Superleague Round 4 (Regular Season): Dynamo Ufa loses to Khimki

It's still too early stage of the Regular Season in Superleague, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Dynamo Ufa (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of sixth ranked Khimki on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Khimki 74-70. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Dynamo Ufa. Khimki dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Dynamo Ufa's 28. Khimki forced 24 Dynamo Ufa turnovers. Center Vladislav Sharapov (205-1999) fired 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. point guard Viktor Zaryazhko (194-1992) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. Khimki's coach Roman Semerninov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Aleksey Babushkin (197) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds for lost side. Khimki moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Dynamo Ufa. Khimki is looking forward to face league's leader Dinamo in Grozny in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Dynamo Ufa will play at home against Desna and is hoping to win this game.
Desna can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Rusichi (1-2) 89-62. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Artem Pisarchuk (205-1992) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds. Vladislav Mikulsky contributed with 9 points and 8 assists for the winners. Guard Vadim Orekhov (200) replied with 7 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for Rusichi. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Desna left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Metallurg MGN and Rusichi. Desna will play against higher ranked Dynamo Ufa (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rusichi will play against the league's second-placed Temp-SUMZ having rather not much hope for a victory.
Metallurg MGN can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Izhevsk, where they edged Kupol-Rodniki (1-3) 89-86 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of Vasiliy Martynov who helped to win the game recording 30 points and 5 rebounds. At the losing side Grigoriy Tuchkov responded with 25 points. Metallurg MGN (1-2) left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Desna and Rusichi. Kupol-Rodniki at the other side dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Metallurg MGN will meet at home bottom-ranked Barnaul (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kupol-Rodniki will have a break next round.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Dinamo defeated Barnaul in Grozny 82-70. Bottom-ranked Novosibirsk beat CSKA-2 at home 79-64. Chelbasket won against Tambov on the opponent's court 90-85. Univ.Surgut lost to undefeated Temp-SUMZ in a home game 76-92.
The best stats of 4th round was 27 points and 5 rebounds by Azamatgeri Khakunov of Temp-SUMZ.



Barnaul - Dinamo G. 70-82:
There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Barnaul (0-4) was defeated at home by top-ranked Dinamo (4-0) 82-70 on Thursday. Dinamo dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Barnaul's 26. They outrebounded Barnaul 36-24 including 28 on the defensive glass. Dinamo looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Gleb Suvorov (188-1998) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and Belarusian power forward Aleksandr Semenyuk (208-1993) who added 11 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Dinamo G.'s coach Mikhail Karpenko used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Pavel Lobarev (190-1997) responded with 14 points and 5 assists and Belarusian point guard Roman Shcherbakov (185-2003) scored 16 points and 5 assists. Dinamo have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Temp-SUMZ. Barnaul at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Dinamo will meet at home Khimki (#4) in the next round. Barnaul will play against Metallurg MGN (#8) in Magnitogorsk and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Barnaul: R.Shcherbakov 16+5ast, P.Lobarev 14+4reb+5ast, V.Perevalov 13+4reb+1ast, M.Beloshapko 9+4reb, V.Savitskiy 8+2reb, A.Dmitriy 6+2reb+2ast
Dinamo G.: G.Suvorov 19+3reb+1ast, O.Vladislav 14+2reb, S.Aleksandr 11+5reb+3ast, G.Sergey 9+7reb, P.Kirill 8+4reb+3ast, M.Khalilulaev 7

Desna - Rusichi K. 89-62:
Desna can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. They used home court advantage to defeat Rusichi (1-2) 89-62. Desna forced 19 Rusichi turnovers and had a 29-18 advantage in offensive rebounds. Rusichi was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international power forward Artem Pisarchuk (205-1992) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 9 rebounds. Belarusian guard Vladislav Mikulsky (193-1998) contributed with 9 points and 8 assists for the winners. Guard Vadim Orekhov (200) replied with 7 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals and Aleksey Nesterov (205-1988) added 13 points in the effort for Rusichi. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Desna left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Metallurg MGN and Rusichi. Desna will play against higher ranked Dynamo Ufa (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rusichi will play against the league's second-placed Temp-SUMZ having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: A.Nesterov 13+4reb+1ast, R.Bogdan 13+1reb, K.Roman 11+3reb+1ast, D.Flis 10+3reb+1ast, O.Vadim 7+9reb+4ast, O.Artem 3+9reb+2ast
Desna: P.Artem 15+9reb+1ast, K.Dmitry 15+3reb+1ast, G.Daniil 12+6reb, K.Daniil 11+4reb+1ast, M.Vladislav 9+3reb+8ast, A.Tukmakov 8+6reb+3ast

Kupol-Rodniki - Metallurg MGN 86-89:
Metallurg MGN can celebrate their first win this season after two consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Izhevsk, where they edged Kupol-Rodniki (1-3) 89-86 on Thursday. Metallurg MGN looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of point guard Vasiliy Martynov (187-1995) who helped to win the game recording 30 points and 5 rebounds and point guard Ilyas Abdul (178-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who added 19 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) during the contest. Four Metallurg MGN players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Grigoriy Tuchkov (183-2003) responded with 25 points and forward Kirill Petukhov (202-2004) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Metallurg MGN (1-2) left bottom position moving up to seventh place, which they share with Desna and Rusichi. Kupol-Rodniki at the other side dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Metallurg MGN will meet at home bottom-ranked Barnaul (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kupol-Rodniki will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kupol-Rodniki: T.Grigoriy 25+2reb+3ast, K.Petukhov 15+8reb+1ast, A.Kuznetsov 11+6ast, S.Vadim 11+2reb+2ast, D.Doynikov 9+6reb, I.Gorshkov 9+9reb+3ast
Metallurg MGN: M.Vasiliy 30+5reb+1ast, A.Ilyas 19+7reb+2ast, S.Kirill 15+3reb+1ast, P.Forte 11+6reb+7ast, P.Egor 5+5ast, S.Igor 3+3reb+2ast

