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The most exciting game of round 42 in the VTB-Youth League took place in Khimki. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Khimki-2 (27-7) to second ranked MBA-2 (29-5) 69-67 in the game for the second place. 24 personal fouls committed by Khimki-2 helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was Klim Adaykin (195-2005) who scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Forward Georgiy Salagaev (200-2005) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Andrey Bovduy (200-2005) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. MBA-2 have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 29-5 record behind leader CSKA-Junior. Khimki-2 at the other side keeps the third place with seven games lost. MBA-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Khimki-2 will play again at home against the league’s second-placed MBA-2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Important game to mention about took place in Krasnodar. Eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (14-17) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 6th ranked Parma-2 (20-13) 90-87 on Saturday evening. It was a good game for center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Ilya Grushevskiy contributed with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for Parma-2. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 14-17 record. Parma-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 13 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will again play against higher ranked Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Parma-2 will have a break next round.
Leader CSKA-Junior delivered the thirtieth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 9th ranked UNICS-2 (12-24) 97-50 in Moscow. Rostislav Gusev scored 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Daniil Dubovoy with 12 points. 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-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 30-6 record. UNICS-2 lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 24 games lost. CSKA-Junior will again meet at home UNICS-2 (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. UNICS-2 will have a break next round.

In the last two games of round 42 bottom-ranked Enisey-2 was crushed by Minsk in a road game 100-76. Zenit-2 beat N.Novgorod-2 at home 72-59.
The best stats of 42th round was 10 points and 10 rebounds by Ilya Krivykh of Zenit-2.

Minsk – Enisey-2 100-76

There was no surprise when 13th ranked Enisey-2 (1-30) was crushed on the road by seventh ranked Minsk (15-18) 100-76 on Saturday. Minsk outrebounded Enisey-2 54-34 including a 39-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Minsk looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) had a double-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Belarusian guard Ivan Litarnyi (187-2006) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Minsk players scored in double figures. Minsk’s coach Dmitriy Koltunov felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) with 29 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Anton Ovchinnikov (190-2006) scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Newly promoted Minsk maintains seventh position with 15-18 record. Enisey-2 lost twenty second consecutive game. They stay dead last with 30 lost games. Minsk will again meet at home bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (#13) in the next round where they are favorite. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Minsk: D.Zakharenkov 27+2reb+1ast, I.Litarnyi 20+8reb+2ast, V.Duchko 16+16reb+4ast, D.Semenyuk 12+2reb+7ast, A.Ozhgo 10+6reb+2ast, I.Katouski 10+2reb
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 29+9reb+3ast, A.Ovchinnikov 16+5reb+6ast, R.Pekshin 11+5reb+2ast, A.Anicshenko 8+2reb+1ast, V.Demidov 6+5reb+2ast, D.Zavorotniy 3+3reb

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Khimki-2 – MBA-2 67-69

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Lokomotiv-2 – Parma-2 90-87

Important game to mention about took place in Krasnodar. Eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (14-17) saved a 3-point victory at home edging 6th ranked Parma-2 (20-13) 90-87 on Saturday evening. Lokomotiv-2 players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Parma-2 was plagued by 29 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) contributed with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Five Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) added 14 points in the effort for Parma-2. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain eighth position with 14-17 record. Parma-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth place with 13 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will again play against higher ranked Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Parma-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: P.Ryabkov 18+12reb, I.Grushevskiy 14+7reb+8ast, K.Luzan 13+7reb+2ast, D.Chernin 12+2reb, R.Gagkaev 11+3reb+2ast, A.Molofeev 10+10ast
Parma-2: I.Egorov 31+8reb+5ast, M.Stafeev 14+1reb+1ast, G.Kremlev 11+3reb+1ast, S.Vshivkov 9+2ast, G.Golovchenko 7+9reb, D.Fedorov 5+3reb

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CSKA-Junior – UNICS-2 97-50

Leader CSKA-Junior delivered the thirtieth victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 9th ranked UNICS-2 (12-24) 97-50 in Moscow. CSKA-Junior made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 UNICS-2 turnovers. CSKA-Junior looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by UNICS-2‘s players. Forward Rostislav Gusev (204-2006) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) chipped in 18 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was Daniil Dubovoy (187-2006) with 12 points and point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) scored 11 points. 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-Junior have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 30-6 record. UNICS-2 lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 24 games lost. CSKA-Junior will again meet at home UNICS-2 (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. UNICS-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: R.Gusev 20+6reb+3ast, N.Natcvlishvili 18+2reb+2ast, A.Lukyanov 11+5reb+2ast, D.Klubbe 9+3reb+8ast, I.Bondarenko 9+2reb+3ast, G.Bukhalov 8+3reb+2ast
UNICS-2: D.Dubovoy 12+2reb+2ast, M.Khalilulaev 11+3reb+2ast, A.Gerega 6+3reb, G.Yalovenko 6+3reb+3ast, N.Lednev 6+1reb, Y.Dudnik 6+5reb+1ast

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Zenit-2 – N.Novgorod-2 72-59

The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Zenit-2‘s (22-12) home victory over 5th ranked N.Novgorod-2 (22-14) 72-59 on Saturday. Zenit-2 made 20-of-24 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game. Center Ilya Krivykh (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) had a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Alexandr Porotnikov (192-2007) chipped in 13 points and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Vasiliy Noskov (195-2006) with 17 points and guard Alexandr Shenderov (177-2007) scored 13 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains fourth position with 22-12 record. N.Novgorod-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 14 games lost. Zenit-2 will again meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#5) in the next round. N.Novgorod-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: A.Porotnikov 13+2reb+4ast, I.Krivykh 10+10reb+2ast, T.Komissarov 9+3reb, D.Chikishev 8+2reb+2ast, A.Koshev 7+4reb+2ast, S.Burinskiy 7+2reb+4ast
N.Novgorod-2: V.Noskov 17+4reb+1ast, A.Shenderov 13+4reb+3ast, A.Kovalenko 9+6reb+3ast, A.Gurenko 6+3reb, K.Belov 5+3reb+4ast, Y.Anikin 4+5reb+2ast