Higher League Round 10 (Regular Season): #1 Desna is defeated by Neftekhimik

Higher League is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 10 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Desna (15-3) in Bryansk on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Neftekhimik (9-9) 76-59. Neftekhimik dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Desna's 28. had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Kirill Lenkin (196-2003) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Dmitriy Zlobin (187-1988) responded with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Desna's coach Artem Kurinnoy rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Neftekhimik maintains fifth position with 9-9 record, which they share with Khimki-Podmos. Desna at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. They share the position with Rusichi. Neftekhimik is looking forward to face Metallurg (#7) in Chelyabinsk in the next round. Desna will play at home against Khimki-Podmos. (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Kursk. Second ranked host Rusichi (15-3) defeated 3rd ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (13-5) 96-80. Forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) notched 25 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Alexandr Milyutin supported him with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Even a double-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists by did not help to save the game for Ural Yekaterinb.. Ural Yekaterinb.'s coach Dmitriy Shukhart tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Rusichi have an impressive 15-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after Desna lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Ural Yekaterinb. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with five games lost. Rusichi will play against Cheb.Yastreby (#8) in Cheboksari in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play on the road against Dynamo Ufa 2 (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Kursk. Second ranked host Rusichi (15-3) defeated 3rd ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (13-5) 86-71. Viktor Kashin fired 24 points, 9 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Nikolay Astashenko produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Ural Yekaterinb.'s coach Dmitriy Shukhart let to play twelve players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rusichi have an impressive 15-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after Desna lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Ural Yekaterinb. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with five games lost. Rusichi will meet at home Cheb.Yastreby (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Dynamo Ufa 2 (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 10: bottom-ranked Stavropol was destroyed by Dynamo Ufa 2 on the opponent's court 108-55. Metallurg outscored Dynamo-MGTU in a home game 97-57. Neftekhimik recorded a loss to Desna on the road 81-77. Dynamo Ufa 2 crushed Dynamo-MGTU on its own court 87-61. Dynamo-MGTU was smashed by Dynamo Ufa 2 in a road game 74-53.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 9 rebounds by Maksim Voytov of Dynamo Ufa 2.



Dynamo Ufa 2 - Stavropol 108-55

Very expected game when 10th ranked Stavropol (1-17) was crushed on the road by fourth ranked Dynamo Ufa 2 (11-7) 108-55 on Sunday. Dynamo Ufa 2 outrebounded Stavropol 56-29 including a 22-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Dynamo Ufa 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Stavropol's players. Center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) fired a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Guard Danila Donskov (182-2002) chipped in 23 points and 6 assists. Four Dynamo Ufa 2 players scored in double figures. Dynamo Ufa 2's coach Mikhail Terekhov felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) produced 24 points and 5 rebounds and added 13 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Dynamo Ufa 2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa 2 maintains fourth position with 11-7 record. Stavropol lost thirteenth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 17 lost games. Dynamo Ufa 2 will meet at home higher ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Stavropol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa 2: D.Danila 23+2reb+6ast, V.Maksim 22+14reb+2ast, M.Mikhail 15+8reb+5ast, S.Egor 10+6reb+2ast, N.Lednev 8+4reb, F.Vladimir 8+8reb
Stavropol: K.Vladislav 24+5reb+3ast, I.Dmitriy 13+7reb, S.Ruslan 6+2reb+2ast, M.Leonid 6+6reb+1ast, P.Yaroslav 4+6reb+2ast, A.Sergey 2+1reb+1ast

Metallurg - Dynamo-MGTU 97-57

Rather predictable result in Chelyabinsk where seventh ranked Metallurg (7-11) smashed 9th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (4-14) 97-57 on Sunday. Metallurg looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Danil Yurkov fired 17 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Nikita Pertcev chipped in 18 points and 4 assists. Five Metallurg players scored in double figures. Metallurg's coach Vladimir Yemelyanov felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ivan Potezhnyi (210-2002) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds and center Stanislav Pinchuk (201-2003) added 6 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Metallurg have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain seventh position with 7-11 record. Dynamo-MGTU lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. Metallurg will meet at home higher ranked Neftekhimik (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Metallurg: N.Pertcev 18+4reb+4ast, D.Yurkov 17+7reb+3ast, S.Grigoriy 14+1ast, P.Metelev 13+2reb+3ast, A.Puida 10+4reb+1ast, S.Stanislav 7+2reb+1ast
Dynamo-MGTU: I.Potezhnyi 19+10reb, V.Daniil 9+2reb+1ast, C.Daniil 9+2reb+1ast, K.Aleksandr 7+6reb+2ast, S.Pinchuk 6+11reb+1ast, M.Alexey 4+5ast

