Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked TSU (16-4) in Grozny on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by sixteenth ranked Dinamo (5-15) 80-73. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of TSU. 25 personal fouls committed by TSU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for point guard Vasiliy Martynov (191-1995) who led his team to a victory with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. The former international Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Dinamo G.’s coach Nikita Kucherenko used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Daniil Ziborov (205-1999) answered with 10 points and 8 rebounds for TSU. Newly promoted Dinamo maintains sixteenth place with 5-15 record. TSU at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. Dinamo are looking forward to face higher ranked Metallurg MGN (#15) in Magnitogorsk in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TSU will play at home against Khimki (#3) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked CSKA-2 (15-5) against seventh ranked Chelbasket (10-10) on Tuesday night. Host CSKA-2 was defeated by Chelbasket in a tough game in Moscow 83-89. Point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 assists for the winners and Alexandr Lavnikov chipped in 17 points. The best for the losing side was Ivan Zaytsev (197-2004) with 21 points. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Chelbasket maintains seventh place with 10-10 record, which they share with Irkut. CSKA-2 at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. Chelbasket will play against higher ranked Zenit-2 (#4) in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. CSKA-2 will play at home against Irkut and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Zenit-2 (14-6) against twelfth ranked Kupol-Rodniki (8-12) on Tuesday night. Host Zenit-2 was crushed by Kupol-Rodniki in Saint Petersburg 85-55. Daniil Karvanen nailed 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Mikhail Dulkay came up with 7 points and 17 rebounds for Zenit-2 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. Kupol-Rodniki moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Lok.Kuban. Zenit-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Khimki and Dinamo. Kupol-Rodniki will meet at home Univ.Surgut (#13) in the next round. Zenit-2 will play against Chelbasket (#8) in Chelyabinsk and hope to secure a win.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 21: Irkut beat BARS-RGEU on the road 80-79. Khimki won against Barnaul on its own court 79-68. Dinamo unfortunately lost to Lok.Kuban in Krasnodar 77-78. Tambov managed to beat Metallurg MGN at home 84-72. Novosybirsk defeated Univ.Surgut on the opponent’s court 83-79.
The most impressive performance of 21th round was 11 points and 9 rebounds by Alexandr Vinnik of Kupol-Rodniki.
BARS-RGEU – Irkut 79-80
The game between closely ranked teams ended with ninth ranked Irkut‘s (10-10) road victory over 10th ranked BARS-RGEU (7-13) in Rostov 80-79 on Tuesday. Forward Andrei Savrasov (201-2000, college: Duquesne, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) nailed 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and forward Kirill Savin (196-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 16 points. Point guard Maxim Tkachenko (185-1992, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) came up with 21 points and 8 assists and Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) added 21 points and 8 rebounds respectively for BARS-RGEU in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Irkut have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Chelbasket. BARS-RGEU lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Univ.Surgut. Irkut will meet league’s second-placed CSKA-2 in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. BARS-RGEU will play against Novosybirsk (#6) in Novosibirsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 21+8reb+1ast, M.Tkachenko 21+3reb+8ast, A.Krasnogor 12+2reb+4ast, A.Kurtsevich 6+3reb+2ast, E.Marinin 5+1reb+1ast, E.Sytnikov 5+2reb
Irkut: K.Savin 16+2reb+1ast, M.Procshenko 14+2reb, A.Savrasov 13+6reb+3ast, E.Pokinko 6+2reb+2ast, M.Tikhonenko 6+5reb+2ast, E.Vanin 6+5reb
gschID: 1229612
CSKA-2 – Chelbasket 83-89
Very important is a home loss of second ranked CSKA-2 (15-5) against seventh ranked Chelbasket (10-10) on Tuesday night. Host CSKA-2 was defeated by Chelbasket in a tough game in Moscow 83-89. Chelbasket made 26-of-33 charity shots (78.8 percent) during the game. CSKA-2 was plagued by 31 personal fouls down the stretch. Point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) stepped up and scored 18 points and 6 assists for the winners and forward Alexandr Lavnikov (205-1991) chipped in 17 points. The best for the losing side was Ivan Zaytsev (197-2004) with 21 points and point guard Ilia Ermakov (191-2007) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Chelbasket maintains seventh place with 10-10 record, which they share with Irkut. CSKA-2 at the other side keeps the second position with five games lost. Chelbasket will play against higher ranked Zenit-2 (#4) in Saint Petersburg in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. CSKA-2 will play at home against Irkut and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
