Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 19: March 4-5, 2012 - Israel

June 18, 2013

Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 19: March 4-5, 2012

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv had to work harder than usual before downing Hapoel Holon 77-82 to remain in control of the Israeli League. The defending champs had no answer for Holon’s Ron Lewis and Moran Roth, who helped the hosts bolt out to a 16-point first-quarter lead before the score settled at 29-15 after 10 minutes. Some hot shooting from David Blu helped Maccabi cut the gap to 43-40 by halftime and Richard Hendrix and Keith Langford left Maccabi on top 61-63 entering the fourth quarter. The game remained close and Lewis gave Holon a 77-76 edge, however Maccabi finished strong as Langford and Blu went 6 for 6 from the line in the final minutes to wrap up the win. Devin Smith paced Maccabi with 16 points and 7 rebounds, Langford scored 16, Hendrix posted 13 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks and Blu netted 13. Tasmin Mitchell paced Holon with 23 points and Lewis added 19. Maccabi players Lior Eliyahu, Theo Papaloukas, Demond Mallet and Shawn James did not dress for the game. In other games, Hapoel Jerusalem edged Haifa 93-96 in overtime led by Yuval Naimy’s 23 points and 6 assists and a double-double from Elishay Kadir; Ashdod downed Maccabi Rishon 69-80 thanks to 24 points and 10 rebounds from Alex Tyus and BC Habikaa bested Netanya 79-56 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Dion Dowell.

LAST GAME GAME 19 March 4-5, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 4	BC Habikaa vs. Netanya	79-56
Mar. 4	M. Rishon vs. M. Ashdod	69-80
Mar. 4	Ashkelon vs. B. Hashron	84-85
Mar. 5	H. Holon vs. Electra TA	77-82
Mar. 4	M. Haifa vs. Hapoel Jer.	93-96

NEXT GAME GAME 20 March 11-12, 2012
Day	Match
Mar. 11	M. Ashdod vs. BC Habikaa
Mar. 11	Netanya vs. B. Hashron
Mar. 12	Ashkelon vs. Gilboa/Galil
Mar. 11	Hapoel Jer. vs. H. Holon
Mar. 11	Electra TA vs. M. Rishon

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Maccabi Electra T-A	17	15	2	1523	1303
2	Gilboa/Galil	17	12	5	1345	1325
3	H. Holon	18	11	7	1504	1440
4	Ashkelon	18	10	8	1498	1533
5	M. Rishon	17	10	7	1364	1289
6	Hapoel Jerusalem	17	9	8	1424	1399
7	M. Ashdod	17	8	9	1396	1396
8	BC Habikaa	17	7	10	1311	1322
9	Netanya	17	5	12	1361	1434
10	B. Hashron	17	5	12	1353	1551
11	M. Haifa	18	3	15	1469	1556