nevels (188-1992, college: Hawaii, agency: Slash Sports) chipped in 13 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Patrick Miller (185-1992, college: Tennessee St., agency: Slash Sports) responded with 14 points and 7 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Parma-Pari (11-12) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with N.Novgorod. Lokomotiv at the other side dropped to the fourth position with six games lost. Parma-Pari is looking forward to face league’s leader CSKA in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lokomotiv will play on the road against Samara and is hoping to win this game.
One of the most interesting games of round 25 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Yekaterinburg where fifth ranked Uralmash won against visiting Samara (7-15) 68-64. American point guard Stanley Whittaker (183-1994, college: Keiser) nailed 18 points and 4 assists (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side and Jeremiah Martin accounted for 16 points and 4 assists. Center Ilia Popov (210-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds for Samara in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Uralmash maintains fifth place with 12-11 record. Samara lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 15 games lost. Uralmash will play against higher ranked UNICS (#3) in Kazan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Samara will play at home against Lokomotiv (#4) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
One of the most interesting games of round 25 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Eleventh ranked MBA Moscow won against visiting N.Novgorod (11-12) 84-76. Makar Konovalov fired 18 points and 5 assists for the winners. MBA Moscow’s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Zach Nutall produced 26 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. MBA Moscow maintains eleventh place with 6-17 record. N.Novgorod lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Parma-Pari. MBA Moscow will meet higher ranked Samara (#10) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. N.Novgorod will play against Enisey (#9) in Krasnoyarsk and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 25: CSKA destroyed Astana on the opponent’s court 99-55. UNICS managed to outperform Zenit in a home game 75-71. Avtodor recorded a loss to Enisey on the road 81-75.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 15 points and 5 rebounds by Sergey Balashov of Enisey.

Lokomotiv – Parma-Pari 77-82

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Uralmash – Samara 68-64

One of the most interesting games of round 25 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. The game took place in Yekaterinburg where fifth ranked Uralmash won against visiting Samara (7-15) 68-64. Uralmash forced 19 Samara turnovers. American point guard Stanley Whittaker (183-1994, college: Keiser) nailed 18 points and 4 assists (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side and his fellow American import point guard Jeremiah Martin (189-1996, college: Memphis) accounted for 16 points and 4 assists. Center Ilia Popov (210-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 17 points and 9 rebounds and guard Anton Kardanakhishvili (195-2002) added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Samara in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Uralmash maintains fifth place with 12-11 record. Samara lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth position with 15 games lost. Uralmash will play against higher ranked UNICS (#3) in Kazan in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Samara will play at home against Lokomotiv (#4) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Uralmash: S.Whittaker 18+1reb+4ast, J.Martin 16+2reb+4ast, T.Nelson 9+2reb+1ast, V.Zaitcev 8+6reb+2ast, J.O’Bryant III 6+2reb, H.Dalton 5+7reb+2ast
Samara: I.Popov 17+9reb+1ast, M.Kulagin 12+4reb+1ast, A.Kardanakhishvili 9+8reb+7ast, E.Amosov 8+6reb+1ast, A.Sopin 7+2reb+5ast, G.Goldyrev 4+3reb

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MBA Moscow – N.Novgorod 84-76

One of the most interesting games of round 25 was a derby match between two teams from Russia. Eleventh ranked MBA Moscow won against visiting N.Novgorod (11-12) 84-76. MBA Moscow dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to N.Novgorod‘s 28. They outrebounded N.Novgorod 36-25 including 25 on the defensive glass. Point guard Makar Konovalov (189-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 18 points and 5 assists for the winners. Andrey Zubkov (206-1991) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds. Four MBA Moscow players scored in double figures. MBA Moscow’s coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Zach Nutall (190-1999, college: SMU) produced 26 points and 8 rebounds and guard Alexander Khomenko (190-1999) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. MBA Moscow maintains eleventh place with 6-17 record. N.Novgorod lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Parma-Pari. MBA Moscow will meet higher ranked Samara (#10) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. N.Novgorod will play against Enisey (#9) in Krasnoyarsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
MBA Moscow: M.Konovalov 18+2reb+5ast, I.Belousov 16+3reb+2ast, M.Lichutin 10+1ast, E.Voronov 10+4reb, A.Zubkov 10+10reb+1ast, V.Trushkin 7+4reb+1ast
N.Novgorod: Z.Nutall 26+8reb, A.Khomenko 9+5reb+5ast, I.Karpenkov 8, N.Djurisic 8+3reb+4ast, A.Chadov 8+3reb, A.Antipov 7+2reb

