Higher League Round 2 (Regular Season): #1 Dynamo Ufa 2 is defeated by Tver

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in Higher League. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dynamo Ufa 2 at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Tver 69-63. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Semen Gerasimov (183-2004) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tver is looking forward to face Neftekhimik in Tobolsk in the next round. Dynamo Ufa 2 will play on the road against Stavropol and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Ufa. Dynamo Ufa 2 saved a 1-point victory at home edging Tver 76-75 in the game for the second place. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) notched 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and Nikita Lednev supported him with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Even 18 points by center Vladislav Ionov (201-2003) did not help to save the game for Tver. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Dynamo Ufa 2 will play against Stavropol on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Tver will play against Neftekhimik and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Very important is a home loss of Dynamo-MGTU against Ural Yekaterinb. on Tuesday night. Host Dynamo-MGTU was defeated by Ural Yekaterinb. in Maykop 78-63. The best player for the winners was Timofey Porolev who scored 16 points. Konstantin Klementiev produced 21 points (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Ural Yekaterinb. will meet Khimki-Podmos. on the road in the next round. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Metallurg and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: Khimki-Podmos. won against Metallurg on the opponent's court 77-60. Winless Stavropol was outscored by Neftekhimik in a home game 90-120. Khimki-Podmos. recorded a loss to Metallurg on the road 77-65. Winless Stavropol was defeated by Neftekhimik on its own court 116-126. Ural Yekaterinb. smashed Dynamo-MGTU in Yekaterinburg 86-48.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 14 points by Alexey Medvedev of Dynamo-MGTU.



Metallurg - Khimki-Podmos. 60-77:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Metallurg's home loss to Khimki-Podmos. 60-77 on Tuesday. Khimki-Podmos. made 22-of-27 free shots (81.5 percent) during the game, while Metallurg only scored five points from the stripe. Khimki-Podmos. forced 29 Metallurg turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Sergey Chugunov (200-2005) who scored 19 points and 5 rebounds. Pavel Repnin (199-2006) chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Rinat Gafiev (197-2005) produced 15 points and 5 rebounds and forward Vladislav Dergavin (198-2006) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Khimki-Podmos. will meet at home Ural Yekaterinb. in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Metallurg will play against Dynamo-MGTU in Maykop and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: K.Valeriy 16+2reb+1ast, G.Rinat 15+5reb+2ast, D.Vladislav 11+8reb+2ast, I.Trukhanov 5+3reb, M.Reshetov 4+2reb+6ast, G.Rustam 3+3reb+2ast
Khimki-Podmos.: S.Chugunov 19+5reb+1ast, I.Rozhkov 13+4reb+1ast, P.Repnin 11+7reb+1ast, A.Lukyanov 9+2reb+2ast, P.Forsov 7+3reb, M.Matyushkov 6+3reb+4ast

Dynamo Ufa 2 - Tver 63-69:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dynamo Ufa 2 at the home court on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by Tver 69-63. Point guard Pavel Koltsov (180-1994) scored 15 points and 5 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Semen Gerasimov (183-2004) chipped in 15 points during the contest. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds and guard Pavel Logunov (191-2006) scored 16 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tver is looking forward to face Neftekhimik in Tobolsk in the next round. Dynamo Ufa 2 will play on the road against Stavropol and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa 2: S.Artem 22+7reb+1ast, P.Logunov 16+3reb+3ast, A.Lysenkov 9+4reb, D.Zlobin 6+3reb+2ast, Y.Dudnik 4+3reb, K.Artemiy 3+3reb+5ast
Tver: S.Gerasimov 15+3reb+3ast, P.Koltsov 15+5reb+2ast, D.Yakunin 14+3reb+2ast, I.Pokrovsky 9+6reb+1ast, V.Lebedev 8+6reb, I.Dmitriy 5+6reb+1ast

Stavropol - Neftekhimik T. 90-120:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Neftekhimik's road victory over Stavropol 120-90 on Tuesday. Neftekhimik forced 19 Stavropol turnovers and outrebounded them 48-25 including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Neftekhimik looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was center Arkadii Polischuk (202-2003) who had a double-double by scoring 14 points and 15 rebounds. Forward Pavel Morozov (200-2003) chipped in 11 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Neftekhimik T.'s coach Ivan Levin felt very confident that he used entire bench and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Yaroslav Prishedko (196-2004) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds and Tikhon Portnoy (192-2007) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Five Neftekhimik and four Stavropol players scored in double figures. Neftekhimik will meet Tver on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Stavropol will play against Dynamo Ufa 2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: P.Yaroslav 23+12reb+2ast, B.Evgeniy 20+1reb, T.Alexander 16+2reb+5ast, P.Tikhon 15+4reb+4ast, T.Igor 7+2ast, P.Alexander 7+2reb
Neftekhimik T.: B.Mikhail 17+4reb+3ast, M.Slobodin 16+6reb, P.Arkadii 14+15reb+3ast, L.Kirill 14+4reb+4ast, I.Anufriev 14+2reb+4ast, S.Egor 12

Dynamo-MGTU - Ural Yekaterinb. 63-78:
Very important is a home loss of Dynamo-MGTU against Ural Yekaterinb. on Tuesday night. Host Dynamo-MGTU was defeated by Ural Yekaterinb. in Maykop 78-63. Ural Yekaterinb. forced 20 Dynamo-MGTU turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Dynamo-MGTU's players. The best player for the winners was Belarusian Timofey Porolev (207-1997) who scored 16 points. Aleksandr Milyutin (198-1997) chipped in 12 points. point guard Konstantin Klementiev (180-2002) produced 21 points (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!) and point guard Alexey Medvedev (180-2002) added 13 points and 7 assists respectively for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Ural Yekaterinb. will meet Khimki-Podmos. on the road in the next round. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Metallurg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dynamo-MGTU: K.Klementiev 21+4reb, M.Alexey 13+7ast, D.Kirill 9+3reb+1ast, C.Daniil 8+4reb, M.Fedor 4+4reb, S.Aleksey 4+4reb
Ural Yekaterinb.: T.Porolev 16+4reb+3ast, A.Milyutin 12+4reb+2ast, N.Astashenko 11+1reb+3ast, A.Semenov 9+2reb, R.Valentin 8+3reb+2ast, V.Nazarov 7+5reb+6ast

