Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Grodno as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Grodno smashed 4th placed Rubon at home 99-70. Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Rubon‘s 38. Grodno forced 26 Rubon turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Rubon‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds. Russian forward Vadim Balyakin (199-1990) contributed with 21 points for the winners. The former international guard Maksim Shustov (187-1986) answered with 17 points for Rubon. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Borisfen. Rubon at the other side keeps the fourth place with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Minsk: BC Minsk (#3) and Impuls (#5). Impuls were crushed at home by 20 points 58-78 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. The former international point guard Andrey Staborovskij (185-1997) stepped up and scored 15 points, 5 assists and 6 steals for the winners and Roman Rubinshteyn chipped in 12 points and 4 steals. At the losing side guard Mihail Vaido (185-2001) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains third place with 15-9 record having just two points less than leader Grodno GrSU. Impuls at the other side still closes the standings with 24 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An interesting game for Borisfen (17-7) which played road game in Minsk against 3rd placed BC Minsk (15-9). Second ranked Borisfen managed to get a 4-point victory 82-78. Kirill Sitnik nailed 28 points for the winning side. Kirill Vaskovtsov came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for BC Minsk in the defeat. BC Minsk’s coach Aleksander Poderachev tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Borisfen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Grodno. Defending champion BC Minsk keeps the third place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
In the last two games of round 25 winless Impuls were smashed by Rubon on the road 85-65. Gomel destroyed Borisfen 2 on its own court 83-48.
The most impressive performance of 25th round was 22 points by Illia Palanevich of Gomel.
BC Minsk – Borisfen 78-82
An interesting game for Borisfen (17-7) which played road game in Minsk against 3rd placed BC Minsk (15-9). Second ranked Borisfen managed to get a 4-point victory 82-78. Strangely BC Minsk outrebounded Borisfen 50-27 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Kirill Sitnik (190-1989) nailed 28 points for the winning side and international forward Artem Sekushenko (200-2001) accounted for 18 points and 6 rebounds. The former international Kirill Vaskovtsov (202-2003) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and the former international swingman Roman Rubinshteyn (194-1996) added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for BC Minsk in the defeat. BC Minsk’s coach Aleksander Poderachev tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Borisfen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Grodno. Defending champion BC Minsk keeps the third place with nine games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Borisfen: K.Sitnik 28+4reb+2ast, A.Sekushenko 18+6reb+1ast, U.Shvakel 8+3reb+3ast, A.Kopachev 8+2reb, A.Ageenko 7+1reb+2ast, P.Byrd 6+1reb+5ast
BC Minsk: K.Vaskovtsov 23+11reb+2ast, R.Rubinshteyn 18+5reb, V.Moroz 14+6reb+1ast, I.Terehov 4+10reb+1ast, D.Yanov 4+5reb+3ast, G.Bigun 4+5reb
gschID: 1203205
Rubon – Impuls 85-65
The game between closely ranked teams ended with fourth ranked Rubon‘s (11-13) home victory over bottom-ranked Impuls (0-24) in Vitebsk 85-65 on Tuesday. Rubon forced 20 Impuls turnovers and had a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international forward Ruslan Pishcheyko (198-1998) nailed 23 points for the winning side and point guard Aliaksandr Yasevich (185-2001) accounted for 15 points and 7 assists. Rubon’s coach Ruslan Baidakov used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Denis Sivatskiy (201-1998) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 15 rebounds and point guard Alexander Grigorenko (180-2005) added 16 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Impuls in the defeat. Four Impuls players scored in double figures. Rubon maintains fourth place with 11-13 record. Loser Impuls still closes the standings with 24 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Rubon: R.Pishcheyko 23+4reb, A.Yasevich 15+3reb+7ast, I.Zimin 14+7reb+1ast, K.Satsuk 8+4reb+2ast, D.Yeremenko 7+8reb+1ast, Y.Prishedko 7+9reb
