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Alexey Chizhenok

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked Khimki-2 as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Khimki-2 defeated 5th ranked CSKA Junior at home 79-74. CSKA Junior was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Worth to mention a great performance of Armenian forward Alexey Chizhenok (200-1) who helped to win the game recording 21 points and 6 rebounds and guard Mussa Kipkeev (191-2) who added 13 points during the contest. Guard Kirill Krylov (197-2) responded with 19 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Khimki-2 have a solid four-game winning streak. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Defending champion CSKA Junior keeps the fifth place with 12 games lost. They share the position with Lokomotiv-2. CSKA Junior will play next round against Parma-2 trying to get back on the winning streak. Khimki-2 will try to continue on its current victory against twelfth ranked Enisey-2 in Krasnoyarsk.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Runa-2 (22-10) against seventh ranked Unics-2 (15-15) on Monday night. Host Runa-2 was defeated by Unics-2 in a tough game in Moscow 65-72. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Runa-2. The winners were led by guard Anatoly Gunter (183-3) who scored that evening 24 points and 6 rebounds and Sergey Polstyanov supported him with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 11 points and 8 rebounds by center Boris Mitkin (205-2, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) did not help to save the game for Runa-2. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Unics-2 maintains seventh position with 15-15 record. Newly promoted Runa-2 keeps the third place with ten games lost. Unics-2 will play against league’s second-placed MBA-2 in Moscow in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Runa-2 will play at home against N.Novgorod-2 and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-12) crushed at home 10th ranked Avtodor-2 (10-22) by 38 points 106-68, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. The best player for the winners was Egor Sychkov who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Lokomotiv-2’s coach Zakhar Pashutin felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Vytalius Pranauskis produced 21 points for the guests. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with CSKA Junior. Avtodor-2 at the other side keeps the tenth position with 22 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 32: Samara-2 was destroyed by Zenit-2 on the opponent’s court 91-56. Lokomotiv-2 managed to outperform Avtodor-2 in a home game 95-88. Samara-2 was rolled over Zenit-2 on the road 85-49.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 26 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks by Egor Ryzhov of Zenit-2.

Lokomotiv-2 – Avtodor-2 106-68

Sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-12) crushed at home 10th ranked Avtodor-2 (10-22) by 38 points 106-68, which is the biggest margin this round on Monday night. The game without a history. Lokomotiv-2 led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Avtodor-2’s 42. Lokomotiv-2 forced 23 Avtodor-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 51-27 including a 27-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Avtodor-2’s players. The best player for the winners was forward Egor Sychkov (208-1) who had a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds. Forward Lev Kuzmenko (204-3) chipped in 23 points and 6 rebounds. Lokomotiv-2’s coach Zakhar Pashutin felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2) produced 21 points and center Mikhail Smirnov (208-3) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five Lokomotiv-2 and four Avtodor-2 players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with CSKA Junior. Avtodor-2 at the other side keeps the tenth position with 22 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: K.Lev 23+6reb, S.Egor 19+14reb+3ast, I.Daniil 14+4reb+2ast, O.Artem 13+8reb+1ast, S.Danil 10+5reb+4ast, V.Mikhail 6+4reb+8ast
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 21+2reb+1ast, G.Daniil 12+2ast, M.Ivan 10+3reb, S.Mikhail 10+5reb+1ast, P.Andrey 8+2reb+2ast, F.Andrey 7+5reb+3ast

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Zenit-2 – Samara-2 91-56

Very expected game in Sankt Petersburg where 11th ranked Samara-2 (5-27) was crushed by fourth ranked Zenit-2 (19-9) 91-56 on Monday. The game without a history. Zenit-2 led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Samara-2’s 32. They outrebounded Samara-2 48-31 including a 18-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was center Egor Ryzhov (203-4, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Yegor Sorokin (197-2) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Power forward Dmitri Afonin (200-4) produced 15 points and 7 rebounds and forward Vladimir Ponomarev (193-3) added 8 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 maintains fourth position with 19-9 record. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 27 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: R.Egor 20+11reb+2ast, Z.Pavel 16+7reb+1ast, S.Yegor 16+7reb+2ast, B.Mikhail 7+4ast, L.Kirill 7+1reb, F.Alexey 6+7reb+1ast
Samara-2: A.Dmitri 15+7reb, P.Vladimir 8+4reb+2ast, M.Timofei 7+7reb, K.Alexander 6+5reb+2ast, F.Kirill 6+1reb+5ast, K.Matvey 5+1reb+3ast

