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Evgeniy Savostyan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was another loss of top-ranked Tsmoki-Minsk U20 (18-7) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were edged by fourth ranked Grodno GrSU (13-12) 64-61. Grodno GrSU dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Tsmoki-Minsk U20’s 18. Grodno GrSU forced 19 Tsmoki-Minsk U20 turnovers. Evgeniy Savostyan (-2003) stepped up and scored 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and guard Gleb Sherstobitov (164-2006) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Grodno GrSU’s coach Rustan Nosenko used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Guard Aliaksei Bachkar (195-2003) responded with 9 points and 8 rebounds. Grodno GrSU maintains fourth place with 13-12 record. Newly promoted Tsmoki-Minsk U20 still keeps top position with seven games lost. Grodno GrSU are looking forward to face league’s second-placed Rubon II in Vitebsk in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Tsmoki-Minsk U20 will play on the road against Brest and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Vitebsk: Vitebsk (#6) and Rubon II (#2). Vitebsk (4-21) won against visiting Rubon II (15-10) 86-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rubon II. Point guard Egor Yuriev (183-2002) nailed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Maxim Shkrebnev accounted for 16 points and 8 assists. point guard Alexander Grigorenko (180-2005) came up with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for Rubon II in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Vitebsk maintains sixth place with 4-21 record. Rubon II at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the second position with ten games lost. Vitebsk will play against higher ranked SDUSHOR (#3) in Minsk in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rubon II will play at home against Grodno GrSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Mogilev. First ranked host Borisfen (22-4) defeated 3rd placed Rubon (18-11) 92-88. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Rubon. The best player for the winners was Darrious Agnew who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. Maksim Shustov produced 26 points and 4 assists for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Borisfen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 22-4 record. Loser Rubon keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Borisfen will meet at home league’s second-placed Grodno 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.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 29: Impuls BGUIR won against Gomel on the opponent’s court 73-68. Tsmoki II was outscored by Grodno in a home game 55-89. Tsmoki II rolled over Gomel on the road 73-48. Rubon II defeated Grodno GrSU on its own court 72-64.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 10 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals by Nikita Borodin of Rubon II.

Borisfen – Rubon 92-88

The game between Top Four teams took place in Mogilev. First ranked host Borisfen (22-4) defeated 3rd placed Rubon (18-11) 92-88. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Rubon. Borisfen made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Darrious Agnew (203-1999, college: Alcorn St.) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds. The former international guard Artsiom Malkou (190-1988) chipped in 11 points and 9 assists. Five Borisfen players scored in double figures. The former international guard Maksim Shustov (187-1986) produced 26 points and 4 assists and Ukrainian point guard Ernesto Tkachuk (190-1994, agency: BIG) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 15 assists respectively for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Borisfen have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 22-4 record. Loser Rubon keeps the third position with 11 games lost. Borisfen will meet at home league’s second-placed Grodno 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: D.Agnew 19+13reb+1ast, M.Miroshnichenko 12+4reb+4ast, M.Porter 12+6reb+1ast, A.Malkou 11+1reb+9ast, I.Palanevich 10+3reb+2ast, V.Balyakin 9+2reb+1ast
Rubon: M.Shustov 26+3reb+4ast, V.Ovsepyan 18+4reb, A.Shchurko 14+3reb, R.Pishcheyko 9+2reb+2ast, E.Tkachuk 8+6reb+15ast, M.Ovsepyan 7+8reb

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Gomel – Impuls BGUIR 68-73

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Gomel‘s (1-27) home loss to fifth ranked Impuls BGUIR (9-18) 68-73 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was point guard Mikita Dashkevich (178-2001) who scored 29 points. Swingman Anton Zaretskiy (195-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Russian center Mikhail Pakhryaev (206-2000) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 13 rebounds and center Viktor Golotsukov (205-1999) added 13 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Four Gomel players scored in double figures. Impuls BGUIR maintains fifth place with 9-18 record. Gomel lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 27 games lost. Impuls BGUIR’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk Tsmoki II.
Top scorers:
Impuls BGUIR: M.Dashkevich 29+2reb+2ast, A.Zaretskiy 14+11reb, K.Vladislav 8+9reb, L.Maksim 8+6reb+4ast, V.Mihail 7+4reb+2ast, A.Vashkevich 7+3reb+3ast
Gomel: P.Mikhail 19+13reb+3ast, I.Ivan 15+5reb+3ast, G.Viktor 13+13reb+2ast, S.Fedorchuk 10+4reb+4ast, E.Starostenko 4+4reb+6ast, P.Artem 4+3reb+1ast

