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There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in Superleague 1. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most important game in the last round took place in Moscow between second ranked CSKA-2 (22-7) and eighth ranked Barnaul (14-15) on Thursday night. CSKA-2 was defeated by Barnaul in a tough game at home 75-83. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of CSKA-2. Barnaul looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a good game for center Dmitrii Karbusov (205-1999) who led his team to a victory with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Kazakhstan guard Roman Lagutin (195-1995) contributed with 19 points for the winners. Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) replied with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for CSKA-2. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Barnaul moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Chelbasket. CSKA-2 at the other side keeps the second position with seven games lost. Barnaul is looking forward to face Tambov (#12) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. CSKA-2 will play against Novosybirsk (#5) and is hoping to win this game.
Superleague 1 top team – TSU (23-6) added another victory to their record. This time they beat seventh ranked Chelbasket (14-15) in Chelyabinsk 74-70. Center Nikita Ivanov (205-1991) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ivan Samoylenko chipped in 15 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Ruslan Tumanov (195-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TSU have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 23-6 record. Chelbasket at the other side keeps the seventh place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Barnaul. TSU will play against Metallurg MGN (#14) in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chelbasket will play at home against Kupol-Rodniki (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Ninth-ranked Irkut (13-16) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Khimki (21-8) in Irkutsk on Thursday. The visitors from Khimki managed to secure only one-point victory 77-76. However their fans expected much easier game. Evgeny Fidiy notched 17 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 15 points and 7 assists by Ian Dodeus did not help to save the game for Irkut. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Khimki have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 21-8 record having just two points less than leader TSU. Loser Irkut keeps the ninth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Kupol-Rodniki. Khimki will meet Dinamo (#6) in the next round. Irkut will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 30: Univ.Surgut was smashed by Dinamo on the road 87-60. Metallurg MGN lost to Kupol-Rodniki on its own court 67-71. Bottom-ranked Lok.Kuban unfortunately lost to Dinamo in Grozny 73-85. Tambov managed to beat Novosybirsk at home 89-78. BARS-RGEU was defeated by Zenit-2 on the opponent’s court 109-94.
The most impressive performance of 30th round was 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists by Pavel Zemskiy of Zenit-2.

Dinamo V. – Univ.Surgut 87-60

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Dinamo (17-12) crushed 11th ranked Univ.Surgut (12-17) in Vladivostok 87-60 on Thursday. Dinamo outrebounded Univ.Surgut 42-28 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. American point guard Josh Newkirk (185-1994, college: Indiana) notched 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) supported him with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Even 15 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists by the former international swingman Igor Smygin (197-1987) did not help to save the game for Univ.Surgut. Kazakhstan center Vladimir Ivanov (208-1994) added 12 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dinamo maintains sixth position with 17-12 record. Loser Univ.Surgut keeps the eleventh place with 17 games lost. Dinamo will meet at home higher ranked Khimki (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Univ.Surgut will play against Irkut (#10) in Irkutsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: J.Newkirk 14+6reb+6ast, D.Doynikov 13+10reb+1ast, M.Bogdanovic 12+4reb+4ast, A.Fedyushin 10+3reb, E.Karpeko 10+3reb, A.Ponkrashov 9+5reb+1ast
Univ.Surgut: I.Smygin 15+9reb+7ast, V.Ivanov 12+7reb+1ast, K.Salmin 10+1reb+1ast, N.Malofeev 6+2reb+1ast, Y.Bestuzhev 5+1ast, K.Budin 3+1reb+1ast