Khimki - Dynamo Ufa 74-70:
Undefeated Dynamo Ufa (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of sixth ranked Khimki on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by Khimki 74-70. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Dynamo Ufa. Khimki dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Dynamo Ufa's 28. Khimki forced 24 Dynamo Ufa turnovers. Center Vladislav Sharapov (205-1999) fired 12 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. point guard Viktor Zaryazhko (194-1992) chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds. Khimki's coach Roman Semerninov used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Aleksey Babushkin (197) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 14 rebounds and swingman Daniil Aksenov (183-1995) added 15 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Four Khimki and five Dynamo Ufa players scored in double figures. Khimki moved-up to fourth place, which they share with defeated Dynamo Ufa. Khimki is looking forward to face league's leader Dinamo in Grozny in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Dynamo Ufa will play at home against Desna and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa: D.Aksenov 15+3reb+6ast, D.Rivnyy 14+4reb+3ast, A.Babushkin 13+14reb+3ast, T.Yakushin 12+3reb+1ast, Y.Umrikhin 10+2reb+1ast, R.Zagretdinov 2+1reb+1ast
Khimki: P.Ivan 16+1reb+1ast, S.Vladislav 12+8reb+2ast, V.Zaryazhko 11+5reb+3ast, L.Denis 10+3reb+3ast, Z.Aleksandr 8+6reb+1ast, F.Evgeniy 6+5reb

Novosibirsk - CSKA-2 79-64:
There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Novosibirsk (1-3) defeated at home higher ranked CSKA-2 (2-2) 79-64 on Thursday. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Novosibirsk made 9 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian guard Ognjen Micovic (186-2000, agency: Olsta) who helped to win the game recording 14 points, 9 assists and 5 steals and Ivan Viktorov (196-1995, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) who added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Five Novosibirsk players scored in double figures. At the losing side center Artem Oreshnikov (210-2004, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) responded with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds and guard Gleb Bukhalov (196-2007) scored 10 points and 5 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Novosibirsk left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser CSKA-2 dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. Novosibirsk will meet higher ranked Chelbasket (#3) in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. CSKA-2 will play against Univ.Surgut and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
CSKA-2: A.Oreshnikov 14+11reb, B.Gleb 10+5reb+1ast, K.Grigoriy 9+1reb+2ast, D.Klubbe 6+1reb+1ast, T.Samoylenko 6+1reb+1ast, V.Samukhin 6+4reb
Novosibirsk: M.Ognjen 14+2reb+9ast, I.Grushevskiy 12+3reb+2ast, V.Ivan 12+6reb+4ast, A.Rogozenko 11+3reb+1ast, K.Dmitriy 10+7reb, K.Valeriy 7+1ast

Tambov - Chelbasket 85-90:
Very expected game when 9th ranked Tambov (1-3) was defeated at home by top-ranked Chelbasket (3-0) 90-85 on Thursday. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Jerome Hunter (205-1999, college: Xavier, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and center Nikita Kosyakov (207-2005) who added 10 points and 10 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international center Maksim Savchenko (210-2004) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds and guard Khasan Kipkeev (191-2000) scored 12 points and 6 rebounds. Five Tambov players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chelbasket have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place. Loser Tambov dropped to the tenth position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Chelbasket will meet at home Novosibirsk (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tambov will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Tambov: I.Roman 15+1reb+2ast, G.Kopantsev 13+4reb, S.Maksim 12+10reb+1ast, B.Vladislav 12+5reb, K.Khasan 12+6reb+2ast, K.Dmitriy 9+1ast
Chelbasket: H.Jerome 27+4reb+1ast, N.Kosyakov 10+10reb+2ast, M.Ivan 8+2reb, Z.Daniil 8+8reb, B.Vladislav 8+3ast, T.Ruslan 7+2reb+1ast

Univ.Surgut - Temp-SUMZ 76-92:
Very predictable result when top-ranked Temp-SUMZ (4-0) beat on the road 10th ranked Univ.Surgut (1-3) 92-76 on Thursday. Temp-SUMZ made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Azamatgeri Khakunov (187-2002) who helped to win the game recording 27 points and 5 rebounds and forward Egor Sychkov (208-2001) who added 10 points and 13 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side guard Andrey Krasnogor (178-2000) responded with 15 points and point guard Elkhan Akhmedov (180-1998) scored 9 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Temp-SUMZ have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Dinamo. Univ.Surgut lost third consecutive game. They keep the tenth place with three games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Temp-SUMZ will meet at home Rusichi (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Univ.Surgut will play against CSKA-2 in Moscow and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Univ.Surgut: A.Krasnogor 15+4reb+2ast, S.Polstyanov 12+2reb+2ast, S.Filipp 11+3reb+1ast, E.Akhmedov 9+5reb+5ast, A.Yaroslav 8+3reb+1ast, V.Gusak 8+2reb
Temp-SUMZ: K.Azamatgeri 27+5reb, K.Maksim 11+3reb+4ast, S.Egor 10+13reb+3ast, A.Pechkin 9+1reb, I.Nikita 9+5reb+1ast, Z.Aleksandr 7+1reb+4ast