Premier League Round 26 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with BDU Tsmoki's defeat of Gorizont 2

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in Premier League. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Minsk: BDU Tsmoki (#4) and Gorizont 2 (#7). Gorizont 2 was smashed at home by 25 points 63-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. BDU Tsmoki forced 19 Gorizont 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. BDU Tsmoki looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Gorizont 2's players. Center Elizaveta Genzik (191-2005) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Kristina Kastsyukovich (188-2006) contributed with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Anastasia Kazakova (-2004) replied with 21 points and 6 rebounds for Gorizont 2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. BDU Tsmoki maintains fourth position with 15-9 record. Gorizont 2 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 19 games lost. BDU Tsmoki are looking forward to face Gomel (#6) on the road in the next round. Gorizont 2 will play against Gomel 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Minsk: BC Minsk (#1) and BDU Tsmoki (#4). BDU Tsmoki was defeated at home 64-74 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Forward Katsiaryna Karpuk (185-1999) had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Kiana Johnson chipped in 12 points and 8 assists during the contest. BC Minsk's coach Andrey Vavleu allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Ekaterina Eremeeva (173-2002) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Undefeated BC Minsk (25-0) have an impressive 25-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 25 victories in a row. BDU Tsmoki at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. BC Minsk will play against Victoria (#7) in Grodno in the next round where they are favorite. BDU Tsmoki will play on the road against Gomel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Grodno: Olimpia (#2) and Victoria (#7). Victoria was smashed at home by 50 points 46-96 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Aleksandra Polubok notched 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 8 points and 10 rebounds by Ulyana Paley did not help to save the game for Victoria. 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. Olimpia maintains second position with 21-4 record having four points less than leader BC Minsk. Victoria lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 18 games lost. Olimpia will meet at home bottom-ranked Brest (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Victoria will play against the league's leader BC Minsk and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 26: Gomel 2 was smashed by Gomel on the road 77-53. Bottom-ranked Brest lost to defending champion Gorizont on its own court 26-98. Gorizont 2 unfortunately lost to RGUOR in Minsk 56-63.
The most impressive performance of 26th round was 23 points by Daria Kulik of RGUOR.

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Gorizont 2 - BDU Tsmoki 63-88

The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Minsk: BDU Tsmoki (#4) and Gorizont 2 (#7). Gorizont 2 was smashed at home by 25 points 63-88 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. BDU Tsmoki forced 19 Gorizont 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 43-30 including a 31-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. BDU Tsmoki looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Gorizont 2's players. Center Elizaveta Genzik (191-2005) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Kristina Kastsyukovich (188-2006) contributed with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Four BDU Tsmoki players scored in double figures. Anastasia Kazakova (-2004) replied with 21 points and 6 rebounds and guard Anastasiya Ruksha (168-2003) added 15 points in the effort for Gorizont 2. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. BDU Tsmoki maintains fourth position with 15-9 record. Gorizont 2 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 19 games lost. BDU Tsmoki are looking forward to face Gomel (#6) on the road in the next round. Gorizont 2 will play against Gomel 2 and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BDU Tsmoki: K.Vladislava 16+1reb+5ast, P.Elizaveta 14+2reb+2ast, G.Elizaveta 14+10reb+3ast, K.Kristina 12+10reb+2ast, E.Ekaterina 12+5reb+4ast, L.Diana 8+5reb+5ast
Gorizont 2: K.Anastasia 21+6reb+2ast, R.Anastasiya 15+2reb+1ast, S.Daria 5+1reb+1ast, S.Maya 4+4reb, P.Ksenia 4+4reb, G.Valeriya 4+2reb

Gomel - Gomel 2 77-53

No shocking result in a game when sixth ranked Gomel (11-14) crushed at home 9th ranked Gomel 2 (4-21) 77-53 on Friday. Gomel forced 25 Gomel 2 turnovers and outrebounded them 52-41 including a 25-14 advantage in offensive rebounds. Gomel looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Anastasia Chupakhina (-2007) notched 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and Daria Pilyuk (176-1996) supported her with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Four Gomel players scored in double figures. Even 6 points and 14 rebounds by Ksenia Sholomitskaya (-2007) did not help to save the game for Gomel 2. Varvara Solovey (-2007) added 11 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Gomel maintains sixth position with 11-14 record. Newly promoted Gomel 2 keeps the ninth place with 21 games lost. They will meet at home higher ranked BDU Tsmoki (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Gomel 2 will play against Gorizont 2 (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Gomel: C.Anastasia 20+6reb+3ast, K.Ilona 14+4reb+3ast, D.Pilyuk 11+7reb+7ast, P.Yana 11+5reb+1ast, D.Elena 10+9reb+2ast, N.Arina 7+9reb+1ast
Gomel 2: S.Varvara 11+8reb, G.Tatiana 9+1reb+6ast, K.Sofia 8+2reb+1ast, K.Sophia 7+5reb+5ast, K.Ekatarina 7+4reb+2ast, S.Ksenia 6+14reb+2ast

