The teams have now bigger motivation at this stage of Regular Season. Every game can be crucial and decide about teams’ position at the end of Regular Season. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Uralmash as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Uralmash smashed 8th ranked Univ.Surgut in Yekaterinburg 81-60. Uralmash forced 25 Univ.Surgut turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Uralmash made 7 blocks. Point guard Anton Glazunov (185-1986) stepped up and scored 15 points and 9 assists for the winners and swingman Kirill Pisklov (192-1996) chipped in 15 points. At the losing side guard Yegor Bestuzhev (180-1999) responded with 24 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. Uralmash (22-1) have an impressive series of eighteen victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Runa Basket. Univ.Surgut at the other side keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. Univ.Surgut will play next round against strong TSU trying to get back on the winning streak. Uralmash will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Khimki at home.
Important game to mention about took place in Revda. Third ranked TSU (18-5) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 4th placed Khimki (16-8) 67-65 in the fight for the third place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Khimki. Forward Ilya Karpenko (204-1997) nailed 9 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and Dmitriy Arteshin accounted for 7 points and 6 rebounds. point guard Dmitriy Nezvankin (187-1993) came up with 14 points for Khimki in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. TSU maintains third place with 18-5 record having four points less than leader Uralmash. Khimki at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. TSU will play against Univ.Surgut (#8) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Khimki will play against the league’s leader Uralmash (#1) in Yekaterinburg and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Moscow. Second ranked host Runa Basket (22-1) defeated 3rd placed TSU (18-5) 75-68. Artem Komissarov fired a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Maxim Kolyushkin produced 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventeenth consecutive win for Runa Basket. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Uralmash. Loser TSU keeps the third place with five games lost. Runa Basket will meet Zenit-2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. TSU will play against Univ.Surgut (#8) and hope to secure a win.
There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 25: Runa Basket destroyed CSKA 2 on the opponent’s court 78-59. Dinamo V. outscored Barnaul in a home game 92-62. Novosybirsk managed to beat Irkut on the road 74-69. Rusichi K. was defeated by Kupol-Rodniki on its own court 97-99. Bottom-ranked Lok.Kuban was smashed by Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg 85-64. Irkut destroyed Barnaul at home 102-57. Khimki managed to outperform Univ.Surgut on the opponent’s court 77-72. Dinamo V. managed to beat Novosybirsk in a home game 76-65.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points and 7 rebounds by Alexandr Semenyuk of Dinamo V..
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CSKA 2 – Runa Basket 59-78
Very expected game in Moscow where 13th ranked CSKA 2 (5-19) was crushed by second ranked Runa Basket (22-1) 78-59 on Wednesday. Runa Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. American guard Mike Davis (193-1996, college: Queens, NC) fired 18 points for the winners. Point guard Victor Zaryazhko (195-1992) chipped in 10 points and 8 assists. Four Runa Basket players scored in double figures. Forward Alexandr Evseev (205-2002) produced 22 points and forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventeenth consecutive win for Runa Basket. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Uralmash. CSKA 2 lost their sixth game in a row. They keep the thirteenth place with 19 games lost. Runa Basket will meet Zenit-2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. CSKA 2 will play against Lok.Kuban and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Runa Basket: M.Davis 18+4reb+1ast, I.Popov 12+4reb+1ast, M.Dybovskiy 11+5reb+2ast, V.Zaryazhko 10+3reb+8ast, M.Karpachev 7+6reb+2ast, G.Lawal 4+1reb
CSKA 2: E.Alexandr 22+1reb+1ast, A.Yaroslav 12+5reb+2ast, F.Lev 10+7reb+1ast, N.Yaroslav 4+3reb+2ast, A.Oleg 3+3reb+2ast, B.Evgeniy 2+2reb+1ast
