Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 20: March 11-15, 2012 - Israel

May 23, 2013

Israeli League, Regular Season, Game 20: March 11-15, 2012

In a short week in the Israeli League due to a pair of postponed games, traditional powerhouses Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem both chalked up comfortable wins. Defending champion Maccabi improved its record to 16-2 by stomping Maccabi Rishon 90-73. Keith Langford scored 19 points and dished 6 assists and Richard Hendrix posted 18 points and 8 rebounds to lead Maccabi. The big difference in the game was rebounding as Maccabi controlled the boards 38-23. Lior Eliyahu added 14 points and 7 boards and Devin Smith had 12 and 7 for the winners. Joe Crawford paced Rishon with 27 points and 5 assists. Jerusalem pulled away in the fourth quarter to roll Hapoel Holon 80-69 to narrow the gap at the top. Third-placed Holon is now 11-8, while Jerusalem tied for fourth at 10-8. D.J Strawberry scored 21 points and Ramel Bradley 17 for the winners. Ron Lewis led Holon with 20. In the only other game of the week, GreenTops Netanya routed Bnei Hasharon 97-77 as Yahu Orland shined with 22 points on perfect shooting, including 4 for 4 from downtown.

LAST GAME GAME 20 March 11, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 21	M. Ashdod vs. BC Habikaa	0-0
Mar. 11	Netanya vs. B. Hashron	97-77
Mar. 21	Ashkelon vs. Gilboa/Galil	0-0
Mar. 11	Hapoel Jer. vs. H. Holon	80-69
Mar. 11	Electra TA vs. M. Rishon	90-73

NEXT GAME GAME 21 March 18-19, 2012
Day	Match
Mar. 31	BC Habikaa vs. Electra TA
Mar. 18	M. Rishon vs. Hapoel Jer.
Mar. 18	B. Hashron vs. M. Ashdod
Mar. 18	Gilboa/Galil vs. Netanya
Mar. 19	H. Holon vs. M. Haifa

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Maccabi Electra T-A	18	16	2	1613	1376
2	H. Holon	19	11	8	1573	1520
3	Gilboa/Galil	17	12	5	1345	1325
4	Ashkelon	18	10	8	1498	1533
5	Hapoel Jerusalem	18	10	8	1504	1468
6	M. Rishon	18	10	8	1437	1379
7	M. Ashdod	17	8	9	1396	1396
8	BC Habikaa	17	7	10	1311	1322
9	Netanya	18	6	12	1458	1511
10	B. Hashron	18	5	13	1430	1648
11	M. Haifa	18	3	15	1469	1556