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Astana – CSKA 55-99

Very expected game in Nur-Sultan where bottom-ranked Kazakhstan Astana (0-23) was crushed by first ranked Russian CSKA (20-3) 99-55 on Sunday. CSKA dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Astana‘s 26. CSKA forced 22 Astana turnovers and outrebounded them 40-28 including 30 on the defensive glass. CSKA looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Astana‘s players. Serbian guard Aleksa Avramovic (193-1994) fired 24 points and 4 assists (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. American guard Melo Trimble (190-1995, college: Maryland, agency: Pensack Sports) chipped in 16 points and 5 assists. Four CSKA players scored in double figures. Russian guard Grigory Motovilov (191-1998) produced 15 points and 4 assists and Russian center Andrey Desiatnikov (220-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 4 points and 9 rebounds respectively 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. CSKA maintains first place with 20-3 record. Loser Astana still closes the standings. CSKA will meet Parma-Pari (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Astana will play against Avtodor (#8) in Saratov and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
CSKA: A.Avramovic 24+2reb+4ast, M.Trimble 16+4reb+5ast, L.Jean-Charles 12+4reb+1ast, I.Ukhov 10+7reb+3ast, Y.Umrikhin 7+1reb+2ast, S.Antonov 7+2reb
Astana: G.Motovilov 15+1reb+4ast, D.Utomi 10+2reb, A.Maydekin 7+5reb+1ast, R.Murzagaliyev 5+3reb, S.Abashidze 4+4reb, A.Desiatnikov 4+9reb+1ast

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UNICS – Zenit 75-71

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams in Kazan where third ranked UNICS (18-5) defeated their biggest opponent Zenit (18-4) 75-71 on Sunday. UNICS made 19-of-24 free shots (79.2 percent) during the game. American guard Marcos Knight (191-1989, college: MTSU, agency: Slash Sports) fired 18 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Trinidad and Tobago-American swingman Devaughn Akoon-Purcell (196-1993, college: Illinois St.) chipped in 18 points. Guard Denis Zakharov (192-1993, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 17 points and American Dwayne Bacon (201-1995, college: FSU) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. UNICS have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain third place with 18-5 record having just two points less than leader CSKA. Defending Russian champion Zenit keeps the second position with four games lost. UNICS will meet at home Uralmash (#5) in the next round. Zenit will play against Lokomotiv and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UNICS: D.Akoon-Purcell 18+3reb+3ast, M.Knight 18+9reb+3ast, T.Taylor 12+1reb+4ast, A.Lopatin 8+5reb, D.Kulagin 8+3reb+1ast, I.Bako 4+3reb
Zenit: D.Zakharov 17+4reb+1ast, D.Bacon 14+4reb+2ast, X.Moon 11+2reb+4ast, A.Poythress 9+6reb, G.Zhbanov 6+4reb+1ast, V.Hunter 5+6reb+2ast

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Enisey – Avtodor 81-75

There was a minor upset in Krasnoyarsk where 8th ranked Avtodor (9-14) was defeated by tenth ranked Enisey (8-15) 81-75 on Sunday. Center Sergey Balashov (206-1996, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 15 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Sergey Dolinin (205-2000) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Enisey players scored in double figures. Turkish power forward Kerem Kanter (208-1995, college: Xavier) produced 17 points and American guard Bryant Crawford (191-1997, college: Wake Forest) added 16 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Enisey moved-up to ninth place. Loser Avtodor keeps the eighth position with 14 games lost. Enisey will meet at home higher ranked N.Novgorod (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Avtodor will play against Astana and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Enisey: S.Balashov 15+5reb+3ast, S.Dolinin 13+8reb, V.Sanders 12+3reb+6ast, T.Gerasimov 10+5reb+6ast, V.Odinokov 9+1reb, A.Stepanovic 9+8reb
Avtodor: K.Kanter 17+4reb+2ast, B.Crawford 16+2reb+3ast, A.Petenev 10+4reb+3ast, D.Beslac 8+11reb+1ast, E.Sychkov 7+1reb+1ast, C.Agada 7+8reb+4ast