Desna - Neftekhimik T. 59-76

The most surprising game was a loss of top-ranked Desna (15-3) in Bryansk on Tuesday night. Hosts were defeated by fifth ranked Neftekhimik (9-9) 76-59. Neftekhimik dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Desna's 28. Egor Chernyshev had a double-double by scoring 19 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and swingman Kirill Lenkin (196-2003) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. Four Neftekhimik T. players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Dmitriy Zlobin (187-1988) responded with 9 points and 7 rebounds and guard Vladislav Shaduro (194-2003, agency: Vektor Sports) scored 16 points. Desna's coach Artem Kurinnoy rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Neftekhimik maintains fifth position with 9-9 record, which they share with Khimki-Podmos. Desna at the other side still keeps top place with three games lost. They share the position with Rusichi. Neftekhimik is looking forward to face Metallurg (#7) in Chelyabinsk in the next round. Desna will play at home against Khimki-Podmos. (#6) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Neftekhimik T.: L.Kirill 20+7reb, E.Chernyshev 19+10reb+6ast, A.Polischuk 14+8reb+1ast, S.Rozhkov 13+2reb+4ast, B.Anton 8+9reb+7ast, V.Kremlev 2+2reb
Desna: V.Shaduro 16+2reb, D.Zlobin 9+7reb+2ast, V.Rogkustov 8+4reb+3ast, K.Konstantin 8+7reb, V.Fridzon 5+3reb, N.Evgeny 5

Rusichi K. - Ural Yekaterinb. 96-80

The game between Top Four teams took place in Kursk. Second ranked host Rusichi (15-3) defeated 3rd ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (13-5) 96-80. Rusichi forced 29 Ural Yekaterinb. turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists. Ural Yekaterinb. was plagued by 27 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) notched 25 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Alexandr Milyutin supported him with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Even a double-double of 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists by did not help to save the game for Ural Yekaterinb.. Swingman Kirill Lenkin (196-2003) added 21 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Five Rusichi and four Ural Yekaterinb. players scored in double figures. Ural Yekaterinb.'s coach Dmitriy Shukhart tested eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Rusichi have an impressive 15-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after Desna lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Ural Yekaterinb. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with five games lost. Rusichi will play against Cheb.Yastreby (#8) in Cheboksari in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play on the road against Dynamo Ufa 2 (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: F.Ivan 25+9reb+3ast, K.Viktor 17+3reb+9ast, R.Kazyulin 17+5reb+4ast, A.Milyutin 16+11reb+3ast, V.Nazarov 11+1reb+6ast, F.Dmitriy 6+3reb+3ast
Ural Yekaterinb.: S.Arseniy 21+9reb+1ast, P.Timofey 20+11reb+5ast, B.Andrey 15+7reb, R.Dmitry 10+5reb+8ast, M.Evgeniy 7+1reb+2ast, D.Stepan 4+3reb

Rusichi K. - Ural Yekaterinb. 86-71

The game between Top Four teams took place in Kursk. Second ranked host Rusichi (15-3) defeated 3rd ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (13-5) 86-71. Rusichi made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Ural Yekaterinb. turnovers. Rusichi looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Rusichi made 8 blocks. Guard Viktor Kashin (194-1994) fired 24 points, 9 assists and 7 steals for the winners. Forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) chipped in 20 points and 7 rebounds. produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and added 8 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. Ural Yekaterinb.'s coach Dmitriy Shukhart let to play twelve players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Rusichi have an impressive 15-game winning streak. They used an opportunity after Desna lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Ural Yekaterinb. lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the third place with five games lost. Rusichi will meet at home Cheb.Yastreby (#8) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Ural Yekaterinb. will play against Dynamo Ufa 2 (#4) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rusichi K.: K.Viktor 24+4reb+9ast, F.Ivan 20+7reb+2ast, A.Milyutin 18+6reb+2ast, F.Dmitriy 9+2reb+1ast, V.Amelin 7+4reb, V.Nazarov 6+3reb+3ast
Ural Yekaterinb.: A.Nikolay 17+10reb+2ast, K.Elvin 13+1reb+2ast, B.Andrey 8+11reb, R.Dmitry 7+5ast, P.Matvey 6+2reb+3ast, D.Stepan 6+6reb+2ast

