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The Regular Season in VTB-Youth League is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 6 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked CSKA-Junior (36-8) recorded its eighth loss on the court of third ranked Khimki-2 on Tuesday night. Visitors were edged by Khimki-2 70-67. Strangely CSKA-Junior outrebounded Khimki-2 47-30 including a 21-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was Pavel Repnin (199-2006) who scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Arseniy Ivankov (193-2005) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) who recorded a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. CSKA-Junior’s coach Alexandr Gusev tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Khimki-2 maintains third position with 32-10 record having six points less than leader CSKA-Junior. CSKA-Junior at the other side still keeps top place with eight games lost. They share the position with MBA-2. Khimki-2 are looking forward to face Zenit-2 (#5) in Saint Petersburg in the next round. CSKA-Junior will play on the road against Minsk (#7) and is hoping to win this game.
Seventh-ranked Minsk (20-22) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked Zenit-2 (28-14). The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only one-point victory 81-80. However their fans expected easier game. It was a good game for Alexandr Porotnikov (192-2007) who saved his team from a defeat with 19 points and 7 assists. German Mucshinskiy contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds for Minsk. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 28-14 record. Newly promoted Minsk keeps the seventh place with 22 games lost. Zenit-2 will play against higher ranked Khimki-2 (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Minsk will play against the league’s leader CSKA-Junior (#1) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Perm. Local Parma-2 (29-15) outscored 9th ranked UNICS-2 (15-29) 81-61 on Tuesday night. Gleb Firsov had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners. The best for the losing side was Magomednabi Khalilulaev with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Parma-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 29-15 record. Loser UNICS-2 keeps the ninth place with 29 games lost. Parma-2 will meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#6) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 54 Avtodor-2 was defeated by Lokomotiv-2 in Krasnodar 77-67. Uralmash-2 was beaten by N.Novgorod-2 at home 76-94.

Lokomotiv-2 – Avtodor-2 77-67

There was no surprise in Krasnodar where 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (11-33) was defeated by eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-24) 77-67 on Tuesday. Lokomotiv-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2‘s 30. They outrebounded Avtodor-2 44-31 including 31 on the defensive glass. Lokomotiv-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Center Kirill Luzan (207-2006) had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Anton Suschik (210-2005) with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) scored 21 points. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Lokomotiv-2 maintains eighth position with 18-24 record. Avtodor-2 lost third consecutive game. They keep the twelfth place with 33 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will meet at home Samara-2 (#10) in the next round. Avtodor-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Avtodor-2: P.Forsov 21+4reb+2ast, A.Suschik 19+10reb, R.Gabaraev 14+4reb, S.Skotnikov 6+6reb+8ast, R.Gafiev 5+1reb+2ast, A.Nikulin 2
Lokomotiv-2: K.Luzan 19+12reb+3ast, V.Antciferov 12+6reb, I.Grushevskiy 11+7reb+2ast, P.Ryabkov 8+5reb+5ast, A.Molofeev 7+3reb+8ast, D.Chernin 7+4reb

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Parma-2 – UNICS-2 81-61

The game with biggest result difference took place in Perm. Local Parma-2 (29-15) outscored 9th ranked UNICS-2 (15-29) 81-61 on Tuesday night. Parma-2 outrebounded UNICS-2 46-35 including 32 on the defensive glass. Parma-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Center Gleb Firsov (208-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) chipped in 18 points during the contest. Four Parma-2 players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Nikita Lednev (189-2005) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Parma-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 29-15 record. Loser UNICS-2 keeps the ninth place with 29 games lost. Parma-2 will meet at home N.Novgorod-2 (#6) in the next round. UNICS-2 will play against Uralmash-2 in Yekaterinburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 17+6reb+4ast, N.Lednev 15+5reb+2ast, A.Gerega 6+3reb, Y.Dudnik 6+8reb+1ast, E.Shaposhnikov 6+1reb, G.Yalovenko 5+7reb+3ast
Parma-2: M.Stafeev 18+2reb+2ast, G.Firsov 15+12reb+1ast, I.Mironov 14+4reb+1ast, S.Vshivkov 10+4reb+6ast, Y.Guchkov 7+1reb, P.Tsygvintsev 5+4reb+3ast

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Uralmash-2 – N.Novgorod-2 76-94

No shocking result in a game in Yekaterinburg where sixth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (27-17) defeated 11th ranked Uralmash-2 (12-32) 94-76 on Tuesday. N.Novgorod-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Uralmash-2‘s 32. N.Novgorod-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Point guard Kirill Belov (182-2006) scored 29 points (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) to lead the charge for the winners and forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) with 20 points and 7 assists and Vladislav Smagin (200-2006) scored 16 points and 7 rebounds. Five Uralmash-2 players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. N.Novgorod-2 maintains sixth position with 27-17 record. Loser Uralmash-2 keeps the eleventh place with 32 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will meet higher ranked Parma-2 (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Uralmash-2 will play against UNICS-2 (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: M.Reshetov 20+3reb+7ast, V.Smagin 16+7reb+2ast, B.Policshuk 14+7reb+1ast, A.Kosachev 13+1reb, A.Fomin 10+2reb+1ast, D.Karmanov 2
N.Novgorod-2: K.Belov 29+1reb+3ast, Y.Anikin 14+6reb+3ast, V.Semenchenko 10+1reb+4ast, A.Shportun 8+4reb+1ast, A.Kovalenko 8+5reb+3ast, V.Noskov 7+2reb+1ast

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Khimki-2 – CSKA-Junior 70-67

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Minsk – Zenit-2 80-81

Seventh-ranked Minsk (20-22) made lots of trouble for fifth ranked Zenit-2 (28-14). The visitors from Saint Petersburg managed to secure only one-point victory 81-80. However their fans expected easier game. Zenit-2 forced 19 Minsk turnovers. Minsk was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for Alexandr Porotnikov (192-2007) who saved his team from a defeat with 19 points and 7 assists. Guard German Mucshinskiy (186-2005) contributed with 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) replied with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds and Belarusian forward Pavel Rabushko (198-2006) added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Minsk. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Zenit-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains fifth position with 28-14 record. Newly promoted Minsk keeps the seventh place with 22 games lost. Zenit-2 will play against higher ranked Khimki-2 (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Minsk will play against the league’s leader CSKA-Junior (#1) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Minsk: V.Duchko 18+13reb+3ast, D.Semenyuk 13+1reb+3ast, P.Rabushko 12+10reb+3ast, D.Mukete 11+1reb+2ast, M.Moskalchuk 9+1reb+4ast, D.Zakharenkov 7+5reb+3ast
Zenit-2: A.Porotnikov 19+4reb+7ast, G.Mucshinskiy 14+5reb+2ast, I.Kasyanov 9+1reb, T.Komissarov 8+6reb+2ast, M.Presnyakov 8+7reb+1ast, P.Logunov 6+2reb