Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
Third-ranked Brest (11-9) made lots of trouble for first ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (16-4) on Tuesday. The visitors from Minsk managed to secure only one-point victory 88-87. However their fans expected easier game. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 forced 23 Brest turnovers. Strangely Brest outrebounded Tsmoki-Minsk U20 57-45 including 17 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was forward Aleksey Shevchenko (191-2004) who scored 31 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Dmitriy Zaharenkov (174-2005) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Vladislav Lagodich (180-2002) who recorded 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Tsmoki-Minsk U20 maintains first position with 16-4 record. Brest lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with nine games lost. They share the position with SDUSHOR. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 are looking forward to face league’s second-placed Rubon II in Vitebsk in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Brest will play on the road against Vitebsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Minsk: Impuls BGUIR (#5) and Tsmoki II (#4). Impuls BGUIR (8-14) won against visiting Tsmoki II (8-14) 74-69. It was a good game for point guard Mikita Dashkevich (178-2001) who led his team to a victory with 22 points. Anton Zaretskiy contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Aliaksei Navoichyk (190-2001) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds for Tsmoki II. Impuls BGUIR moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Tsmoki II. Tsmoki II lost third consecutive game. Impuls BGUIR’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Tsmoki II.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Rubon II (12-8) against fifth ranked Grodno GrSU (9-11) on Sunday night. Visiting Rubon II was crushed by Grodno GrSU in Grodno 83-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rubon II. Worth to mention a great performance of Vasiliy Novik who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Grodno GrSU’s coach Rustan Nosenko used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Ivan Litarnyi with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Grodno GrSU maintains fifth position with 9-11 record. Newly promoted Rubon II keeps the second place with eight games lost. Grodno GrSU will meet at home higher ranked SDUSHOR (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rubon II will play against the league’s leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Rest of the games of round 24 were very predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Tsmoki II was crushed by Grodno in a road game 110-66. Impuls BGUIR smashed Gomel at home 82-60. Borisfen won against Rubon on the opponent’s court 78-69. SDUSHOR outscored Vitebsk in a home game 87-57.
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Grodno – Tsmoki II 110-66
There was no surprise when 4th ranked Tsmoki II (8-14) was crushed on the road by second ranked Grodno (17-5) 110-66 on Saturday. Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Tsmoki II’s 32. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 21 passes made by Tsmoki II’s players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international forward Aliaksandr Pustahvar (201-1985) who helped to win the game recording 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Ilya Sharipov (198-1991) who added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists during the contest. Five Grodno players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Nazar Guliev (201-2002) with 19 points and Ivan Terehov (199-2003) scored 13 points and 6 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. Grodno have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 17-5 record having just two points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Tsmoki II lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 14 games lost. They share the position with Impuls BGUIR. Grodno will meet at home league’s leader Borisfen in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Tsmoki II’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk Impuls BGUIR.
Top scorers:
Grodno: A.Pustahvar 22+7reb+5ast, T.Drukau 18+4reb+1ast, D.Majstorovic 16+1reb+2ast, N.Djuric 13+6reb+1ast, I.Sharipov 12+6reb+6ast, F.Simic 8+9ast
Tsmoki II: G.Nazar 19+4reb+2ast, T.Ivan 13+6reb+3ast, O.Andrey 9+4reb+2ast, N.Matsal 8+4ast, Y.Aliaksei 8+2reb+1ast, S.Grigoriy 5+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1012924
Impuls BGUIR – Gomel 82-60
The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Impuls BGUIR‘s (8-14) home victory over 6th ranked Gomel (1-21) 82-60 on Saturday. Impuls BGUIR dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Gomel’s 24. Impuls BGUIR forced 20 Gomel turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Mikita Dashkevich (178-2001) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and point guard Timofey Karpuk (185-2002) who added 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Impuls BGUIR players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was point guard Aliaksandr Yasevich (185-2001) with 19 points and 6 rebounds and guard Denis Yarets (188-1989) scored 18 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. Impuls BGUIR moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Tsmoki II. Gomel lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 21 games lost. Impuls BGUIR’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Tsmoki II.