gschID: 1011582
Dinamo V. – Barnaul 92-62
Very predictable result in Vladivostok where fifth ranked Dinamo V. (14-9) smashed 11th ranked Barnaul (7-17) 92-62 on Monday. Dinamo V. dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Barnaul’s 16. They outrebounded Barnaul 42-20 including a 29-12 advantage in defensive rebounds. Dinamo V. looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international power forward Alimdzhan Fedyushin (209-1989, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired 20 points for the winners. Belarusian guard Kirill Sitnik (190-1989) chipped in 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Dinamo V. players scored in double figures. Power forward Maxim Procshenko (208-1997) produced 14 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Dinamo V.. They maintain fifth place with 14-9 record. Barnaul lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth position with 17 games lost. Dinamo V. will meet at home Novosybirsk (#7) in the next round. Barnaul will play against Irkut (#6) in Irkutsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: A.Fedyushin 20+4reb+1ast, A.Korchagin 12+2reb+2ast, K.Sitnik 10+5reb+5ast, S.Mitusov 10+7reb+1ast, V.Grachev 7+3reb, P.Georgy 7+4reb+1ast
Barnaul: M.Procshenko 14+5reb+1ast, V.Ilinov 11+2reb+3ast, A.Semenov 8+3reb, R.Lagutin 8+1reb+2ast, I.Semen 6+3reb, E.Voytyuk 6+1reb+3ast
gschID: 1011583
Irkut – Novosybirsk 69-74
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Irkutsk where 5th ranked Irkut (13-11) was defeated by sixth ranked Novosybirsk (13-11) 74-69 on Monday. The former international guard Maxim Grigoryev (196-1990) fired 23 points for the winners. Azat Tukmakov (190-1996) chipped in 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Point guard Alexey Vzdykhalkin (191-1985, agency: Interperformances) produced 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Alexey Nesterov (205-1988) added 6 points and 12 rebounds respectively for lost side. Irkut’s coach Mikhail Karpenko tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Novosybirsk maintains sixth place with 13-11 record, which they share with defeated Irkut. Novosybirsk will meet higher ranked Dinamo V. (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Irkut will play against Barnaul and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Novosybirsk: M.Grigoryev 23+4reb, A.Tukmakov 14+6reb+5ast, I.Evstigneev 10+1reb+2ast, A.Martynov 10+3reb+1ast, R.Abdulbasirov 7+9reb, A.Kirdyachkin 4+7reb+3ast
Irkut: A.Vzdykhalkin 16+8reb+4ast, D.Doynikov 14+1reb+1ast, A.Stulenkov 13+4reb+1ast, P.Lobarev 7+3reb+1ast, A.Nesterov 6+12reb+3ast, A.Chilikin 5
gschID: 1011584
Rusichi K. – Kupol-Rodniki 97-99
Everything went according to plan in Kursk where tenth ranked Kupol-Rodniki (8-14) edged 14th ranked Rusichi K. (4-20) 99-97 on Thursday. Kupol-Rodniki looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Forward Daniil Karvanen (200-1998) fired 26 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Guard Anton Brevnov (189-1987) chipped in 17 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. Forward Aleksandr Litvyakov (197-1989) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and Belarusian guard Ivan Aladko (193-1995) added 22 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Kupol-Rodniki maintains tenth place with 8-14 record. Rusichi K. lost their sixth game in a row. Newly promoted team keeps the fourteenth position with 20 games lost. Kupol-Rodniki will meet higher ranked Tambov (#9) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rusichi K. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: D.Karvanen 26+6reb+2ast, A.Brevnov 17+4reb+9ast, K.Arkhipov 15+5reb+5ast, V.Martynov 13+3reb+3ast, D.Vikentsyev 9+10reb, G.Ivan 7+4reb+2ast
Rusichi K.: M.Karvanen 23+4reb, I.Aladko 22+3reb+4ast, A.Litvyakov 17+10reb+2ast, K.Glazyrin 13+3reb, K.Roman 9+1reb+2ast, A.Staborovskij 9+4ast
gschID: 1011585
TSU – Khimki 67-65
Important game to mention about took place in Revda. Third ranked TSU (18-5) saved a 2-point victory at home edging 4th placed Khimki (16-8) 67-65 in the fight for the third place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Khimki. Forward Ilya Karpenko (204-1997) nailed 9 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side and forward Dmitriy Arteshin (201-1989) accounted for 7 points and 6 rebounds. Point guard Dmitriy Nezvankin (187-1993) came up with 14 points and power forward Evgeny Fidiy (208-1991) added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Khimki in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. TSU maintains third place with 18-5 record having four points less than leader Uralmash. Khimki at the other side keeps the fourth position with eight games lost. TSU will play against Univ.Surgut (#8) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Khimki will play against the league’s leader Uralmash (#1) in Yekaterinburg and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
