Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Top ranked TSU (17-5) recorded its fifth loss in Revda on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by fourteenth ranked Univ.Surgut (8-14) 80-77. Univ.Surgut made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 TSU turnovers. Strangely TSU outrebounded Univ.Surgut 44-25 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by TSU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was point guard Kirill Salmin (191-1995) who scored 22 points. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Daniil Ziborov (205-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Univ.Surgut moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Lok.Kuban. TSU at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. They share it with CSKA-2. Univ.Surgut is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Metallurg MGN (#16) in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. TSU will play on the road against BARS-RGEU (#14) in Rostov and is hoping to win this game.
Sixteenth-ranked Metallurg MGN (6-16) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Zenit-2 (15-7) in Magnitogorsk. The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only three-point victory 90-87. However their fans expected much easier game. Swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 5 assists. Artem Khodorich contributed with 16 points for the winners. Power forward Stanislav Sarafankin (198-1993) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for Metallurg MGN. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 moved-up to third place, which they share with Khimki. Metallurg MGN lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Zenit-2 will play against Tambov (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metallurg MGN will play against Univ.Surgut and hopes to get back on the winning track.
We should mention about the upset which took place in Chelyabinsk, where higher ranked Chelbasket (11-11) lost at home to fifteenth ranked Dinamo (7-15) 90-97 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Chelbasket. It was a great evening for Valeriy Likhodey who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Dmitriy Nezvankin responded with 20 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Dinamo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Tambov and BARS-RGEU. Loser Chelbasket keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Irkut and Barnaul. Dinamo will meet at home league’s second-placed CSKA-2 in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chelbasket will play against Khimki (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Other games of round 23 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Khimki crushed Kupol-Rodniki in a road game 81-55. Barnaul smashed BARS-RGEU at home 96-77. Dinamo lost to CSKA-2 on the opponent’s court 77-83. Novosybirsk managed to outperform Lok.Kuban in a home game 79-70. Irkut managed to beat Tambov on the road 73-64.
The best stats of 23th round was 31 points and 10 rebounds by Andrei Savrasov of Irkut.
TSU – Univ.Surgut 77-80
Top ranked TSU (17-5) recorded its fifth loss in Revda on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by fourteenth ranked Univ.Surgut (8-14) 80-77. Univ.Surgut made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 TSU turnovers. Strangely TSU outrebounded Univ.Surgut 44-25 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by TSU helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was point guard Kirill Salmin (191-1995) who scored 22 points. The former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) chipped in 17 points and 6 rebounds. Power forward Daniil Ziborov (205-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Univ.Surgut moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Lok.Kuban. TSU at the other side still keeps top position with five games lost. They share it with CSKA-2. Univ.Surgut is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Metallurg MGN (#16) in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. TSU will play on the road against BARS-RGEU (#14) in Rostov and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
TSU: D.Ziborov 26+10reb+1ast, V.Ilinov 13+8reb+3ast, K.Krylov 10+2reb+5ast, A.Vostrikov 6+12reb+1ast, I.Evstigneev 5+2reb, M.Khoziashev 5+5reb+1ast
Univ.Surgut: K.Salmin 22+1reb+3ast, I.Smygin 17+6reb, Y.Bestuzhev 15+2reb+2ast, A.Hakunov 7+2reb+2ast, S.Tokarev 6+3reb+7ast, A.Kolosov 5+1reb
gschID: 1229628
Metallurg MGN – Zenit-2 87-90
