Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Fourth-ranked Lokomotiv-2 (6-4) gave a tough game to first ranked MBA-2 (11-1) in Krasnodar on Sunday. The visitors from Moscow managed to secure only two-point victory 60-58. However their fans expected easier game. Forward Kirill Esipov (195-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 21 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Yegor Pokinko (185-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Kirill Temirov (198-2002) responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. MBA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side dropped to the seventh place with four games lost. MBA-2 are looking forward to face Samara-2 (#10) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lokomotiv-2 will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA U23 and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Important game to mention about took place in Saint Petersburg. Fifth ranked Zenit-2 (7-5) saved a 1-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Runa-2 (9-3) 73-72 on Sunday evening. Center Vladislav Samukhin (206-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 21 points and 23 rebounds to lead the effort and Yegor Sorokin supported him with 15 points and 4 steals. Even a double-double of 16 points and 14 rebounds by forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) did not help to save the game for Runa-2. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Unics-2 and Khimki-2. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. Zenit-2 will play against Enisey-2 (#8) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round. Runa-2 will play at home against Avtodor-2 (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Avtodor-2 has finally registered their first victory this season after 11 consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat N.Novgorod-2 (3-7) 81-78 on Tuesday. Andrey Ivanov fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Daniil Alexeev produced 22 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Avtodor-2 (1-11) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. Loser N.Novgorod-2 keeps the ninth position with seven games lost. Avtodor-2 will meet higher ranked Runa-2 (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. N.Novgorod-2 will play against Parma-2 (#12) in Perm and hope to secure a win.
There were no shocking results in the other games in round 10: Khimki-2 won against Enisey-2 on the opponent’s court 78-63. Bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 unfortunately lost to N.Novgorod-2 in a home game 58-68. Unics-2 rolled over Samara-2 on the road 74-55. Enisey-2 was crushed by Khimki-2 on its own court 58-77. Unics-2 beat Samara-2 in Kazan 71-54.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 20 points and 5 rebounds by Anatoly Gunter of Unics-2.
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Lokomotiv-2 – MBA-2 58-60
Fourth-ranked Lokomotiv-2 (6-4) gave a tough game to first ranked MBA-2 (11-1) in Krasnodar on Sunday. The visitors from Moscow managed to secure only two-point victory 60-58. However their fans expected easier game. Forward Kirill Esipov (195-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) scored 21 points to lead the charge for the winners and guard Yegor Pokinko (185-2002, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Kirill Temirov (198-2002) responded with 14 points and 6 rebounds and center Artem Oreshnikov (205-2004) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. MBA-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. Lokomotiv-2 at the other side dropped to the seventh place with four games lost. MBA-2 are looking forward to face Samara-2 (#10) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lokomotiv-2 will play against the league’s second-placed CSKA U23 and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: T.Kirill 14+6reb+3ast, O.Artem 10+5reb, G.Daniil 6+2reb+3ast, Z.Vladimir 6+2ast, T.Demid 5, T.Alexander 4+1reb
MBA-2: E.Kirill 21+4reb+2ast, M.Nikita 11+2reb+3ast, P.Yegor 11+5reb+2ast, T.Vladimir 7+6reb+3ast, S.Maksim 4+5reb, Z.Ivan 3
gschID: 1021572
Zenit-2 – Runa-2 73-72