Desna - Neftekhimik T. 81-77

Not a big story in a game in Bryansk where 5th ranked Neftekhimik (9-9) was defeated by first ranked Desna (15-3) 81-77 on Wednesday. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Konstantin Kulikov fired a double-double by scoring 19 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Guard Daniil Glazov (191-2001) chipped in 23 points and 5 rebounds. Four Desna players scored in double figures. Guard Viktor Kashin (194-1994) produced a double-double by scoring 24 points and 13 rebounds and forward Ivan Feshchenko (200-1991, agency: Stanislav Ryzhov) added 19 points and 13 rebounds respectively for lost side. Desna maintains first position with 15-3 record, which they share with Rusichi. Loser Neftekhimik T. keeps the fifth place with nine games lost. They share the position with Khimki-Podmos.. Desna will meet at home Khimki-Podmos. (#6) in the next round where they are favorite. Neftekhimik will play against Metallurg in Chelyabinsk and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Desna: G.Daniil 23+5reb+1ast, K.Kulikov 19+16reb, Z.Dmitriy 14+4reb+5ast, R.Valentin 13+3reb+3ast, F.Vitaly 7+4reb+4ast, S.Vladislav 5+5reb+2ast
Neftekhimik T.: C.Egor 24+13reb+3ast, P.Arkadii 19+13reb+3ast, R.Sergey 13+8reb+2ast, K.Lenkin 7+8reb+1ast, A.Brevnov 7+1reb+7ast, G.German 4+2reb

Dynamo Ufa 2 - Dynamo-MGTU 87-61

Everything went according to plan when fourth ranked Dynamo Ufa 2 (11-7) outscored at home 9th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (4-14) 87-61 on Wednesday. Dynamo Ufa 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) fired 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Danila Donskov (182-2002) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. produced 17 points and 6 rebounds and center Stanislav Pinchuk (201-2003) added 4 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dynamo Ufa 2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa 2 maintains fourth position with 11-7 record. Dynamo-MGTU lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. Dynamo Ufa 2 will meet at home higher ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa 2: D.Danila 17+5reb+4ast, V.Maksim 17+8reb+1ast, F.Vladimir 14+3reb+1ast, F.Ilya 9+2reb+3ast, M.Mikhail 9+5reb+2ast, N.Lednev 9+8reb
Dynamo-MGTU: K.Aleksandr 17+6reb, M.Alexey 8+1reb+6ast, I.Potezhnyi 7+2reb+1ast, D.Kirill 6+2reb+2ast, Z.Ilya 6, V.Daniil 5+3reb+3ast

Dynamo Ufa 2 - Dynamo-MGTU 74-53

There was no surprise when 9th ranked Dynamo-MGTU (4-14) was outplayed on the road by fourth ranked Dynamo Ufa 2 (11-7) 74-53 on Thursday. Dynamo Ufa 2 dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Dynamo-MGTU's 26. Dynamo Ufa 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Dynamo-MGTU's players. Center Maksim Voytov (207-1994) fired 21 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Forward Vladimir Fomenko (201-2000) chipped in 14 points and 6 rebounds. Daniil Volkov produced 11 points and 8 rebounds and guard Danila Donskov (182-2002) added 11 points and 4 assists respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Dynamo Ufa 2 have an impressive five-game winning streak. Newly promoted Dynamo Ufa 2 maintains fourth position with 11-7 record. Dynamo-MGTU lost fourteenth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 14 games lost. Dynamo Ufa 2 will meet at home higher ranked Ural Yekaterinb. (#3) in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Dynamo-MGTU will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Dynamo Ufa 2: V.Maksim 21+9reb+2ast, F.Vladimir 14+6reb, M.Mikhail 10+2reb+2ast, F.Ilya 8+2reb+7ast, M.Evgeny 7+5ast, N.Lednev 6+11reb+3ast
Dynamo-MGTU: V.Daniil 11+8reb+1ast, D.Kirill 11+1reb+1ast, M.Alexey 11+3reb+4ast, K.Aleksandr 6+2reb+1ast, K.Yuriy 6+6reb+2ast, I.Potezhnyi 5+3reb+1ast