gschID: 922787

Khimki-2 – CSKA Junior 79-74

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Runa-2 – Unics-2 65-72

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Runa-2 (22-10) against seventh ranked Unics-2 (15-15) on Monday night. Host Runa-2 was defeated by Unics-2 in a tough game in Moscow 65-72. It ended at the same time the eight-game winning streak of Runa-2. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Runa-2 won third quarter 21-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Unics-2 won last quarter 19-13. The winners were led by guard Anatoly Gunter (183-3) who scored that evening 24 points and 6 rebounds and guard Sergey Polstyanov (194-2) supported him with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Even 11 points and 8 rebounds by center Boris Mitkin (205-2, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) did not help to save the game for Runa-2. Forward Ilya Baranov (190-2) added 10 points and 6 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Unics-2 maintains seventh position with 15-15 record. Newly promoted Runa-2 keeps the third place with ten games lost. Unics-2 will play against league’s second-placed MBA-2 in Moscow in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Runa-2 will play at home against N.Novgorod-2 and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Unics-2: G.Anatoly 24+6reb+3ast, P.Sergey 16+6reb+4ast, L.Artem 8+3reb+1ast, P.Alexey 7+5reb+2ast, P.Stanislav 5+6reb+2ast, T.Sergey 5+6reb+1ast
Runa-2: D.Kovalev 12+2reb+1ast, M.Boris 11+8reb, B.Ilya 10+6reb+1ast, V.Markovich 6+3reb+4ast, N.Vitaliy 6+2ast, S.Artem 6+3reb

gschID: 922784

Lokomotiv-2 – Avtodor-2 95-88

Rather predictable result in Krasnodar where sixth ranked Lokomotiv-2 (18-12) defeated 10th ranked Avtodor-2 (10-22) 95-88 on Tuesday. Avtodor-2 trailed by 21 points after 3 quarters before a 32-18 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 88-95 at the end of the game. Lokomotiv-2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The best player for the winners was guard Mikhail Vedishchev (189-4) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 assists. Forward Danil Sheyanov (205-3) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Lokomotiv-2’s coach Zakhar Pashutin used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Center Andrey Pechkin (206-2) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds and guard Vytalius Pranauskis (193-2) added 19 points respectively for the guests. Five Avtodor-2 players scored in double figures. Lokomotiv-2 have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with CSKA Junior. Loser Avtodor-2 keeps the tenth position with 22 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: V.Mikhail 20+1reb+10ast, S.Danil 14+7reb+1ast, V.Daniil 11+3reb+1ast, S.Egor 9+10reb+1ast, K.Ilya 9+3reb+3ast, O.Artem 9+5reb
Avtodor-2: P.Vytalius 19+3reb+2ast, G.Daniil 18+1reb+4ast, P.Andrey 13+11reb+2ast, M.Ivan 13+5reb, F.Andrey 12+7reb+3ast, S.Mikhail 6+2reb+1ast

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Zenit-2 – Samara-2 85-49

Not a big story in a game in Sankt Petersburg where 11th ranked Samara-2 (5-27) was rolled over by fourth ranked Zenit-2 (19-9) 85-49 on Tuesday. The hosts trailed by 5 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 19-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 85-49. Zenit-2 dominated on the defensive end, holding Samara-2 to just 5 points in second quarter. They dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Samara-2’s 24. Zenit-2 forced 20 Samara-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 41-29 including 27 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was center Egor Ryzhov (203-4, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who had a double-double by scoring 26 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Forward Yegor Sorokin (197-2) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Alexander Kalashnikov (196-2) produced 10 points and 5 rebounds and guard Kirill Fatkin (191-2) added 11 points respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Zenit-2 maintains fourth position with 19-9 record. Samara-2 lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 27 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Zenit-2: R.Egor 26+15reb+2ast, S.Yegor 16+7reb+1ast, B.Evgeniy 9+2reb+2ast, F.Vadim 9+6reb+1ast, Z.Pavel 9+5reb, L.Kirill 8+1reb
Samara-2: F.Kirill 11+2reb, K.Alexander 10+5reb+1ast, M.Andrey 5+5reb+2ast, M.Timofei 5+6reb, P.Vladimir 5+1reb+4ast, A.Dmitri 4+1reb