Sixteenth-ranked Metallurg MGN (6-16) made lots of trouble for fourth ranked Zenit-2 (15-7) in Magnitogorsk. The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only three-point victory 90-87. However their fans expected much easier game. Strangely Metallurg MGN outrebounded Zenit-2 44-32 including 16 on the offensive glass. Metallurg MGN was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 5 assists. Guard Artem Khodorich (191-2002) contributed with 16 points for the winners. Four Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Power forward Stanislav Sarafankin (198-1993) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Belarusian forward Maxim Liutych (203-1997) added 18 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Metallurg MGN. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 moved-up to third place, which they share with Khimki. Metallurg MGN lost sixth consecutive game. Newly promoted team stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Zenit-2 will play against Tambov (#13) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Metallurg MGN will play against Univ.Surgut and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Metallurg MGN: S.Sarafankin 20+10reb+5ast, M.Liutych 18+11reb+3ast, T.Jefferson 12+3reb+2ast, I.Feshchenko 10+2reb+2ast, M.Karvanen 8+3reb, P.Koltsov 8+4reb+4ast
Zenit-2: D.Aksenov 21+4reb+5ast, A.Khodorich 16+2reb+3ast, I.Krivykh 13+5reb+1ast, M.Dulkay 13+3reb+1ast, E.Evstafev 7+2reb+1ast, V.Samukhin 7+4reb
gschID: 1229629
Kupol-Rodniki – Khimki 55-81
There was no surprise in Izhevsk where 10th ranked Kupol-Rodniki (9-13) was crushed by third ranked Khimki (15-7) 81-55 on Thursday. Khimki outrebounded Kupol-Rodniki 39-21 including a 35-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for center Kirill Popov (208-1998) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Victor Zaryazhko (194-1992) helped adding 6 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) responded with 13 points and power forward Kirill Arkhipov (201-1996) scored 10 points and 6 steals. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki maintains third place with 15-7 record having just two points less than leader TSU, which they share with Zenit-2. Loser Kupol-Rodniki keeps the tenth position with 13 games lost. Khimki will meet at home Chelbasket (#7) in the next round. Kupol-Rodniki will play against Lok.Kuban in Krasnodar and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 13+2reb, K.Arkhipov 10+1reb, S.Polstyanov 6+2reb+1ast, A.Vinnik 4+5reb, N.Zhmako 4+2reb+4ast, A.Kuznetcov 4+5ast
Khimki: K.Popov 14+10reb, A.Maltsev 13+2reb, V.Sharapov 11+5reb, S.Mikhalev 10+2reb, F.Klyuchnikov 8+2reb+1ast, V.Zaryazhko 6+5reb+7ast
gschID: 1229630
Barnaul – BARS-RGEU 96-77
No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked Barnaul (11-11) smashed at home 12th ranked BARS-RGEU (7-15) 96-77 on Thursday. Barnaul forced 20 BARS-RGEU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for Serbian guard Branislav Suznjev (185-2001) who led his team to a victory scoring 13 points and 6 assists. Belarusian Vitali Liutych (198-1992, agency: Tolakh Tsimur) helped adding 16 points. Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) responded with 25 points and 7 rebounds and forward Andrey Fedorov (198-2003) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Barnaul moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Irkut and Chelbasket. BARS-RGEU lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Tambov and Dinamo. Barnaul will meet at home Irkut (#9) in the next round. BARS-RGEU will play against the league’s leader TSU (#1) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
BARS-RGEU: D.Doynikov 25+7reb+3ast, M.Krivosheev 11+3reb+1ast, A.Fedorov 10+7reb+1ast, M.Tkachenko 9+2reb+6ast, R.Matveev 6+2reb+2ast, V.Gusak 5+2reb+1ast
Barnaul: V.Liutych 16+3reb+1ast, D.Ayrich 14+3reb+3ast, B.Suznjev 13+4reb+6ast, I.Samoilenko 10+1reb+2ast, B.Mitkin 9+2reb, M.Beloshapko 9+6reb+2ast
gschID: 1229631
Chelbasket – Dinamo G. 90-97
We should mention about the upset which took place in Chelyabinsk, where higher ranked Chelbasket (11-11) lost at home to fifteenth ranked Dinamo (7-15) 90-97 on Thursday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Chelbasket. Dinamo made 34-of-42 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was a great evening for the former international Valeriy Likhodey (205-1986) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 7 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). Center Igor Kanygin (207-1994, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Nezvankin (187-1993) responded with 20 points and point guard Andrey Toptunov (183-2002) scored 18 points. Five Dinamo and four Chelbasket players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Dinamo have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to thirteenth place, which they share with Tambov and BARS-RGEU. Loser Chelbasket keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. They share it with Irkut and Barnaul. Dinamo will meet at home league’s second-placed CSKA-2 in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Chelbasket will play against Khimki (#3) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Chelbasket: D.Nezvankin 20+4reb+3ast, A.Toptunov 18+1reb+3ast, D.Hernandez-Zinenko 14+5reb+1ast, V.Stubeda 11+6reb, V.Tratsiak 9+2reb+2ast, A.Lavnikov 8+5reb+1ast