CSKA-2: I.Zaytsev 21+4reb+3ast, I.Ermakov 13+6reb+3ast, V.Shirinkin 12+4reb+3ast, A.Evseev 11+5reb+2ast, D.Abramov 8+6reb, K.Petukhov 7+3reb
Chelbasket: A.Toptunov 18+4reb+6ast, D.Nezvankin 17+1ast, A.Lavnikov 17+3reb+2ast, R.Tumanov 10+7reb+5ast, D.Hernandez-Zinenko 6+9reb+2ast, Y.Pechendgiyan 6+1reb
gschID: 1229613
Dinamo G. – TSU 80-73
The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked TSU (16-4) in Grozny on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by sixteenth ranked Dinamo (5-15) 80-73. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of TSU. 25 personal fouls committed by TSU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for point guard Vasiliy Martynov (191-1995) who led his team to a victory with 13 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. The former international Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Dinamo G.’s coach Nikita Kucherenko used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Daniil Ziborov (205-1999) answered with 10 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Ivan Evstigneev (194-1999, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 13 points in the effort for TSU. Newly promoted Dinamo maintains sixteenth place with 5-15 record. TSU at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. Dinamo are looking forward to face higher ranked Metallurg MGN (#15) in Magnitogorsk in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TSU will play at home against Khimki (#3) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
TSU: I.Evstigneev 13+2ast, I.Makarov 11+1reb+1ast, D.Ziborov 10+8reb+1ast, N.Ivanov 10+2reb, A.Vostrikov 9+3reb+2ast, M.Khoziashev 6+7reb+2ast
Dinamo G.: V.Likhodey 17+2reb+3ast, V.Martynov 13+3reb+6ast, V.Zabolotnev 13+2reb, M.Chislov 9+7reb+2ast, A.Pisarchuk 8+5reb, I.Kanygin 7+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1229614
Khimki – Barnaul 79-68
Rather expected game when 8th ranked Barnaul (9-11) lost on the road to fifth ranked Khimki (14-6) 79-68 on Tuesday. Khimki outrebounded Barnaul 47-34 including a 35-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Khimki looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Fedor Klyuchnikov (193-1990) nailed 30 points (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winning side and center Vladislav Sharapov (204-1999) accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds. Maksim Beloshapko (200-2002) came up with 17 points and center Dmitrii Karbusov (205-1999) added 16 points and 4 steals respectively for Barnaul in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Zenit-2 and Dinamo. Loser Barnaul dropped to the ninth position with 11 games lost. Khimki will meet league’s leader TSU in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Barnaul will play against Lok.Kuban (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Barnaul: M.Beloshapko 17+4reb+1ast, D.Karbusov 16+3reb+2ast, V.Liutych 8+7reb+1ast, V.Tishin 6+4reb, N.Yevdokimov 5+5reb+2ast, R.Lagutin 4+3reb+2ast
Khimki: F.Klyuchnikov 30+4reb+3ast, V.Sharapov 21+10reb+1ast, V.Zaryazhko 9+3reb+8ast, A.Maltsev 6+7reb+5ast, D.Korshakov 5+5reb, I.Sorokin 2+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1229615
Lok.Kuban – Dinamo V. 78-77
There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Lok.Kuban (8-12) edged 4th placed Dinamo (14-6) in Krasnodar 78-77 on Tuesday. Lok.Kuban made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. The former international forward Anton Kvitkovskikh (200-2000) nailed 33 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds for the winning side and guard Mikhail Vedishchev (189-2004) accounted for 14 points and 5 assists. Lok.Kuban’s coach Milos Pavicevic allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. The former international swingman Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Alexey Nesterov (205-1988) added 8 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Dinamo in the defeat. Four Dinamo players scored in double figures. Lok.Kuban moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Kupol-Rodniki. Loser Dinamo V. dropped to the third position with six games lost. They share it with Khimki and Zenit-2. Lok.Kuban will meet higher ranked Barnaul (#9) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Dinamo will play against Tambov (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: V.Grachev 16+4reb, A.Ponkrashov 14+6reb+3ast, P.Lobarev 14+3reb+3ast, I.Strebkov 11+4reb+4ast, A.Nesterov 8+11reb+3ast, K.Mikheyev 6+3reb+1ast