Important game to mention about took place in Saint Petersburg. Fifth ranked Zenit-2 (7-5) saved a 1-point victory at home edging one of their biggest challengers Runa-2 (9-3) 73-72 on Sunday evening. Zenit-2 forced 36 Runa-2 turnovers. Runa-2 was plagued by 31 personal fouls down the stretch. Center Vladislav Samukhin (206-2004) notched a double-double by scoring 21 points and 23 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Yegor Sorokin (197-2002) supported him with 15 points and 4 steals. Four Zenit-2 players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 16 points and 14 rebounds by forward Pavel Gankevich (201-2003) did not help to save the game for Runa-2. Center Egor Vanin (215-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 12 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Defending champion moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Unics-2 and Khimki-2. Runa-2 at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. Zenit-2 will play against Enisey-2 (#8) in Krasnoyarsk in the next round. Runa-2 will play at home against Avtodor-2 (#11) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Runa-2: G.Pavel 16+14reb+1ast, V.Egor 12+9reb+3ast, K.Artem 11+3reb+2ast, S.Yuriy 9+6reb, Z.Alexandr 8+2reb+3ast, S.Vitaly 6+5reb+6ast
Zenit-2: S.Vladislav 21+23reb, S.Yegor 15+4reb+1ast, D.Ian 10+1reb+3ast, P.Ivan 10+3reb+2ast, F.Dmitriy 7+1reb, V.Timofey 6+9reb+3ast
gschID: 1021573
Enisey-2 – Khimki-2 63-78
Rather expected game in Krasnoyarsk where 8th ranked Enisey-2 (5-7) was defeated by sixth ranked Khimki-2 (7-5) 78-63 on Monday. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2’s 22 and made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Khimki-2 forced 20 Enisey-2 turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Maksim Beloshapko (199-2002) fired 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Ivan Potezhnyi (210-2002) chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds. Four Khimki-2 players scored in double figures. Point guard Yaroslav Zaporozhets (183-2002) produced 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and swingman Aleksandr Gritsenko (195-2004) added 10 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Unics-2 and Zenit-2. Loser Enisey-2 keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will meet at home UNICS-2 (#5) in the next round. Enisey-2 will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: Z.Yaroslav 21+5reb+8ast, K.Ivan 13+3reb, G.Aleksandr 10+8reb+1ast, K.Ilya 4+1reb+1ast, Y.Maxim 4+1reb+1ast, Z.Maxim 3+2reb+3ast
Khimki-2: B.Maksim 16+6reb, P.Ivan 12+6reb+2ast, Y.Timofey 10+2reb+1ast, Y.Daniil 10+5reb+2ast, N.Aleksandr 10+2reb+5ast, S.Vladislav 7+6reb+2ast
gschID: 1021574
Avtodor-2 – N.Novgorod-2 58-68
Rather predictable result in Saratov where ninth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (3-7) defeated 12th ranked Avtodor-2 (1-11) 68-58 on Monday. Center Artem Pokrovkov (201-2003) fired a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Forward Daniil Alexeev (198-2002) chipped in 15 points and 9 rebounds. Center Andrey Pechkin (206-2002) produced 14 points and 9 rebounds and guard Andrey Ivanov (199-2003) added 16 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) respectively for lost side. N.Novgorod-2 maintains ninth position with 3-7 record. Avtodor-2 lost eleventh consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. N.Novgorod-2 will meet bottom-ranked Parma-2 (#12) in the next round. Avtodor-2 will play against Runa-2 in Moscow and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 17+3reb+3ast, I.Andrey 16+5reb+2ast, P.Andrey 14+9reb, P.Jaroslav 7+1reb, F.Andrey 2+2reb+2ast, R.Stanislav 2+3reb
N.Novgorod-2: P.Artem 16+10reb+1ast, A.Daniil 15+9reb, O.Vadim 12+6reb+5ast, O.Artem 9+1reb+3ast, R.Matvey 9+2reb+1ast, V.Yefim 4+3reb+3ast
gschID: 1021575
Samara-2 – Unics-2 55-74
Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Samara-2 (1-7) was rolled over at home by seventh ranked UNICS-2 (7-5) 74-55 on Monday. UNICS-2 forced 24 Samara-2 turnovers. Forward Ilya Baranov (190-2002) fired 24 points for the winners. Forward Alexander Kalashnikov (196-2002) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds. Guard Daniil Volkov (195-2004) produced 16 points and 7 rebounds and guard Viktor Shevchenko (185-2002) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS-2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Khimki-2 and Zenit-2. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with seven games lost. UNICS-2 will meet Khimki-2 (#4) on the road in the next round. Samara-2 will play against the league’s leader MBA-2 (#1) in Moscow and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: V.Daniil 16+7reb+3ast, S.Viktor 13+2reb+6ast, S.Egor 5+2reb, K.Dmitry 5+5reb, I.Yan 4+1reb+1ast, L.Nikita 4+3reb+2ast
