Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most important game in the last round took place in Perm between third ranked Khimki-2 (29-9) and sixth ranked Parma-2 (24-14) on Monday night. Khimki-2 was defeated by Parma-2 on the road 93-79. Parma-2 forced 19 Khimki-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Lev Svinin (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 29 points. Parma-2’s coach Anton Kataev used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Bronislav Smirnov (184-2005) who recorded 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Parma-2 moved-up to fifth place. Khimki-2 at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Parma-2 are looking forward to face Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki-2 will play at home against Lokomotiv-2 (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
The game in Krasnodar supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Zenit-2 (25-13) played at the court of 8th ranked Lokomotiv-2 (15-21). Zenit-2 smashed Lokomotiv-2 98-73. It was a good game for point guard Semen Burinskiy (183-2005) who led his team to a victory with 21 points and 7 assists. Mikhail Presnyakov contributed with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) replied with 20 points and 6 steals for Lokomotiv-2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains fourth position with 25-13 record. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with 21 games lost. Zenit-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lokomotiv-2 will play on the road against Khimki-2 (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
We should mention about the upset which took place in Kazan, where higher ranked N.Novgorod-2 (23-15) lost to tenth ranked UNICS-2 (13-25) in a road game 66-76 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of N.Novgorod-2. Worth to mention a great performance of Magomednabi Khalilulaev who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 assists. The best for the losing side was Yaroslav Anikin with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNICS-2 moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Samara-2. Loser N.Novgorod-2 keeps the sixth position with 15 games lost. UNICS-2 will meet at home league’s second-placed MBA-2 in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. N.Novgorod-2 will play against Enisey-2 (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Rest of the games of round 48 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Avtodor-2 was defeated by MBA-2 in Moscow 74-56. Bottom-ranked Enisey-2 was smashed by Samara-2 at home 68-99. Minsk won against Uralmash-2 on the opponent’s court 74-67.
MBA-2 – Avtodor-2 74-56
There was no surprise in Moscow where 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (9-29) was defeated by second ranked MBA-2 (33-7) 74-56 on Monday. MBA-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2‘s 18. They outrebounded Avtodor-2 47-35 including 34 on the defensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Timofey Shikalov (195-2006) who helped to win the game recording 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and center Viktor Shiryaev (204-2005) who added 11 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Anton Suschik (210-2005) with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 15 rebounds and guard Sergey Skotnikov (187-2005) scored 9 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. MBA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 33-7 record behind leader CSKA-Junior. Loser Avtodor-2 keeps the twelfth place with 29 games lost. MBA-2 will meet UNICS-2 (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Avtodor-2 will play against Parma-2 and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
MBA-2: T.Shikalov 18+5reb+5ast, V.Shiryaev 11+3reb+3ast, M.Ogarkov 11+4reb, M.Padius 7+3reb, G.Salagaev 6+7reb+2ast, S.Chugunov 6+5reb
Avtodor-2: R.Gafiev 14+4reb+1ast, P.Forsov 13+3ast, A.Suschik 12+15reb+1ast, S.Skotnikov 9+8reb+5ast, R.Gabaraev 8+1reb+1ast, E.Kryuchkov 0
gschID: 1204979
Enisey-2 – Samara-2 68-99
No shocking result in a game in Krasnoyarsk where ninth ranked Samara-2 (13-25) smashed bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (1-37) 99-68 on Monday. Samara-2 outrebounded Enisey-2 50-29 including a 36-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Samara-2 especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Ilya Zaytcev (193-2005) who helped to win the game recording 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists and Egor Chirkov (193-2005) who added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) during the contest. The best for the losing side was guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) with 21 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and center Danil Zavorotniy (204-2005) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Five Samara-2 and four Enisey-2 players scored in double figures. Samara-2 maintains ninth position with 13-25 record, which they share with UNICS-2. Enisey-2 lost twenty ninth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 37 lost games. Samara-2 will meet at home Uralmash-2 (#11) in the next round. Enisey-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 in Nizhny Novgorod and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 23+8reb, I.Zaytcev 19+9reb+4ast, E.Chirkov 16+8reb+8ast, A.Pivtcaykin 14+4reb+3ast, A.Prokhorov 13+5reb+2ast, B.Shuvakin 8+11reb
