There will be only one (last) round of the Regular Season in VTB-Youth League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
An interesting game for MBA-2 (39-8) which played road game in Saint Petersburg against 4th placed Zenit-2 (32-15). Second ranked MBA-2 managed to get a 11-point victory 78-67. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Zenit-2. MBA-2 made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Strangely Zenit-2 outrebounded MBA-2 44-30 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MBA-2 made 8 blocks. Matvey Padius (194-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 5 rebounds. Daniil Finaev (198-2006) contributed with 12 points for the winners. point guard Artemiy Koshev (186-2006) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds for Zenit-2. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior. Defending champion Zenit-2 keeps the fourth place with 15 games lost. MBA-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zenit-2 will play again at home against the league’s second-placed MBA-2 (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (39-8) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked Enisey-2 (2-45) in Moscow 92-55. It was a great evening for center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Denis Klubbe helped adding 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Vadim Afanasev (190-2006) responded with 17 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for CSKA-Junior. They maintain first place with 39-8 record, which they share with MBA-2. Enisey-2 lost their sixth game in a row. They stay dead last with 45 lost games. CSKA-Junior will again play against bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.
Tenth-ranked Uralmash-2 (14-33) used its home court advantage to challenge fifth ranked Parma-2 (31-16) in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday. The visitors from Perm managed to secure only three-point victory 70-67. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Uralmash-2. It was an exceptional evening for Grigoriy Golovchenko who led the winners and scored 14 points. Parma-2’s coach Anton Kataev used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Artyom Fomin came up with 23 points for Uralmash-2 in the defeat. Parma-2 maintains fifth place with 31-16 record. Uralmash-2 at the other side keeps the tenth position with 33 games lost. They share it with Samara-2. Parma-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play again against Parma-2 (#5) and hope to secure a win.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 59: Khimki-2 smashed Samara-2 on the road 86-65. Avtodor-2 was destroyed by Minsk on its own court 68-87. Lokomotiv-2 outscored UNICS-2 in Krasnodar 104-67.
Samara-2 – Khimki-2 65-86
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Khimki-2 (35-12) crushed on the road 10th ranked Samara-2 (14-33) 86-65 on Tuesday. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Samara-2‘s 32. They outrebounded Samara-2 42-28 including a 32-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Fyodor Lavrekhin (196-2006) who led the winners and scored 15 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Maxim Panarin accounted for 13 points for the winning side. Bogdan Shuvakin (198-2006) came up with 26 points and 6 rebounds and point guard Ilya Zaytcev (193-2005) added 15 points respectively for Samara-2 in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Khimki-2. They maintain third place with 35-12 record having four points less than leader CSKA-Junior. Samara-2 lost their eighth game in a row. They keep the tenth position with 33 games lost. They share it with Uralmash-2. Khimki-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Samara-2 will play again against Khimki-2 (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: B.Shuvakin 26+6reb+2ast, I.Zaytcev 15+3reb+2ast, E.Chirkov 8+1reb+1ast, N.Shvechikhin 4+1reb, K.Kalinin 4+6reb+1ast, D.Martynov 4+2reb+3ast
Khimki-2: F.Lavrekhin 15+8reb, M.Panarin 13+2reb+3ast, A.Ivankov 11+2reb+2ast, A.Konotop 10+1reb, B.Smirnov 7+2reb+4ast, A.Bovduy 6+9reb
gschID: 1205037
Avtodor-2 – Minsk 68-87
Very expected game when 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (11-36) was smashed by seventh ranked Minsk (23-24) in Saratov 87-68 on Tuesday. Minsk made 27-of-33 free shots (81.8 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Minsk made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for forward Vitaly Duchko (197-2006) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Belarusian Dmitry Zakharenkov (203-2005) accounted for 19 points for the winning side. Four Minsk players scored in double figures. Guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) came up with 21 points and Ukrainian forward Artem Novikov (199-1998) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively for Avtodor-2 in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. The victory was the third consecutive win for Minsk. Newly promoted Minsk maintains seventh place with 23-24 record. Avtodor-2 lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the twelfth position with 36 games lost. Minsk will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Avtodor-2 will play again against Minsk (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Avtodor-2: P.Forsov 21+3reb+1ast, R.Gabaraev 11+6reb+1ast, A.Novikov 11+13reb, S.Skotnikov 8+5reb+3ast, Y.Teder 4, E.Kryuchkov 4+3reb+1ast
Minsk: D.Zakharenkov 19+4reb+1ast, D.Semenyuk 17+4reb, V.Duchko 14+14reb+3ast, A.Ozhgo 11+2reb+6ast, M.Moskalchuk 9+2reb, P.Rabushko 6+3reb+2ast
gschID: 1205038
UNICS-2 – Lokomotiv-2 67-104