Dinamo G.: V.Likhodey 18+7reb+1ast, I.Kanygin 15+5reb+2ast, A.Kochergin 14+5reb+1ast, V.Zabolotnev 13+2reb+3ast, M.Chislov 11+3reb+2ast, A.Komissarov 10+6reb
gschID: 1229632
CSKA-2 – Dinamo V. 83-77
Rather expected game in Moscow where 5th ranked Dinamo (14-8) was defeated by second ranked CSKA-2 (17-5) 83-77 on Thursday. CSKA-2 made 22-of-29 free shots (75.9 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Ivan Zaytsev (197-2004) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 5 assists. Power forward Maxim Ilvovskiy (202-2002) helped adding 13 points and 7 rebounds. The former international guard Ivan Strebkov (193-1991) responded with 18 points and 7 assists and the former international swingman Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Four CSKA-2 and five Dinamo players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. CSKA-2 used an opportunity after TSU lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Dinamo lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with eight games lost. CSKA-2 will meet Dinamo (#15) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Dinamo will play against Novosybirsk (#6) in Novosibirsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: I.Strebkov 18+3reb+7ast, A.Ponkrashov 15+8reb+1ast, E.Karpeko 14+5reb, P.Lobarev 11+1reb+2ast, V.Grachev 10+1reb, K.Mikheyev 6+3reb+2ast
CSKA-2: I.Zaytsev 14+3reb+5ast, M.Ilvovskiy 13+7reb+1ast, Y.Nikonov 12+2reb+2ast, V.Shirinkin 11+1reb+2ast, D.Abramov 8+5reb+2ast, I.Ermakov 8+1reb+5ast
gschID: 1229633
Novosybirsk – Lok.Kuban 79-70
Very predictable result in Novosibirsk where sixth ranked Novosybirsk (13-9) beat 11th ranked Lok.Kuban (8-14) 79-70 on Thursday. Novosybirsk had a 26-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was a great evening for Belarusian power forward Alexandr Semenyuk (208-1993) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) helped adding 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Novosybirsk players scored in double figures. Center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) responded with 14 points and 9 rebounds and guard Daniil Ginko (187-2004) scored 14 points. Lok.Kuban’s coach Milos Pavicevic rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Novosybirsk have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain sixth place with 13-9 record. Loser Lok.Kuban keeps the eleventh position with 14 games lost. They share it with Univ.Surgut. Novosybirsk will meet at home higher ranked Dinamo (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lok.Kuban will play against Kupol-Rodniki (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lok.Kuban: D.Ginko 14+2reb+1ast, P.Ryabkov 14+9reb, V.Orekhov 11+2reb+2ast, I.Grushevskiy 8+4reb+2ast, A.Koryakovskiy 6+5reb+2ast, S.Medvedev 5
Novosybirsk: A.Babushkin 15+4reb+2ast, A.Semenyuk 14+10reb+1ast, O.Balashov 14+4reb+4ast, C.White 12+6reb+5ast, D.Posashkov 10+4reb+1ast, A.Kirdyachkin 6+5reb+4ast
gschID: 1229634
Tambov – Irkut 64-73
Not a big story in a game when 13th ranked Tambov (7-15) was defeated at home by ninth ranked Irkut (11-11) 73-64 on Thursday. It was a great evening for forward Andrei Savrasov (201-2000, college: Duquesne, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 10 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field). Guard Ian Dodeus (186-2004) helped adding 14 points. Irkut’s coach Nikolai Shmanov used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Point guard Serdar Annaev (186-1994) responded with 12 points and 6 assists (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) and Pavel Novikov (197-1996) scored 15 points. Irkut moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Barnaul and Chelbasket. Loser Tambov keeps the thirteenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with BARS-RGEU and Dinamo. Irkut will meet Barnaul (#8) on the road in the next round. Tambov will play against Zenit-2 (#4) in Saint Petersburg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tambov: P.Novikov 15+3reb+1ast, S.Annaev 12+3reb+6ast, R.Pan 10+8reb+1ast, F.Stoyko 7+7reb+1ast, A.Rogozenko 6+1reb+3ast, D.Velichkin 5+1reb
Irkut: A.Savrasov 31+10reb, I.Dodeus 14+3reb+3ast, A.Ershov 9+5reb+3ast, M.Tikhonenko 8+4reb+1ast, M.Procshenko 5+5reb, I.Fedorov 3
gschID: 1229635