BDU Tsmoki - BC Minsk 64-74

Another interesting game was again a derby between two teams from Minsk: BC Minsk (#1) and BDU Tsmoki (#4). BDU Tsmoki was defeated at home 64-74 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. BC Minsk dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to BDU Tsmoki's 26. BC Minsk forced 28 BDU Tsmoki turnovers and had a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Forward Katsiaryna Karpuk (185-1999) had a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Kiana Johnson (171-1993, college: Virginia Union) chipped in 12 points and 8 assists during the contest. BC Minsk's coach Andrey Vavleu allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Ekaterina Eremeeva (173-2002) responded with 12 points and 7 rebounds and forward Elizaveta Pischako (174-2003) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. BC Minsk (25-0) have an impressive 25-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 25 victories in a row. BDU Tsmoki at the other side keeps the fourth place with nine games lost. BC Minsk will play against Victoria (#7) in Grodno in the next round where they are favorite. BDU Tsmoki will play on the road against Gomel and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
BC Minsk: K.Karpuk 20+14reb, K.Johnson 12+2reb+8ast, M.Yana 10+8reb, V.Palina 7+2reb+1ast, I.Venskaya 7+1reb, D.Bachkarova 7+3reb+2ast
BDU Tsmoki: E.Ekaterina 12+7reb+3ast, P.Elizaveta 11+6reb+2ast, K.Vladislava 10+2reb+3ast, K.Kristina 9+8reb, K.Elizaveta 7+2reb+4ast, G.Elizaveta 6+2reb+3ast

Victoria - Olimpia 46-96

Another interesting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Grodno: Olimpia (#2) and Victoria (#7). Victoria was smashed at home by 50 points 46-96 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Olimpia dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Victoria's 28. Olimpia forced 34 Victoria turnovers and outrebounded them 47-27 including a 28-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Olimpia looked well-organized offensively handing out 33 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Victoria's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Olimpia made 7 blocks. Aleksandra Polubok (182-2006) notched 20 points and 6 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Irina Kravchenko (183-2001) supported her with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Olimpia players scored in double figures. Even 8 points and 10 rebounds by Ulyana Paley (-2009) did not help to save the game for Victoria. Varvara Pleskachevskaya (-2009) added 10 points for the hosts. 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. Olimpia maintains second position with 21-4 record having four points less than leader BC Minsk. Victoria lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 18 games lost. Olimpia will meet at home bottom-ranked Brest (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Victoria will play against the league's leader BC Minsk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Olimpia: P.Aleksandra 20+6reb+3ast, I.Kravchenko 16+6reb+3ast, B.Evgenia 15+5reb+3ast, L.Maria 15+6reb+3ast, S.Elizaveta 8+5reb+5ast, K.Karina 6+3reb+5ast
Victoria: P.Varvara 10+2reb+1ast, P.Ulyana 8+10reb+3ast, S.Natalya 8+2reb, K.Alexandra 6+3reb+1ast, G.Daria 5+1reb+1ast, L.Valeria 5+2reb+1ast

Brest - Gorizont 26-98

Very expected game when 10th ranked Brest (2-23) was smashed at home by third ranked Gorizont (20-4) 98-26 on Saturday. Gorizont held Brest to an opponent 17.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 61.1 percent accuracy of the winners. Gorizont forced 24 Brest turnovers and outrebounded them 41-22 including a 31-13 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gorizont looked well-organized offensively handing out 36 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Brest's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Gorizont made 9 blocks. American guard LaTora Duff1 (170, college: N.Mexico) notched 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the effort and the former international Alena Karasevich (179-1994, agency: LBM Management) supported her with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). Four Gorizont players scored in double figures. Even 9 points by Agata Mokhnach (-2008) did not help to save the game for Brest. Ekaterina Stankevich (-2007) added 7 points for the hosts. Brest's coach Lyudmila Karinchuk gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Gorizont have a solid three-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 20-4 record having six points less than leader BC Minsk. Brest lost third consecutive game. They stay dead last with 23 lost games. Gorizont's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Minsk RGUOR.
Top scorers:
Gorizont: L.Yana 20+3reb, A.Karasevich 15+5reb+4ast, L.Duff1 15+6reb+4ast, K.Palina 13+5reb+6ast, V.Hasper 9+7reb+3ast, T.Ksenia 8+1reb+2ast
Brest: M.Agata 9+3reb+1ast, S.Ekaterina 7+3reb, S.Ektarina 5+4reb, S.Anastasia 3+2reb+2ast, K.Ksenia 1+3reb+3ast, L.Karinchuk 1+3reb+1ast

RGUOR - Gorizont 2 63-56

Rather predictable result when fifth ranked RGUOR (13-11) won against 7th ranked Gorizont 2 (6-19) in Minsk 63-56 on Sunday. RGUOR outrebounded Gorizont 2 51-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. Daria Kulik (-2008) notched 23 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) to lead the effort and Vera Nesterovich (-2007) supported her with 8 points and 12 rebounds. Even 16 points and 6 rebounds by Anastasia Kazakova (-2004) did not help to save the game for Gorizont 2. Sofia Lashkevich (-2006) added 12 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Gorizont 2's coach Anatoly Buyalskiy rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. RGUOR have a solid four-game winning streak. Newly promoted RGUOR maintains fifth position with 13-11 record. Gorizont 2 lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with 19 games lost. RGUOR's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Minsk to the arena Gorizont.
Top scorers:
RGUOR: K.Daria 23+3reb+3ast, T.Alesya 9+7reb+2ast, N.Vera 8+12reb+3ast, T.Olga 8+9reb+5ast, D.Darya 7+6reb, Y.Daria 5+5reb
Gorizont 2: K.Anastasia 16+6reb+3ast, L.Sofia 12+8reb, R.Anastasiya 8+1reb+3ast, P.Elizaveta 8+5reb, S.Daria 4+3reb+5ast, P.Ksenia 4+1reb