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Irkut – Khimki 76-77

Ninth-ranked Irkut (13-16) used its home court advantage to challenge third ranked Khimki (21-8) in Irkutsk on Thursday. The visitors from Khimki managed to secure only one-point victory 77-76. However their fans expected much easier game. Khimki made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Khimki outrebounded Irkut 37-20 including 25 on the defensive glass. Power forward Evgeny Fidiy (208-1991) notched 17 points and 8 rebounds to lead the effort and Sergey Mikhalev (194-1993) supported him with 17 points (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Even 15 points and 7 assists by guard Ian Dodeus (186-2004) did not help to save the game for Irkut. Aleksandr Ershov (198-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Khimki have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 21-8 record having just two points less than leader TSU. Loser Irkut keeps the ninth place with 16 games lost. They share the position with Kupol-Rodniki. Khimki will meet Dinamo (#6) in the next round. Irkut will play against Univ.Surgut and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Khimki: E.Fidiy 17+8reb+1ast, S.Mikhalev 17+4reb+3ast, K.Popov 13+8reb+2ast, A.Maltsev 12+2reb+2ast, D.Vikentsyev 6+5reb+1ast, I.Sorokin 4+2reb
Irkut: I.Dodeus 15+4reb+7ast, K.Savin 14+1ast, M.Procshenko 11+3ast, E.Vanin 10+3reb, A.Ershov 9+5reb+4ast, A.Vzdykhalkin 6+3reb+1ast

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Metallurg MGN – Kupol-Rodniki 67-71

Very expected game when 14th ranked Metallurg MGN (9-20) lost to tenth ranked Kupol-Rodniki (13-16) in Magnitogorsk 67-71 on Thursday. Guard Alexandr Kuznetcov (186-1998) notched 12 points and 7 assists to lead the effort and forward Vladislav Bobrovskikh (201-1996) supported him with 10 points and 6 rebounds. Four Kupol-Rodniki players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 4 assists by American point guard Tyus Jefferson (185-1997, college: Alberta) did not help to save the game for Metallurg MGN. Belarusian forward Maxim Liutych (203-1997) added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Kupol-Rodniki moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Irkut. Newly promoted Metallurg MGN keeps the fourteenth position with 20 games lost. Kupol-Rodniki will meet higher ranked Chelbasket (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Metallurg MGN will play against the league’s leader TSU (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: A.Kuznetcov 12+4reb+7ast, N.Zhmako 11+5reb, K.Arkhipov 11+3reb, V.Bobrovskikh 10+6reb+1ast, D.Kuimov 9+2reb+1ast, D.Karvanen 7+4reb+1ast
Metallurg MGN: T.Jefferson 14+4reb+4ast, K.Kulikov 12+4reb, M.Liutych 10+10reb+2ast, N.Remizov 6+2reb, A.Stepantsov 6+6reb+1ast, S.Sarafankin 6+2reb+1ast

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Chelbasket – TSU 70-74

Superleague 1 top team – TSU (23-6) added another victory to their record. This time they beat seventh ranked Chelbasket (14-15) in Chelyabinsk 74-70. Chelbasket was plagued by 30 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Nikita Ivanov (205-1991) scored 12 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ivan Samoylenko chipped in 15 points during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Ruslan Tumanov (195-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Cuban forward Darol Hernandez-Zinenko (207-1989) scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. TSU have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 23-6 record. Chelbasket at the other side keeps the seventh place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Barnaul. TSU will play against Metallurg MGN (#14) in Magnitogorsk in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Chelbasket will play at home against Kupol-Rodniki (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
TSU: I.Samoylenko 15+4reb+2ast, N.Ivanov 12+7reb+3ast, D.Ziborov 12+2reb, D.Levshin 8+4reb, I.Evstigneev 7+2reb+2ast, A.Vostrikov 6+7reb
Chelbasket: D.Yakunin 14+2reb, R.Tumanov 14+7reb+3ast, D.Hernandez-Zinenko 13+9reb, D.Nezvankin 9+2reb+4ast, A.Lavnikov 7+4reb, I.Podobedov 5+1reb+4ast

