Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Round 22 most important game was a victory of Desna over 4th ranked Cheb.Yastreby 92-82 on Friday night. Desna outrebounded Cheb.Yastreby 40-22 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Ivan Mokhnarylov (204-2002) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Desna’s coach Artem Kurinnoy used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valentin Rogkustov (195-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 15 points and 5 assists for Cheb.Yastreby. Desna (15-19) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Metallurg. Cheb.Yastreby at the other side keeps the fourth position with 14 games lost. Desna is looking forward to face league’s second-placed Rusichi in Kursk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Cheb.Yastreby will play at home against Khimki-Podmos. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Higher League top team – Dynamo Ufa (29-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Stavropol (13-21) 83-68. Center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Alexander Martynov chipped in 13 points during the contest. At the losing side guard Matvey Pogonin (186-2000) responded with 6 points and 11 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Dynamo Ufa have an impressive 20-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position with 29-3 record. Stavropol at the other side dropped to the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Dynamo-MGTU. Dynamo Ufa will play against Metallurg (#6) in Chelyabinsk in the next round where they are favorite. Stavropol will play on the road against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Higher League top team – Dynamo Ufa (29-3) added another victory to their record on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Stavropol (13-21) 76-68. Alexander Martynov notched 20 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort. Dynamo Ufa’s coach Evgeniy Gorev used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 20 points and 8 rebounds by Lev Fetisov did not help to save the game for Stavropol. Dynamo Ufa have an impressive 20-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position with 29-3 record. Loser Stavropol dropped to the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Dynamo-MGTU. Dynamo Ufa will meet at home Metallurg (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Stavropol will play against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Other games in round 22 were not that significant. Khimki-Podmos. was beaten by Rusichi on the road 86-69. Desna lost to Cheb.Yastreby on its own court 76-90. Dynamo-MGTU unfortunately lost to Metallurg in Chelyabinsk 62-70. Rusichi managed to beat Khimki-Podmos. at home 84-71. Dynamo-MGTU was defeated by Metallurg on the opponent’s court 65-54.
The most impressive performance of 22th round was 16 points and 10 rebounds by Yuriy Kochnev of Dynamo-MGTU.
Rusichi K. – Khimki-Podmos. 86-69
No shocking result in a game when second ranked Rusichi (24-10) beat 5th ranked Khimki-Podmos. (16-18) in Kursk 86-69 on Thursday. Rusichi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rusichi made 7 blocks. Alexandr Milyutin (198-1997) notched a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the effort and center Stepan Shulgin (204-2004) supported him with 17 points and 7 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Four Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 6 rebounds by forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) did not help to save the game for Khimki-Podmos.. Denis Kovalev (191-2001, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 16 points for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Rusichi have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-10 record having three points less than leader Dynamo Ufa. Khimki-Podmos. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 18 games lost. Rusichi will meet at home Desna (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Khimki-Podmos. will play against Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: S.Shulgin 17+7reb, A.Milyutin 15+10reb+3ast, D.Flis 14+3reb+4ast, N.Pikalov 11+3reb+1ast, T.Paraliou 10+3reb+3ast, A.Lysenkov 6+1ast
Khimki-Podmos.: D.Kovalev 16+2reb+2ast, S.Krasilshchikov 15+3reb+1ast, A.Semenov 14+6reb+1ast, A.Ivankov 7+5reb+2ast, V.Naumov 5+3reb, I.Mochalov 5+1reb
gschID: 1204719
Desna – Cheb.Yastreby 76-90