Impuls: D.Sivatskiy 16+15reb+3ast, A.Grigorenko 16+5reb+1ast, V.Kovalev 12+10reb, M.Lapko 11+1reb+3ast, A.Tour 6+4reb+4ast, R.Moroz 2+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1203206
Grodno – Rubon 99-70
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Grodno as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Grodno smashed 4th placed Rubon at home 99-70. Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Rubon‘s 38. Grodno forced 26 Rubon turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Rubon‘s players. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who helped to win the game recording 17 points and 9 rebounds. Russian forward Vadim Balyakin (199-1990) contributed with 21 points for the winners. Five Grodno players scored in double figures. The former international guard Maksim Shustov (187-1986) answered with 17 points and Russian guard Daniil Yeremenko (189-2003) added 15 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Rubon. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Borisfen. Rubon at the other side keeps the fourth place with 13 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Grodno: V.Balyakin 21+2reb+1ast, N.Djuric 17+9reb, R.Scherbakov 11+2reb+4ast, D.Barysevich 11+4reb+7ast, S.Lemeshevskiy 10+2reb+7ast, K.Chumakov 9+1reb+1ast
Rubon: M.Shustov 17+3reb+3ast, D.Yeremenko 15+6reb+2ast, A.Yasevich 13+3reb+6ast, R.Pishcheyko 7+3reb, M.Hantsevich 6+1reb, M.Ovsepyan 5+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1203207
Impuls – BC Minsk 58-78
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Minsk: BC Minsk (#3) and Impuls (#5). Impuls were crushed at home by 20 points 58-78 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. BC Minsk forced 37 Impuls turnovers. Strangely Impuls outrebounded BC Minsk 39-24 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international point guard Andrey Staborovskij (185-1997) stepped up and scored 15 points, 5 assists and 6 steals for the winners and the former international swingman Roman Rubinshteyn (194-1996) chipped in 12 points and 4 steals. At the losing side guard Mihail Vaido (185-2001) responded with 17 points and 6 rebounds and forward Denis Sivatskiy (201-1998) scored 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains third place with 15-9 record having just two points less than leader Grodno GrSU. Impuls at the other side still closes the standings with 24 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
BC Minsk: A.Staborovskij 15+3reb+5ast, G.Bigun 12+4reb, R.Rubinshteyn 12+3reb+2ast, V.Lebedev 9+4reb, D.Yanov 8+3reb+5ast, K.Vaskovtsov 7+4reb
Impuls: M.Vaido 17+6reb+3ast, D.Sivatskiy 10+8reb+5ast, A.Vashkevich 8+7reb, A.Grigorenko 8+3reb+1ast, A.Tour 6+4reb+3ast, M.Lapko 4+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1203208
Gomel – Borisfen 2 83-48
Very expected game when 7th ranked Borisfen 2 (2-16) was smashed on the road by third ranked Gomel (11-7) 83-48 on Saturday. Gomel forced 31 Borisfen 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 50-33 including a 37-25 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gomel looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Borisfen 2‘s players. Swingman Illia Palanevich (193-1999) nailed 22 points for the winning side and power forward Artyom Shevchenko (204-2008) accounted for 20 points. Forward Ian Pobelustikov (196-2007) came up with 11 points and 4 assists and swingman Kirill Chekhovski (194-2008) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Borisfen 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. Gomel maintains third place with 11-7 record having 6 victories less than leader Grodno GrSU. Loser Borisfen 2 keeps the seventh position with 16 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Gomel: I.Palanevich 22+1reb+1ast, A.Shevchenko 20+3reb+1ast, V.Kurtsevich 7+5reb+4ast, D.Bakshaev 7+7reb+5ast, A.Pototsky 7+1reb+3ast, M.Domnenkov 6+13reb+3ast
Borisfen 2: I.Pobelustikov 11+3reb+4ast, K.Chekhovski 8+6reb, P.Tereshchenko 6+4reb+1ast, T.Bich 6+2reb+1ast, D.Borisevich 4+3reb+2ast, A.Puchko 4+5reb+2ast
gschID: 1251638