Top scorers:
Impuls BGUIR: M.Dashkevich 27+4reb+3ast, T.Karpuk 16+8reb+3ast, L.Maksim 14+7reb+6ast, A.Vashkevich 11+7reb+4ast, S.Daniil 5+2reb+2ast, K.Vladislav 5+7reb
Gomel: A.Yasevich 19+6reb+3ast, D.Yarets 18+4reb+3ast, G.Viktor 10+14reb+1ast, S.Egor 6+3reb+2ast, E.Starostenko 5+3reb+7ast, S.Fedorchuk 2+3reb+4ast
gschID: 1012925
Rubon – Borisfen 69-78
Rather expected game in Vitebsk where 3rd ranked Rubon (14-10) was defeated by first ranked Borisfen (19-3) 78-69 on Saturday. Borisfen forced 24 Rubon turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Russian forward Vadim Balyakin (199-1990) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Aleksandr Kopachev (203-1995) who added 18 points during the contest. Borisfen’s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was the former international forward Victor Ovsepyan (202-1991) with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 14 rebounds and guard Anton Shchurko (188-1997) scored 15 points. Borisfen have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 19-3 record. Rubon at the other side keeps the third place with ten games lost. Borisfen will meet league’s second-placed Grodno on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Rubon will play against Gomel and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Borisfen: V.Balyakin 19+6reb, A.Kopachev 18+4reb, M.Porter 10+7reb+1ast, D.Agnew 8+2reb+1ast, M.Miroshnichenko 7+3reb+6ast, A.Malkou 6+5ast
Rubon: M.Shustov 18+1reb+1ast, A.Shchurko 15+4reb+3ast, V.Ovsepyan 11+14reb+2ast, M.Ovsepyan 7+5reb+2ast, M.Kozlovets 6+5reb+1ast, R.Pishcheyko 6+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1012926
Grodno GrSU – Rubon II 83-63
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Rubon II (12-8) against fifth ranked Grodno GrSU (9-11) on Sunday night. Visiting Rubon II was crushed by Grodno GrSU in Grodno 83-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rubon II. Grodno GrSU forced 36 Rubon II turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Vasiliy Novik (-2007) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Anton Gaidel (182-2003) who added 16 points during the contest. Four Grodno GrSU players scored in double figures. Grodno GrSU’s coach Rustan Nosenko used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was guard Ivan Litarnyi (187-2006) with 19 points and 9 rebounds and forward Nikita Borodin (202-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Grodno GrSU maintains fifth position with 9-11 record. Newly promoted Rubon II keeps the second place with eight games lost. Grodno GrSU will meet at home higher ranked SDUSHOR (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rubon II will play against the league’s leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Grodno GrSU: N.Vasiliy 21+11reb+2ast, G.Anton 16+4reb+3ast, K.Daniil 13+3reb, S.Evgeniy 11+5reb+2ast, F.Georgy 8+3reb+1ast, K.Maksim 7+2ast
Rubon II: L.Ivan 19+9reb+1ast, B.Nikita 13+11reb+2ast, H.Maksim 10+3reb+4ast, G.Alexander 6+7reb+2ast, K.Ilya 6+3reb+1ast, M.Anton 5+5ast
gschID: 1012927
Brest – Tsmoki-Minsk U20 87-88
Third-ranked Brest (11-9) made lots of trouble for first ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (16-4) on Tuesday. The visitors from Minsk managed to secure only one-point victory 88-87. However their fans expected easier game. