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The round 37 was rather boring as all games ended with very predictable results. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (24-4) added another victory to their record on Monday. This time they beat eleventh ranked Uralmash-2 (9-21) in Yekaterinburg 82-77. CSKA-Junior outrebounded Uralmash-2 36-24 including 25 on the defensive glass. Forward Rostislav Gusev (204-2006) stepped up and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Ivan Bondarenko (201-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. At the losing side point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) responded with 17 points and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. CSKA-Junior have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain first place with 24-4 record. Uralmash-2 at the other side dropped to the tenth position with 21 games lost. They share it with Samara-2. CSKA-Junior are looking forward to face Parma-2 (#4) in Perm in the next round. Uralmash-2 will play at home against Zenit-2 (#6) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
13th ranked Enisey-2 (1-27) was outscored at home by eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (11-15) with the biggest margin this round 94-76. Center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Maxim Malakhov accounted for 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Enisey-2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 maintains eighth place with 11-15 record. Enisey-2 lost their nineteenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 27 lost games. Lokomotiv-2 will play against higher ranked MBA-2 (#3) in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 37: Avtodor-2 lost to UNICS-2 on the opponent’s court 67-83. N.Novgorod-2 managed to outperform Samara-2 in a home game 99-82. Zenit-2 recorded a loss to Parma-2 on the road 67-61.

UNICS-2 – Avtodor-2 83-67

Rather expected game in Kazan where 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (6-24) was defeated by ninth ranked UNICS-2 (11-19) 83-67. UNICS-2 outrebounded Avtodor-2 51-39 including 18 on the offensive glass. Avtodor-2 was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) nailed 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and guard Roman Ilyuk (185-2005) accounted for 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four UNICS-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Rustem Gabaraev (190-2006) came up with 10 points and 7 rebounds and guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) added 12 points respectively for Avtodor-2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. UNICS-2 maintains ninth place with 11-19 record. Avtodor-2 lost their eleventh game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 24 games lost. UNICS-2 will play against Samara-2 (#10) at home in the next round. Avtodor-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 16+7reb+5ast, R.Ilyuk 16+6reb+5ast, V.Dergavin 15+5reb, A.Gerega 14+4reb+2ast, G.Yalovenko 7+11reb+1ast, N.Lednev 7+9reb+1ast
Avtodor-2: P.Forsov 12+4reb+1ast, A.Novikov 11+5reb, R.Gabaraev 10+7reb+1ast, A.Nikulin 9+3reb+3ast, A.Suschik 7+5reb+1ast, R.Boykov 7+6reb+4ast

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N.Novgorod-2 – Samara-2 99-82

Rather predictable result in Nizhny Novgorod where sixth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (19-11) defeated 10th ranked Samara-2 (9-21) 99-82. N.Novgorod-2 forced 21 Samara-2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Georgiy Shilokhvostov (190-2005) nailed 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists (on 13-of-17 shooting from the field) for the winning side and Vladimir Semenchenko (193-2005) accounted for 19 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. N.Novgorod-2’s coach Ilya Rodionov used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 17 points and 8 rebounds and center Nikita Kosyakov (205-2005) added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Samara-2 in the defeat. The victory was the third consecutive win for N.Novgorod-2. They moved-up to fifth place. Samara-2 lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 21 games lost. They share it with Uralmash-2. N.Novgorod-2 will play against Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Samara-2 will play on the road against UNICS-2 in Kazan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: G.Shilokhvostov 32+5reb+5ast, V.Semenchenko 19+9reb+7ast, A.Kovalenko 11+4reb+3ast, K.Belov 6+2reb+2ast, A.Shportun 6+5reb+1ast, A.Shenderov 5+2reb+4ast
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 17+8reb+1ast, E.Chirkov 13+1reb+2ast, I.Zaytcev 11+1reb+1ast, G.Marufov 10+3reb+2ast, B.Shuvakin 8+5reb+3ast, N.Kosyakov 7+8reb+1ast

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Enisey-2 – Lokomotiv-2 76-94

13th ranked Enisey-2 (1-27) was outscored at home by eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (11-15) with the biggest margin this round 94-76. Lokomotiv-2 outrebounded Enisey-2 41-26 including 26 on the defensive glass. Lokomotiv-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. Enisey-2 was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winning side and center Maxim Malakhov (205-2006) accounted for 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) came up with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and point guard Anton Ovchinnikov (190-2006) added 14 points and 5 assists respectively for Enisey-2 in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 maintains eighth place with 11-15 record. Enisey-2 lost their nineteenth game in a row. They stay dead last with 27 lost games. Lokomotiv-2 will play against higher ranked MBA-2 (#3) in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: P.Ryabkov 23+6reb+1ast, M.Malakhov 18+7reb+3ast, R.Vorsulev 12+6reb+5ast, R.Gagkaev 10+4reb+4ast, I.Grushevskiy 7+1reb+4ast, A.Molofeev 7+4reb+7ast
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 24+6reb+6ast, A.Ovchinnikov 14+4reb+5ast, R.Pekshin 14+4reb, D.Zavorotniy 12+4reb+1ast, D.Biserov 4+2reb, V.Demidov 4+3reb+1ast

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Parma-2 – Zenit-2 67-61

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Zenit-2‘s (18-10) road loss to fourth ranked Parma-2 (20-10) 61-67. Parma-2 forced 21 Zenit-2 turnovers. Zenit-2 was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Lev Svinin (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Platon Tsygvintsev (197-2006) accounted for 3 points and 14 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Chikishev (173-2007) came up with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Timofey Komissarov (203-2006) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Zenit-2 in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Parma-2 maintains fourth place with 20-10 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 dropped to the sixth position with ten games lost. Parma-2 will play against league’s leader CSKA-Junior in Moscow in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Zenit-2 will play on the road against Uralmash-2 (#11) in Yekaterinburg and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: L.Svinin 20+9reb+4ast, I.Egorov 11+1reb+2ast, M.Stafeev 10+1reb, I.Mironov 6+2reb, Y.Guchkov 5+1reb, S.Vshivkov 4+4reb+2ast
Zenit-2: T.Komissarov 11+6reb+1ast, D.Chikishev 10+6reb+5ast, M.Presnyakov 9+8reb, A.Porotnikov 8+2reb, T.Ivanov 6+4reb, G.Mucshinskiy 5+1reb