Unics-2: B.Ilya 24+1reb+3ast, K.Alexander 11+8reb+1ast, G.Anatoly 9+2ast, V.Dmitri 8+7reb+3ast, N.Vladimir 6+5reb, P.Sergey 5+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1021576
Enisey-2 – Khimki-2 58-77
Everything went according to plan in Krasnoyarsk where sixth ranked Khimki-2 (7-5) outscored 8th ranked Enisey-2 (5-7) 77-58 on Tuesday. Khimki-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2’s 24. Khimki-2 forced 22 Enisey-2 turnovers and had a 30-19 advantage in offensive rebounds. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2002) fired 17 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Ivan Potezhnyi (210-2002) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds. Swingman Aleksandr Gritsenko (195-2004) produced 20 points and 8 rebounds and point guard Yaroslav Zaporozhets (183-2002) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Unics-2 and Zenit-2. Loser Enisey-2 keeps the eighth position with seven games lost. Khimki-2 will meet at home UNICS-2 (#5) in the next round. Enisey-2 will play against Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Enisey-2: G.Aleksandr 20+8reb+1ast, Z.Yaroslav 15+5reb+1ast, D.Andrey 6+1reb+2ast, S.Lev 6+3reb, K.Ivan 5+3reb+2ast, K.Ilya 2+3reb+1ast
Khimki-2: K.Kirill 17+7reb+8ast, P.Ivan 12+10reb+2ast, K.Mussa 8+2ast, N.Aleksandr 6+3reb+1ast, S.Vladislav 6+1ast, S.Nikita 6+6reb+1ast
gschID: 1021577
Avtodor-2 – N.Novgorod-2 81-78
Avtodor-2 has finally registered their first victory this season after 11 consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat N.Novgorod-2 (3-7) 81-78 on Tuesday. Avtodor-2 made 33-of-43 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game, while N.Novgorod-2 only scored nine points from the stripe. Guard Andrey Ivanov (199-2003) fired 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Forward Andrey Fedorov (198-2003) chipped in 21 points. Forward Daniil Alexeev (198-2002) produced 22 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and guard Artem Orekhov (191-2002) added 17 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Avtodor-2 (1-11) left bottom position moving up to eleventh place. Loser N.Novgorod-2 keeps the ninth position with seven games lost. Avtodor-2 will meet higher ranked Runa-2 (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. N.Novgorod-2 will play against Parma-2 (#12) in Perm and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: A.Daniil 22+3reb, O.Artem 17+4reb+2ast, O.Vadim 16+5reb+1ast, P.Artem 12+8reb+1ast, V.Yefim 3+2reb+5ast, S.Mikhail 3+1ast
Avtodor-2: F.Andrey 21+3reb+1ast, I.Andrey 19+8reb, P.Andrey 11+5reb+3ast, R.Stanislav 10+3reb+1ast, P.Jaroslav 8+2reb+1ast, A.Dmitriy 6+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1021578
Samara-2 – Unics-2 54-71
There was no surprise when 10th ranked Samara-2 (1-7) was defeated at home by seventh ranked UNICS-2 (7-5) 71-54 on Tuesday. UNICS-2 outrebounded Samara-2 53-32 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-2002) fired a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for the winners. Guard Anatoly Gunter (183-2003) chipped in 20 points and 5 rebounds. Guard Daniil Volkov (195-2004) produced 12 points and 9 rebounds and guard Yan Irkov (192-2003) added 11 points and 7 steals respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS-2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Khimki-2 and Zenit-2. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with seven games lost. UNICS-2 will meet Khimki-2 (#4) on the road in the next round. Samara-2 will play against the league’s leader MBA-2 (#1) in Moscow and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Samara-2: V.Daniil 12+9reb+3ast, I.Yan 11+1reb+3ast, K.Dmitry 10+2reb+1ast, M.Andrey 7+6reb+1ast, S.Viktor 6+1ast, A.Dmitri 4+1reb+2ast
Unics-2: G.Anatoly 20+5reb+1ast, P.Sergey 19+10reb+4ast, B.Ilya 10+2reb+4ast, P.Stanislav 9+9reb+2ast, V.Dmitri 8+11reb, K.Dmitry 3+1reb
gschID: 1021579
Tags : KIRILL ESIPOV, MBA MOSCOW, RUSSIAN BASKETBALL