TSU: I.Pynko 12+2reb, I.Karpenko 9+11reb, M.Kolyushkin 9+1reb+2ast, A.Lavnikov 9+2reb+2ast, D.Arteshin 7+6reb+3ast, A.Gavrilov 6+2reb+1ast
Khimki: D.Nezvankin 14+3reb+1ast, G.Suvorov 14+4reb, M.Alexander 10+5reb+3ast, D.Korshakov 8+2reb+1ast, E.Fidiy 7+11reb, A.Varnakov 5+1reb+5ast
gschID: 1011587
Uralmash – Univ.Surgut 81-60
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Uralmash as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Uralmash smashed 8th ranked Univ.Surgut in Yekaterinburg 81-60. Uralmash forced 25 Univ.Surgut turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Uralmash made 7 blocks. Point guard Anton Glazunov (185-1986) stepped up and scored 15 points and 9 assists for the winners and swingman Kirill Pisklov (192-1996) chipped in 15 points. Five Uralmash players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Yegor Bestuzhev (180-1999) responded with 24 points and American power forward Jervon Pressley (203-1992, college: Hampton) produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 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. Uralmash (22-1) have an impressive series of eighteen victories in a row. As mentioned above they are at the top of the standings, which they share with Runa Basket. Univ.Surgut at the other side keeps the eighth place with 12 games lost. Univ.Surgut will play next round against strong TSU trying to get back on the winning streak. Uralmash will try to continue on its current victory against fourth ranked Khimki at home.
Top scorers:
Uralmash: K.Pisklov 15+3reb+2ast, A.Glazunov 15+1reb+9ast, A.Zakharov 14+2reb+1ast, N.Wright 11+5reb+2ast, N.Balashov 10+5reb+1ast, J.Douglas 8+7reb
Univ.Surgut: Y.Bestuzhev 24+3reb+3ast, J.Pressley 10+11reb+1ast, K.Bulanov 9+5reb+1ast, A.Ershov 7+4reb+1ast, I.Samsonov 4+1reb, N.Barinov 3+6reb+3ast
gschID: 1011588
Zenit-2 – Lok.Kuban 85-64
There was no surprise in Saint Petersburg where 15th ranked Lok.Kuban (3-20) was outplayed by eleventh ranked Zenit-2 (8-16) 85-64 on Thursday. Zenit-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international forward Egor Vialtsev (193-1985) fired 16 points for the winners. Forward Danil Pevnev (203-2000) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Center Valeriy Kalinov (212-1999) produced 23 points and 6 rebounds and Armenian forward Alexey Chizhenok (200-2001) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Zenit-2 maintains eleventh place with 8-16 record. Loser Lok.Kuban stay dead last with 20 lost games. Zenit-2 will meet at home league’s second-placed Runa Basket in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Lok.Kuban will play against CSKA 2 (#13) in Moscow and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: E.Vialtsev 16+4reb+3ast, Z.Pavel 15+4reb+1ast, P.Danil 14+6reb+1ast, K.Shevchuk 9+4reb+7ast, S.Sotnikov 6+5reb+1ast, D.Khaldeev 6+3reb+1ast
Lok.Kuban: K.Valeriy 23+6reb, A.Chizhenok 11+6reb+2ast, T.Kirill 7+2reb+6ast, I.Sorokin 4+2reb, M.Semen 4, K.Kirill 4+7reb
gschID: 1011589
Irkut – Barnaul 102-57
No shocking result in a game in Irkutsk where fifth ranked Irkut (13-11) outleveled 11th ranked Barnaul (7-17) 102-57 on Friday. Irkut dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Barnaul’s 28. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Barnaul’s players. Center Ivan Nelyubov (206-1988) fired 15 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. Dmitriy Doynikov (204-1994) chipped in 16 points. Five Irkut players scored in double figures. Point guard Vladislav Ilinov (182-1999) produced 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Evgeniy Voytyuk (199-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 11 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Despite that victory Irkut went down to sixth position due to points difference, which they share with Novosybirsk. Barnaul lost their fifth game in a row. They dropped to the twelfth place with 17 games lost. Irkut will again meet at home Barnaul (#12) in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Barnaul will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Irkut: D.Doynikov 16+2reb+1ast, I.Nelyubov 15+6reb+3ast, P.Lobarev 13+4reb+2ast, F.Ilya 13+3reb, K.Konovalov 11+1reb+2ast, A.Nesterov 10+6reb+2ast