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CSKA-2 – Barnaul 75-83

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Dinamo G. – Lok.Kuban 85-73

Rather predictable result when thirteenth ranked Dinamo (10-19) won against bottom-ranked Lok.Kuban (8-21) in Grozny 85-73 on Thursday. The former international guard Maxim Kolyushkin (191-1990) notched 12 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the effort and the former international power forward Artem Pisarchuk (205-1992) supported him with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Dinamo G.’s coach Nikita Kucherenko used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 19 points and 4 assists by guard Vadim Orekhov (197-2002) did not help to save the game for Lok.Kuban. Point guard Artem Chevarenkov (185-1996) added 12 points and 7 assists. Four Lok.Kuban players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Dinamo maintains thirteenth position with 10-19 record. Lok.Kuban lost ninth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 21 games lost. They share the position with BARS-RGEU. Dinamo will meet at home BARS-RGEU (#15) in the next round. Lok.Kuban will play against Zenit-2 where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Dinamo G.: A.Komissarov 15+6reb+1ast, A.Pisarchuk 14+8reb+1ast, M.Kolyushkin 12+6reb+9ast, V.Zabolotnev 8+1reb+2ast, V.Likhodey 8+2reb+1ast, D.Ishchenko 8+1reb+1ast
Lok.Kuban: V.Orekhov 19+4reb+4ast, S.Medvedev 14+4reb, A.Koryakovskiy 12+7reb+1ast, A.Chevarenkov 12+2reb+7ast, N.Ryabov 7+3reb+2ast, A.Sereda 5+1reb

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Tambov – Novosybirsk 89-78

There was an upset when higher ranked Novosybirsk (18-11) lost on the road to twelfth ranked Tambov (11-18) 89-78 on Thursday. Tambov forced 20 Novosybirsk turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Belarusian point guard Andrey Rogozenko (183-1997) notched 31 points (perfect from downtown making all five shots) to lead the effort and point guard Serdar Annaev (186-1994) supported him with 6 points and 13 assists. Tambov’s coach Oleg Ugumnov used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 31 points and 6 rebounds by point guard Sergei Mitusov (194-1996, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) did not help to save the game for Novosybirsk. American guard CJ White (196-2000, college: UALR) added 12 points. Tambov have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain twelfth position with 11-18 record. Loser Novosybirsk keeps the fifth place with 11 games lost. Tambov will meet at home higher ranked Barnaul (#8) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Novosybirsk will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA-2 where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Tambov: A.Rogozenko 31+4reb+1ast, R.Balandin 18+2reb+2ast, F.Stoyko 12+5reb+2ast, P.Novikov 7+4reb+1ast, S.Annaev 6+4reb+13ast, V.Kalinov 5+4reb+1ast
Novosybirsk: S.Mitusov 31+6reb, C.White 12+4reb+1ast, A.Semenyuk 9+4reb, O.Balashov 8+4reb+2ast, D.Posashkov 8+8reb, A.Babushkin 7+2reb+3ast

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Zenit-2 – BARS-RGEU 109-94

Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Zenit-2 (19-10) defeated 15th ranked BARS-RGEU (8-21) in Saint Petersburg 109-94 on Thursday. Zenit-2 outrebounded BARS-RGEU 44-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. Zenit-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. Swingman Pavel Zemskiy (203-2004) notched 28 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and center Egor Ryzhov (210-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) supported him with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Even 25 points and 8 rebounds by guard Egor Sytnikov (193-2002) did not help to save the game for BARS-RGEU. Power forward Maxim Krivosheev (207-1988) added 20 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 maintains fourth position with 19-10 record. BARS-RGEU lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fifteenth place with 21 games lost. They share the position with Lok.Kuban. Zenit-2 will meet at home bottom-ranked Lok.Kuban (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. BARS-RGEU will play against Dinamo in Grozny and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: P.Zemskiy 28+8reb+5ast, E.Ryzhov 17+12reb+7ast, D.Aksenov 11+1reb+3ast, M.Karvanen 10+2reb+2ast, E.Evstafev 9+4reb+1ast, A.Khodorich 8+4reb+3ast
BARS-RGEU: E.Sytnikov 25+8reb+1ast, M.Krivosheev 20+3reb+1ast, P.Bugaenko 11+2reb+1ast, E.Marinin 10+1reb+1ast, M.Tkachenko 9+3reb+8ast, A.Krasnogor 8+2reb+2ast