Rather expected game when 7th ranked Desna (15-19) lost to fourth ranked Cheb.Yastreby (20-14) in Bryansk 76-90 on Thursday. Cheb.Yastreby made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 25 Desna turnovers and outrebounded them 37-24 including a 19-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) notched 15 points and 7 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Pavel Metelev (192-2000) supported him with 17 points. Five Cheb.Yastreby players scored in double figures. Cheb.Yastreby’s coach Anton Bogdan used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 18 points and 4 assists by guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) did not help to save the game for Desna. Danil Dyakov (205-2000) added 15 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Cheb.Yastreby maintains fourth position with 20-14 record. Newly promoted Desna dropped to the sixth place with 19 games lost. They share the position with Metallurg. Cheb.Yastreby will meet at home Khimki-Podmos. (#5) in the next round. Desna will play against the league’s second-placed Rusichi in Kursk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Cheb.Yastreby: P.Metelev 17+4reb+2ast, E.Novoselov 15+1reb+5ast, S.Zhulkov 15+7reb+2ast, V.Rogkustov 13+4reb+2ast, I.Vasilyev 11+6reb+3ast, V.Shaduro 6+7reb
Desna: D.Glazov 18+3reb+4ast, D.Dyakov 15+6reb+1ast, N.Tikhonov 14+3ast, M.Kipkeev 9+2reb+2ast, I.Mokhnarylov 6+3reb+3ast, S.Pinchuk 5+4reb
gschID: 1204720
Dynamo Ufa – Stavropol 83-68
Higher League top team – Dynamo Ufa (29-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventh ranked Stavropol (13-21) 83-68. Dynamo Ufa forced 19 Stavropol turnovers. Stavropol was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) had a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Alexander Martynov (197-1995) chipped in 13 points during the contest. At the losing side guard Matvey Pogonin (186-2000) responded with 6 points and 11 assists and point guard Alexandr Vorontcov (180-2004) scored 9 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Dynamo Ufa have an impressive 20-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position with 29-3 record. Stavropol at the other side dropped to the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Dynamo-MGTU. Dynamo Ufa will play against Metallurg (#6) in Chelyabinsk in the next round where they are favorite. Stavropol will play on the road against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: G.Bednyakov 14+1reb+2ast, A.Martynov 13+3reb+3ast, M.Voytov 11+11reb+1ast, D.Donskov 9+5ast, V.Fomenko 8+1ast, A.Kalashnikov 8+1reb
Stavropol: L.Kuzmenko 15+3reb, A.Vorontcov 9+8reb+2ast, R.Vorobev 8+2reb+1ast, D.Bilyy 8+2reb+1ast, M.Pogonin 6+4reb+11ast, L.Fetisov 6+8reb+1ast
gschID: 1204721
Metallurg – Dynamo-MGTU 70-62
Rather predictable result when sixth ranked Metallurg (15-19) won against 8th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (13-21) in Chelyabinsk 70-62 on Thursday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Metallurg made 9 blocks. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) notched 17 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and center Konstantin Kulikov (213-1995, college: UIW) supported him with 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Metallurg’s coach Vladimir Yemelyanov used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) did not help to save the game for Dynamo-MGTU. Center Vladislav Ionov (201-2003) added 12 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Newly promoted Metallurg maintains sixth position with 15-19 record, which they share with Desna. Dynamo-MGTU lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Stavropol. Metallurg will meet league’s leader Dynamo Ufa on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Stavropol (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: K.Kulikov 18+8reb+3ast, A.Stepantsov 17+7reb+7ast, N.Pertcev 13+9reb+1ast, D.Yurkov 7+6reb+2ast, K.Epanov 7+1reb, N.Grabarev 4+6reb+2ast
Dynamo-MGTU: K.Klementiev 16+5reb+4ast, A.Nakhimov 14+1ast, V.Ionov 12+5reb+1ast, D.Volkov 8+6reb+1ast, Z.Vorotnikov 5+1reb, A.Medvedev 4+1reb+2ast
gschID: 1204722
Rusichi K. – Khimki-Podmos. 84-71
Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Khimki-Podmos. (16-18) lost to second ranked Rusichi (24-10) in Kursk 71-84 on Friday. Alexandr Milyutin (198-1997) notched a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and guard Roman Kazyulin (187-1994) supported him with 17 points. Four Rusichi K. players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds by Ivan Potezhnyi (210-2002) did not help to save the game for Khimki-Podmos.. Denis Kovalev (191-2001, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 21 points for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. Rusichi have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 24-10 record having three points less than leader Dynamo Ufa. Khimki-Podmos. lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 18 games lost. Rusichi will meet at home Desna (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Khimki-Podmos. will play against Cheb.Yastreby in Cheboksari and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: A.Milyutin 22+14reb+3ast, R.Kazyulin 17+2reb+3ast, B.Rublev 12+2reb+1ast, A.Lysenkov 11+5reb+1ast, D.Flis 6+6reb+1ast, T.Paraliou 6+5reb+2ast