Barnaul: E.Voytyuk 11+6reb+1ast, A.Semenov 11+4reb, V.Ilinov 10+5reb+5ast, R.Lagutin 9+3reb+1ast, I.Semen 8+2reb, S.Nikita 4+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1062729
Runa Basket – TSU 75-68
The game between Top Four teams took place in Moscow. Second ranked host Runa Basket (22-1) defeated 3rd placed TSU (18-5) 75-68. They outrebounded TSU 42-21 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Artem Komissarov (199-1990, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) fired a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Victor Zaryazhko (195-1992) chipped in a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 assists. Four Runa Basket players scored in double figures. The former international guard Maxim Kolyushkin (191-1990) produced 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and forward Ilya Karpenko (204-1997) added 11 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the seventeenth consecutive win for Runa Basket. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Uralmash. Loser TSU keeps the third place with five games lost. Runa Basket will meet Zenit-2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. TSU will play against Univ.Surgut (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Runa Basket: F.Klyuchnikov 18+4reb+2ast, G.Lawal 14+5reb, A.Komissarov 13+10reb+1ast, V.Zaryazhko 10+4reb+10ast, M.Dybovskiy 7+6reb, A.Sopin 6+1reb+4ast
TSU: M.Kolyushkin 13+6reb+6ast, I.Karpenko 11+4reb+1ast, A.Lavnikov 11+3reb+2ast, A.Makiev 9+2reb+1ast, D.Makeev 9+1reb+3ast, D.Zlobin 8+1ast
gschID: 1062730
Univ.Surgut – Khimki 72-77
Very expected game when 8th ranked Univ.Surgut (12-12) was defeated at home by fourth ranked Khimki (16-8) 77-72 on Thursday. Khimki dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Univ.Surgut’s 24. Point guard Alexandr Varnakov (184-1992) fired 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Power forward Evgeny Fidiy (208-1991) chipped in 14 points and 5 rebounds. Khimki’s coach Andrey Maltsev used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Aleksandr Ershov (199-2000, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 18 points and 5 rebounds and forward Nikita Barinov (203-1991) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Univ.Surgut players scored in double figures. The victory was the fourth consecutive win for Khimki. They maintain fourth place with 16-8 record. Loser Univ.Surgut keeps the eighth position with 12 games lost. Khimki will meet league’s leader Uralmash in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Univ.Surgut will play against TSU (#3) in Revda and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Khimki: A.Varnakov 15+5reb+4ast, D.Nezvankin 14+1reb, E.Fidiy 14+5reb+1ast, D.Korshakov 8+2reb+1ast, D.Ziborov 8+2reb, A.Vostrikov 7+1reb+1ast
Univ.Surgut: A.Ershov 18+5reb+2ast, N.Barinov 11+8reb+2ast, I.Samsonov 11+1reb+1ast, Y.Bestuzhev 10+3reb+2ast, J.Pressley 7+6reb+2ast, V.Babaylov 7+2reb+2ast
gschID: 1062731
Dinamo V. – Novosybirsk 76-65
The game between closely ranked teams ended with fifth ranked Dinamo V.‘s (14-9) home victory over 6th ranked Novosybirsk (13-11) 76-65 on Thursday. Belarusian forward Alexandr Semenyuk (207-1993) fired 19 points and 7 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for the winners. American guard Tyron Harris (188-1991, college: Columbus St.) chipped in 11 points and 5 assists. Five Dinamo V. players scored in double figures. The former international guard Maxim Grigoryev (196-1990) produced 17 points and guard Alexander Martynov (197-1995) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. The victory was the third consecutive win for Dinamo V.. They maintain fifth place with 14-9 record. Loser Novosybirsk keeps the sixth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Irkut. Dinamo V. will again meet at home Novosybirsk (#7) in the next round. Novosybirsk will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dinamo V.: A.Semenyuk 19+7reb, S.Mitusov 13+2reb+1ast, T.Harris 11+4reb+5ast, I.Smygin 10+3reb+1ast, A.Fedyushin 10+7reb, A.Korchagin 5+4reb+2ast
Novosybirsk: M.Grigoryev 17+3reb+2ast, A.Martynov 11+5reb+4ast, A.Kurtsevich 9+6reb+1ast, R.Tumanov 8+2reb, L.Petrovic 7+1reb+1ast, A.Kirdyachkin 5+3reb+1ast
gschID: 1063885
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