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 forced 23 Brest turnovers. Strangely Brest outrebounded Tsmoki-Minsk U20 57-45 including 17 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was forward Aleksey Shevchenko (191-2004) who scored 31 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Zaharenkov (174-2005) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Tsmoki-Minsk U20 players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Vladislav Lagodich (180-2002) who recorded 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and center Gleb Bigun (204-2004) added 15 points, 23 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Tsmoki-Minsk U20 maintains first position with 16-4 record. Brest lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with nine games lost. They share the position with SDUSHOR. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 are looking forward to face league’s second-placed Rubon II in Vitebsk in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Brest will play on the road against Vitebsk and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Tsmoki-Minsk U20: S.Aleksey 31+6reb+1ast, B.Artsiom 15+5reb+3ast, S.Kiril 14+8reb+2ast, Z.Dmitriy 13+8reb+4ast, A.Stsiapan 9+10reb+3ast, T.Arseni 4+3reb+1ast
Brest: V.Lagodich 31+9reb+5ast, M.Nikita 28+9reb+2ast, B.Gleb 15+23reb+4ast, R.Mihail 4+6reb+1ast, A.Tur 3+5reb+2ast, V.Maxim 2+1reb
gschID: 1012928
SDUSHOR – Vitebsk 87-57
Rather predictable result in Minsk where fourth ranked SDUSHOR (11-9) outscored 6th ranked Vitebsk (1-19) 87-57 on Sunday. SDUSHOR dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Vitebsk’s 32. SDUSHOR forced 27 Vitebsk turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of Pavel Rabushka (-2006) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 5 rebounds and Vitali Duchko (-2006) who added 7 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was Vitaly Kurtsevich (-2002) with 21 points and 9 rebounds and guard Daniil Gorbachevsky (183-2003) scored 15 points and 5 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. SDUSHOR moved-up to third place, which they share with Brest. Vitebsk lost seventeenth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the sixth position with 19 games lost. SDUSHOR will meet Grodno GrSU (#5) on the road in the next round. Vitebsk will play against Brest and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
SDUSHOR: R.Pavel 18+5reb+1ast, K.Egor 15+2reb+1ast, G.Alexander 11+3reb, B.Egor 9+3reb+1ast, P.Zahar 8+9reb+1ast, F.Nazar 8+6reb+2ast
Vitebsk: K.Vitaly 21+9reb, G.Daniil 15+5reb+3ast, B.Dmitry 6+3reb, V.Arseni 5+5reb+3ast, P.Artem 3+4reb+1ast, K.Dmitry 2+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1012929
Impuls BGUIR – Tsmoki II 74-69
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Minsk: Impuls BGUIR (#5) and Tsmoki II (#4). Impuls BGUIR (8-14) won against visiting Tsmoki II (8-14) 74-69. Strangely Tsmoki II outrebounded Impuls BGUIR 39-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. Tsmoki II was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for point guard Mikita Dashkevich (178-2001) who led his team to a victory with 22 points. Swingman Anton Zaretskiy (195-1998) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Four Impuls BGUIR players scored in double figures. Guard Aliaksei Navoichyk (190-2001) replied with 20 points and 6 rebounds and Nazar Guliev (201-2002) added 10 points and 4 assists in the effort for Tsmoki II. Impuls BGUIR moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Tsmoki II. Tsmoki II lost third consecutive game. Impuls BGUIR’s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Tsmoki II.
Top scorers:
Impuls BGUIR: M.Dashkevich 22+4reb+3ast, A.Zaretskiy 17+8reb+1ast, L.Maksim 14+1reb+2ast, T.Karpuk 12+1reb+1ast, A.Vashkevich 7+5reb+3ast, S.Daniil 2+1reb+1ast
Tsmoki II: A.Navoichyk 20+6reb+2ast, G.Nazar 10+4reb+4ast, N.Matsal 9+6reb+1ast, S.Roman 9+4reb+4ast, Y.Aliaksei 6+3ast, T.Ivan 6+6reb+3ast
gschID: 1063149
Tags : ALEKSEY SHEVCHENKO, TSMOKI-MINSK SECOND TEAM, BELARUSIAN BASKETBALL