Khimki-Podmos.: D.Kovalev 21+3reb, I.Potezhnyi 16+11reb+1ast, V.Savitskiy 9+1reb+2ast, A.Semenov 7+5reb+1ast, S.Krasilshchikov 6+9reb+2ast, I.Mochalov 5
gschID: 1204723
Desna – Cheb.Yastreby 92-82
Round 22 most important game was a victory of Desna over 4th ranked Cheb.Yastreby 92-82 on Friday night. Desna outrebounded Cheb.Yastreby 40-22 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Ivan Mokhnarylov (204-2002) contributed with 17 points for the winners. Desna’s coach Artem Kurinnoy used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Valentin Rogkustov (195-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) replied with 15 points and 5 assists and power forward Sergey Zhulkov (203-1995) added 18 points in the effort for Cheb.Yastreby. Four Desna and five Cheb.Yastreby players scored in double figures. Desna (15-19) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with Metallurg. Cheb.Yastreby at the other side keeps the fourth position with 14 games lost. Desna is looking forward to face league’s second-placed Rusichi in Kursk in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Cheb.Yastreby will play at home against Khimki-Podmos. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Desna: D.Glazov 23+5reb+3ast, I.Mokhnarylov 17+3reb+1ast, N.Tikhonov 13+3reb, V.Tkachenko 10+2reb+3ast, D.Dyakov 9+4reb+1ast, S.Pinchuk 7+3reb+1ast
Cheb.Yastreby: S.Zhulkov 18+3reb+1ast, V.Rogkustov 15+2reb+5ast, P.Metelev 14+3reb+3ast, V.Fedkin 12+1reb+1ast, A.Bogdan 11+2reb, E.Bogdan 5+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1204724
Dynamo Ufa – Stavropol 76-68
Higher League top team – Dynamo Ufa (29-3) added another victory to their record on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Stavropol (13-21) 76-68. Dynamo Ufa looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Guard Alexander Martynov (197-1995) notched 20 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Nikita Soldatov (200-1999) supported him with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Dynamo Ufa’s coach Evgeniy Gorev used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 20 points and 8 rebounds by center Lev Fetisov (205-2003) did not help to save the game for Stavropol. Guard Sergey Antonyuk (188-2001) added 13 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Dynamo Ufa have an impressive 20-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa maintains first position with 29-3 record. Loser Stavropol dropped to the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Dynamo-MGTU. Dynamo Ufa will meet at home Metallurg (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Stavropol will play against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: A.Martynov 20+5reb+1ast, G.Bednyakov 12+3reb+3ast, M.Maleyko 10+6reb+3ast, N.Soldatov 8+9reb+4ast, M.Voytov 8+5reb, V.Fomenko 7+4reb+1ast
Stavropol: L.Fetisov 20+8reb+3ast, S.Antonyuk 13+9reb+6ast, A.Tarantsov 10+3reb+1ast, D.Bilyy 8+2reb+2ast, D.Ivanov 6+1reb+3ast, L.Markushev 4+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1204725
Metallurg – Dynamo-MGTU 65-54
Everything went according to plan when sixth ranked Metallurg (15-19) defeated 8th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (13-21) in Chelyabinsk 65-54 on Friday. Metallurg outrebounded Dynamo-MGTU 48-33 including 34 on the defensive glass. Center Konstantin Kulikov (213-1995, college: UIW) notched a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the effort and Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) supported him with 9 points and 6 rebounds. Metallurg’s coach Vladimir Yemelyanov let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Even a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds by center Yuriy Kochnev (209-1989) did not help to save the game for Dynamo-MGTU. Guard Aleksandr Nakhimov (186-2004) added 16 points for lost side. Newly promoted Metallurg maintains sixth position with 15-19 record, which they share with Desna. Dynamo-MGTU lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the eighth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Stavropol. Metallurg will meet league’s leader Dynamo Ufa on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Stavropol (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: K.Kulikov 14+12reb+2ast, V.Kolbin 11+3reb+1ast, A.Smolin 11+2reb, A.Stepantsov 9+6reb+2ast, R.Kryukov 7+4reb+1ast, N.Pertcev 5+5reb+1ast
Dynamo-MGTU: Y.Kochnev 16+10reb+1ast, A.Nakhimov 16+2reb+2ast, V.Ionov 8+5reb+1ast, A.Medvedev 5+1reb, A.Shirokov 4+3reb+1ast, K.Klementiev 4+2reb+5ast
gschID: 1204726