Enisey-2: E.Skuratov 21+9reb+6ast, V.Afanasev 14+1reb+1ast, R.Pekshin 13+6reb+1ast, D.Zavorotniy 13+6reb+2ast, A.Ovchinnikov 3+1reb+2ast, A.Ukhinov 2+1ast
gschID: 1204980
Uralmash-2 – Minsk 67-74
Very expected game in Yekaterinburg where 11th ranked Uralmash-2 (10-28) was defeated by seventh ranked Minsk (19-19) 74-67 on Monday. Minsk outrebounded Uralmash-2 45-32 including a 36-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Belarusian forward Pavel Rabushko (198-2006) who added 16 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) with 12 points, 6 assists and 5 steals and Vladislav Smagin (200-2006) scored 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Uralmash-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Minsk have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Minsk maintains seventh position with 19-19 record. Uralmash-2 lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 28 games lost. Minsk will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play against Samara-2 (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Minsk: P.Rabushko 16+7reb+1ast, A.Ozhgo 13+3reb+7ast, V.Duchko 10+13reb+2ast, D.Mukete 9+5reb+5ast, D.Zakharenkov 8+3reb+1ast, I.Katouski 8+4reb
Uralmash-2: V.Smagin 13+8reb, M.Reshetov 12+4reb+6ast, K.Voskoboynikov 11+2reb+1ast, A.Fomin 11+1reb+2ast, A.Kosachev 7+1reb+1ast, B.Policshuk 7+7reb
gschID: 1204981
Parma-2 – Khimki-2 93-79
The most important game in the last round took place in Perm between third ranked Khimki-2 (29-9) and sixth ranked Parma-2 (24-14) on Monday night. Khimki-2 was defeated by Parma-2 on the road 93-79. Parma-2 forced 19 Khimki-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Lev Svinin (204-2006, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 29 points. Parma-2’s coach Anton Kataev used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Bronislav Smirnov (184-2005) who recorded 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals and Alexandr Konotop (190-2005) added 19 points respectively. Four Parma-2 and five Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. Parma-2 moved-up to fifth place. Khimki-2 at the other side keeps the third position with nine games lost. Parma-2 are looking forward to face Avtodor-2 (#12) in Saratov in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Khimki-2 will play at home against Lokomotiv-2 (#8) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Parma-2: I.Egorov 29+1reb+3ast, L.Svinin 20+11reb+3ast, I.Mironov 13+4reb, G.Firsov 12+6reb+1ast, G.Kremlev 9+2reb+4ast, Y.Guchkov 3+1reb
Khimki-2: A.Konotop 19+3reb+2ast, B.Smirnov 14+5reb+5ast, M.Panarin 12+1reb+1ast, D.Bogdanovich 12+3reb+1ast, A.Lapkin 11+9reb+1ast, F.Lavrekhin 6+4reb
gschID: 1204982
Lokomotiv-2 – Zenit-2 73-98
The game in Krasnodar supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Zenit-2 (25-13) played at the court of 8th ranked Lokomotiv-2 (15-21). Zenit-2 smashed Lokomotiv-2 98-73. Zenit-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Lokomotiv-2‘s 36. Zenit-2 forced 22 Lokomotiv-2 turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. It was a good game for point guard Semen Burinskiy (183-2005) who led his team to a victory with 21 points and 7 assists. Center Mikhail Presnyakov (205-2007) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) replied with 20 points and 6 steals and center Kirill Luzan (207-2006) added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Lokomotiv-2. Four Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defending champion maintains fourth position with 25-13 record. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side keeps the eighth place with 21 games lost. Zenit-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lokomotiv-2 will play on the road against Khimki-2 (#3) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: S.Burinskiy 21+1reb+7ast, M.Presnyakov 17+10reb, G.Mucshinskiy 11+5reb+2ast, P.Logunov 11+2reb+1ast, T.Komissarov 10+3reb, A.Porotnikov 9+1reb+6ast
Lokomotiv-2: A.Molofeev 20+4reb+3ast, D.Chernin 12+4reb+1ast, R.Gagkaev 10+2reb+1ast, K.Luzan 10+6reb+2ast, V.Antciferov 5+8reb+1ast, A.Sereda 5+3reb
gschID: 1204983
UNICS-2 – N.Novgorod-2 76-66
We should mention about the upset which took place in Kazan, where higher ranked N.Novgorod-2 (23-15) lost to tenth ranked UNICS-2 (13-25) in a road game 66-76 on Monday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of N.Novgorod-2. UNICS-2 forced 19 N.Novgorod-2 turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 7 assists and guard Nikita Lednev (189-2005) who added 20 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and center Andrey Shportun (203-2006) scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. UNICS-2 moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Samara-2. Loser N.Novgorod-2 keeps the sixth position with 15 games lost. UNICS-2 will meet at home league’s second-placed MBA-2 in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. N.Novgorod-2 will play against Enisey-2 (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 23+2reb+7ast, N.Lednev 20+7reb+1ast, E.Shaposhnikov 14+3reb+4ast, A.Gerega 8+1ast, Y.Dudnik 6+8reb+2ast, V.Dergavin 4+3reb
N.Novgorod-2: Y.Anikin 17+10reb+2ast, A.Shportun 10+9reb+1ast, A.Shenderov 9+4reb+7ast, V.Oleynikov 7+1reb, K.Belov 7+3reb+4ast, V.Noskov 6+4reb
gschID: 1204984