The game between closely ranked teams ended with eighth ranked Lokomotiv-2‘s (22-25) road victory over 9th ranked UNICS-2 (15-32) in Kazan 104-67 on Tuesday. Lokomotiv-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to UNICS-2‘s 36. They outrebounded UNICS-2 54-33 including a 21-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Lokomotiv-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by UNICS-2‘s players. It was an exceptional evening for center Pavel Ryabkov (202-2006) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Kirill Luzan (207-2006) accounted for 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side. Five Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. Point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) came up with 20 points and 4 assists and forward Vladislav Dergavin (198-2006) added 14 points respectively for UNICS-2 in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lokomotiv-2 maintains eighth place with 22-25 record. UNICS-2 lost their fifth game in a row. They keep the ninth position with 32 games lost. Lokomotiv-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. UNICS-2 will play again against Lokomotiv-2 (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 20+3reb+4ast, V.Dergavin 14+3reb+2ast, E.Shaposhnikov 12+3reb+1ast, N.Lednev 7+5reb+3ast, T.Allayarov 6+1reb, G.Yalovenko 4+6reb+2ast
Lokomotiv-2: K.Luzan 14+11reb+4ast, P.Ryabkov 14+15reb+4ast, V.Antciferov 12+6reb, I.Anufriev 12+1reb+3ast, A.Molofeev 10+4reb+3ast, R.Vorsulev 10+1reb+5ast
gschID: 1205039
Zenit-2 – MBA-2 67-78
An interesting game for MBA-2 (39-8) which played road game in Saint Petersburg against 4th placed Zenit-2 (32-15). Second ranked MBA-2 managed to get a 11-point victory 78-67. It ended at the same time the seven-game winning streak of Zenit-2. MBA-2 made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Strangely Zenit-2 outrebounded MBA-2 44-30 including a 25-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when MBA-2 made 8 blocks. Matvey Padius (194-2006) orchestrated the victory by scoring 24 points and 5 rebounds. Daniil Finaev (198-2006) contributed with 12 points for the winners. Point guard Artemiy Koshev (186-2006) answered with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Alexandr Porotnikov (192-2007, agency: Dream Team Agency) added 17 points in the effort for Zenit-2. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. MBA-2 have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with CSKA-Junior. Defending champion Zenit-2 keeps the fourth place with 15 games lost. MBA-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Zenit-2 will play again at home against the league’s second-placed MBA-2 (#2) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: A.Porotnikov 17+3reb+2ast, I.Vasilev 16+5reb, A.Koshev 10+10reb+2ast, I.Kasyanov 7+8reb, S.Burinskiy 5+5reb+2ast, G.Mucshinskiy 5+3reb+2ast
MBA-2: M.Padius 24+5reb+3ast, D.Finaev 12+4reb, M.Ogarkov 8+4reb+2ast, I.Kalugin 7+1ast, K.Adaykin 7+2reb+2ast, T.Shikalov 6+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1205040
CSKA-Junior – Enisey-2 92-55
VTB-Youth League top team – CSKA-Junior (39-8) had no problems winning another game. This time they crushed thirteenth ranked Enisey-2 (2-45) in Moscow 92-55. CSKA-Junior dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 28 and made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. CSKA-Junior forced 26 Enisey-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 41-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. CSKA-Junior players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Enisey-2‘s players. It was a great evening for center Zakhar Lavrenov (205-2005, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Point guard Denis Klubbe (192-2007) helped adding 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Vadim Afanasev (190-2006) responded with 17 points and point guard Anton Ovchinnikov (190-2006) scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for CSKA-Junior. They maintain first place with 39-8 record, which they share with MBA-2. Enisey-2 lost their sixth game in a row. They stay dead last with 45 lost games. CSKA-Junior will again play against bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (#13) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: V.Afanasev 17+3ast, A.Ovchinnikov 13+2reb, R.Pekshin 8+4reb+1ast, A.Vorobev 5+5reb+4ast, V.Demidov 5+7reb, I.Nifontov 4+4reb
CSKA-Junior: Z.Lavrenov 23+10reb+3ast, D.Klubbe 17+5reb+4ast, G.Kirill 9+4reb, N.Sadikov 9+4reb+6ast, G.Bukhalov 7+2reb+1ast, M.Lagutin 6+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1205041
Uralmash-2 – Parma-2 67-70
Tenth-ranked Uralmash-2 (14-33) used its home court advantage to challenge fifth ranked Parma-2 (31-16) in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday. The visitors from Perm managed to secure only three-point victory 70-67. However their fans expected much easier game. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Uralmash-2. It was an exceptional evening for forward Grigoriy Golovchenko (205-2007, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who led the winners and scored 14 points. Platon Tsygvintsev (197-2006, agency: Dream Team Agency) accounted for 7 points and 9 rebounds for the winning side. Four Parma-2 players scored in double figures. Parma-2’s coach Anton Kataev used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Artyom Fomin (189-2005) came up with 23 points and center Egor Nikishenko (203-2006) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Uralmash-2 in the defeat. Parma-2 maintains fifth place with 31-16 record. Uralmash-2 at the other side keeps the tenth position with 33 games lost. They share it with Samara-2. Parma-2 will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Uralmash-2 will play again against Parma-2 (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Uralmash-2: A.Fomin 23+4reb+1ast, E.Nikishenko 12+11reb, V.Smagin 10+6reb+2ast, M.Reshetov 6+3reb+5ast, A.Sereda 6+4reb+1ast, A.Kosachev 4+3reb+4ast
Parma-2: G.Golovchenko 14+4reb+1ast, I.Mironov 12+2reb, S.Vshivkov 11+3reb+2ast, M.Stafeev 11+5reb, P.Tsygvintsev 7+9reb+1ast, G.Kremlev 6+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1205042