Metallurg - Khimki-Podmos. 77-65:
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Chelyabinsk where Khimki-Podmos. was defeated by Metallurg 77-65 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was guard Ruslan Buzvalin (187-2005) who scored 21 points. point guard Matvey Reshetov (185-2005) chipped in 17 points and 4 assists. Forward Ilya Rozhkov (198-1999) produced 20 points and Andrey Lukyanov (206-2005) added 8 points and 6 rebounds respectively for the guests. Khimki-Podmos.'s coach Vasily Garsky rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Metallurg will meet Dynamo-MGTU in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Khimki-Podmos. will play against Ural Yekaterinb. and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Khimki-Podmos.: R.Ilya 20+2reb+1ast, R.Pavel 11+2reb+1ast, L.Andrey 8+6reb+1ast, F.Petr 8+5reb, C.Sergey 7+5reb+1ast, M.Mikhail 4+3reb+4ast
Metallurg: R.Buzvalin 21+4reb+2ast, R.Matvey 17+4reb+4ast, V.Dergavin 15+6reb+1ast, V.Kolbin 8+3reb, R.Gagkaev 5+7reb, T.Ilya 4+6reb+2ast

Dynamo Ufa 2 - Tver 76-75:
Important game to mention about took place in Ufa. Dynamo Ufa 2 saved a 1-point victory at home edging Tver 76-75 in the game for the second place. Dynamo Ufa 2 outrebounded Tver 49-32 including a 24-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tver was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Artem Stepantsov (195-1998) notched 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and guard Nikita Lednev (189-2005) supported him with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Even 18 points by center Vladislav Ionov (201-2003) did not help to save the game for Tver. Center Dmitriy Ivanov (205-2003) added 17 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the guests. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Dynamo Ufa 2 will play against Stavropol on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Tver will play against Neftekhimik and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Tver: I.Vladislav 18+3reb+1ast, D.Ivanov 17+4reb, G.Semen 10+1reb+5ast, Y.Dmitry 9+6reb+1ast, L.Vyacheslav 8+2reb, K.Gleb 5+1reb
Dynamo Ufa 2: A.Stepantsov 18+6reb+5ast, A.Koshev 13+2reb+4ast, L.Nikita 12+9reb+1ast, V.Maksim 8+8reb, M.Nikolay 7+10reb, C.Aleksey 6+5reb+1ast

Stavropol - Neftekhimik T. 116-126:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Neftekhimik's road victory over Stavropol 126-116 on Wednesday. Neftekhimik dominated down low during the game scoring 92 of its points in the paint compared to Stavropol's 54. They outrebounded Stavropol 53-28 including a 22-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. The best player for the winners was forward Pavel Morozov (200-2003) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds (on 14-of-18 shooting from the field). Swingman Kirill Lenkin (196-2003) chipped in 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Neftekhimik T.'s coach Ivan Levin used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Forward Yaroslav Prishedko (196-2004) produced 23 points and 9 rebounds and guard Evgeniy Borisov (194-2003) added 30 points and 4 steals respectively for the hosts. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Neftekhimik will meet Tver on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Stavropol will play against Dynamo Ufa 2 and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Stavropol: B.Evgeniy 30+2reb+2ast, P.Yaroslav 23+9reb+3ast, P.Tikhon 20+5reb+1ast, T.Alexander 18+5reb+8ast, P.Alexander 14+2reb+2ast, T.Igor 9+2reb+6ast
Neftekhimik T.: P.Morozov 30+12reb+1ast, L.Kirill 28+5reb+4ast, B.Mikhail 26+3reb+7ast, E.Nikishenko 14+10reb, P.Arkadii 12+12reb+3ast, I.Anufriev 9+3reb+4ast

Dynamo-MGTU - Ural Yekaterinb. 48-86:
There was a minor upset in Maykop where Dynamo-MGTU was outplayed by Ural Yekaterinb. 86-48 on Wednesday. Ural Yekaterinb. outrebounded Dynamo-MGTU 42-31 including a 32-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. Ural Yekaterinb. looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Dynamo-MGTU's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Ural Yekaterinb. made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was forward Arseniy Semenov (200-2000, college: W.Texas CC) who scored 15 points. Guard Matvey Pogonin (186-2000) chipped in 7 points and 7 assists. point guard Alexey Medvedev (180-2002) produced 14 points and center Yuriy Kochnev (209-1989) added 4 points and 7 rebounds 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. Ural Yekaterinb. will meet Khimki-Podmos. on the road in the next round. Dynamo-MGTU will play against Metallurg and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Dynamo-MGTU: M.Alexey 14+4reb+1ast, A.Timur 7+3reb, K.Klementiev 7+1reb+4ast, D.Kirill 5+2reb, M.Fedor 4+3reb, K.Yuriy 4+7reb+2ast
Ural Yekaterinb.: A.Semenov 15+4reb+1ast, T.Porolev 13+4reb+1ast, S.Dubitsky 9+6reb, A.Bovduy 9+7reb+1ast, N.Astashenko 8+4reb+3ast, M.Pogonin 7+4reb+7ast