Lok.Kuban: A.Kvitkovskikh 33+5reb, M.Vedishchev 14+1reb+5ast, A.Koryakovskiy 9+10reb, A.Chevarenkov 9+2reb+6ast, I.Grushevskiy 5+2reb+2ast, S.Medvedev 3+6reb+1ast
gschID: 1229616
Tambov – Metallurg MGN 84-72
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 14th ranked Metallurg MGN (6-14) lost on the road to fifteenth ranked Tambov (6-14) 84-72 on Tuesday. Tambov forced 19 Metallurg MGN turnovers. Kazakhstan center Robert Pan (202-1995) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Belarusian point guard Andrey Rogozenko (183-1997) accounted for 22 points. Four Tambov players scored in double figures. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) came up with 13 points and 8 rebounds and Belarusian forward Maxim Liutych (203-1997) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Metallurg MGN in the defeat. Metallurg MGN’s coach Maxim Sinelnikov rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Tambov moved-up to fourteenth place, which they share with defeated Metallurg MGN. Metallurg MGN lost fourth consecutive game. Tambov will meet at home higher ranked Dinamo (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Metallurg MGN will play against Dinamo (#16) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metallurg MGN: N.Remizov 13+5reb+2ast, M.Liutych 13+8reb+1ast, P.Koltsov 13+8reb+3ast, I.Feshchenko 8+2reb+1ast, S.Rasskazov 6+1reb, T.Jefferson 4+2reb+5ast
Tambov: A.Rogozenko 22+4reb+1ast, R.Pan 20+8reb+1ast, P.Novikov 19+4reb+3ast, D.Vikentsyev 10+8reb+3ast, S.Annaev 9+2reb+8ast, D.Velichkin 4+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1229617
Univ.Surgut – Novosybirsk 79-83
Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Novosybirsk (11-9) defeated on the road 13th ranked Univ.Surgut (7-13) 83-79 on Tuesday. Novosybirsk made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. Novosybirsk had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) nailed 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Alexey Babushkin (197-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 19 points and 10 rebounds. Four Novosybirsk players scored in double figures. Point guard Kirill Salmin (191-1995) came up with 28 points and 6 rebounds and guard Sergey Tokarev (191-1985) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for Univ.Surgut in the defeat. Univ.Surgut’s coach Artem Olkhov rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Novosybirsk maintains sixth place with 11-9 record. Loser Univ.Surgut dropped to the twelfth position with 13 games lost. They share it with BARS-RGEU. Novosybirsk will meet at home BARS-RGEU (#12) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Univ.Surgut will play against Kupol-Rodniki in Izhevsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: K.Salmin 28+6reb+3ast, S.Tokarev 10+3reb+4ast, I.Smygin 9+6reb+1ast, V.Ivanov 8+5reb, S.Sukhanov 8+3reb+2ast, K.Budin 7+2reb+5ast
Novosybirsk: A.Babushkin 19+10reb+1ast, C.White 18+9reb+4ast, D.Makeev 16+2reb+4ast, O.Balashov 10+3reb+2ast, A.Semenyuk 8+6reb+1ast, A.Kirdyachkin 7+5reb
gschID: 1229618
Zenit-2 – Kupol-Rodniki 55-85
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Zenit-2 (14-6) against twelfth ranked Kupol-Rodniki (8-12) on Tuesday night. Host Zenit-2 was crushed by Kupol-Rodniki in Saint Petersburg 85-55. Kupol-Rodniki held Zenit-2 to an opponent 22.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 45.1 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Zenit-2 48-36 including 16 on the offensive glass. Kupol-Rodniki looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 6 passes made by Zenit-2‘s players. Forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) nailed 17 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and the former international center Alexandr Vinnik (215-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) accounted for 11 points and 9 rebounds. Four Kupol-Rodniki players scored in double figures. Forward Mikhail Dulkay (198-2005) came up with 7 points and 17 rebounds and swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) added 16 points respectively for Zenit-2 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. Kupol-Rodniki moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Lok.Kuban. Zenit-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the third position with six games lost. They share it with Khimki and Dinamo. Kupol-Rodniki will meet at home Univ.Surgut (#13) in the next round. Zenit-2 will play against Chelbasket (#8) in Chelyabinsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: D.Aksenov 16+2reb+1ast, I.Prokopenko 15+1reb, I.Krivykh 9+9reb+1ast, M.Dulkay 7+17reb+1ast, V.Samukhin 4, E.Akhmedov 4+2reb+2ast
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 17+6reb+1ast, K.Kipkeev 14+1reb+1ast, A.Vinnik 11+9reb+2ast, K.Arkhipov 11+4reb+1ast, I.Gorshkov 9+5reb+2ast, N.Zhmako 7+8reb+2ast
gschID: 1229619