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Tsmoki II – Grodno 55-89

Rather predictable result in Minsk where second ranked Grodno (21-6) smashed 4th placed Tsmoki II (11-16) 89-55 on Saturday. Grodno dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Tsmoki II’s 32. Grodno forced 21 Tsmoki II turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was Serbian power forward Nikola Djuric (203-1991) who scored 18 points and 9 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Serbian guard Dusan Majstorovic (196-1995, college: Maine) chipped in 21 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). Four Grodno players scored in double figures. Forward Artem Sekushenko (195-2001) produced 6 points and 12 rebounds and forward Nikita Matsal (189-2001) added 10 points respectively for the hosts. 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 maintains second place with 21-6 record behind leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Loser Tsmoki II keeps the fourth position with 16 games lost. Grodno will meet 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 travel locally in Minsk to the arena Impuls BGUIR.
Top scorers:
Grodno: D.Majstorovic 21+1reb, N.Djuric 18+9reb+3ast, A.Pustahvar 15+2reb+2ast, I.Sharipov 14+3reb+4ast, M.Sazonov 6+4reb+2ast, D.Kuratnik 5+2reb
Tsmoki II: N.Matsal 10+2reb+1ast, T.Ivan 8+3reb+1ast, Y.Aliaksei 8+2reb+3ast, A.Sekushenko 6+12reb+3ast, A.Navoichyk 6+4reb+2ast, O.Andrey 6+3reb

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Vitebsk – Rubon II 86-78

Another exciting game was a derby match between two teams from Vitebsk: Vitebsk (#6) and Rubon II (#2). Vitebsk (4-21) won against visiting Rubon II (15-10) 86-78. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Rubon II. Strangely Rubon II outrebounded Vitebsk 44-32 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Point guard Egor Yuriev (183-2002) nailed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side and Maxim Shkrebnev (-2004) accounted for 16 points and 8 assists. Point guard Alexander Grigorenko (180-2005) came up with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and point guard Anton Makhanovskiy (170-2005) added 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for Rubon II in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Vitebsk maintains sixth place with 4-21 record. Rubon II at the other side, also newcomer in the league, keeps the second position with ten games lost. Vitebsk will play against higher ranked SDUSHOR (#3) in Minsk in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rubon II will play at home against Grodno GrSU and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Vitebsk: G.Daniil 17+2reb+4ast, S.Maxim 16+1reb+8ast, Y.Egor 14+7reb+7ast, M.Nikita 13+7reb, P.Artem 10+3reb+1ast, K.Vitaly 8+7reb+2ast
Rubon II: G.Alexander 20+6reb+4ast, M.Anton 15+6reb+4ast, H.Maksim 15+7reb+2ast, K.Ilya 13+6reb, B.Nikita 6+8reb+1ast, S.Andrey 4+4reb+3ast

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Tsmoki-Minsk U20 – Grodno GrSU 61-64

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Gomel – Tsmoki II 48-73

Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked Gomel (1-27) was rolled over at home by fourth ranked Tsmoki II (11-16) 73-48 on Tuesday. Tsmoki II dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Gomel’s 32. Tsmoki II forced 21 Gomel turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Aliaksei Navoichyk (190-2001) who scored 23 points and 6 assists. Ivan Terehov (199-2003) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Center Viktor Golotsukov (205-1999) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds and point guard Aliaksandr Yasevich (185-2001) added 12 points and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Tsmoki II maintains fourth place with 11-16 record. Gomel lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 27 games lost. Tsmoki II’s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Impuls BGUIR.
Top scorers:
Tsmoki II: A.Navoichyk 23+4reb+6ast, T.Ivan 15+10reb+5ast, Y.Aliaksei 12+5reb, G.Nazar 8+6reb+4ast, O.Andrey 5+2reb+3ast, N.Matsal 5+2ast
Gomel: G.Viktor 13+13reb+2ast, A.Yasevich 12+4reb+5ast, P.Mikhail 9+5reb+1ast, S.Egor 6+1ast, S.Fedorchuk 4+2reb+4ast, I.Ivan 2+2reb+2ast

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Rubon II – Grodno GrSU 72-64

Everything went according to plan in Vitebsk where second ranked Rubon II (15-10) beat 4th placed Grodno GrSU (13-12) 72-64 on Wednesday. Rubon II made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Grodno GrSU turnovers and had a 33-22 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rubon II made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Nikita Borodin (202-2002) who had a double-double by scoring 10 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. Guard Ivan Litarnyi (187-2006) chipped in 16 points and 5 rebounds. Five Rubon II players scored in double figures. Forward Sergey Lemeshevskiy (193-2001) produced 25 points and 5 rebounds and Ilya Sirotsky (-2003) added 13 points and 14 rebounds respectively for the guests. Grodno GrSU’s coach Rustan Nosenko rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Newly promoted Rubon II maintains second place with 15-10 record having eight points less than leader Tsmoki-Minsk U20. Loser Grodno GrSU keeps the fourth position with 12 games lost. Rubon II will again meet at home Grodno GrSU (#4) in the next round. Grodno GrSU will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Rubon II: L.Ivan 16+5reb+3ast, M.Anton 16+3reb+4ast, G.Alexander 14+6reb+1ast, H.Maksim 12+5reb+2ast, B.Nikita 10+16reb+6ast, K.Ilya 4+9reb+2ast
Grodno GrSU: S.Lemeshevskiy 25+5reb, S.Ilya 13+14reb+2ast, G.Anton 9+2reb+2ast, S.Evgeniy 7+6reb+5ast, F.Georgy 6, K.Daniil 2+1ast