Israeli League Quarterfinals, Game 2: May 6-7, 2012 - Israel

May 23, 2013

Israeli League Quarterfinals, Game 2: May 6-7, 2012

Defending champs Maccabi Electra gave BC Habikaa another shellacking, 66-101, to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-three Israeli League quarterfinals series. Maccabi Ashdod and Eldan Ashkelon also went up 2-0 in their quarterfinals matchups, but Hapoel Unet Holon eked out a 72-70 win against Hapoel Jerusalem to take a 1-1 tie in games. Maccabi jumped out front 17-33 and coasted the rest of the way against Habikaa, as six players scored in double figures, led by David Blu and Keith Langford, who netted 14 points apiece, while Guy Pnini had 13 and three players added 12 each – Devin Smith, Lior Eliyahu and Yogev Ohayon, who also dished out 7 assists. Maccabi Ashdod downed Altshuler Shaham Gilboa Galil 75-69 behind Josh Carter’s 20 points, and Eldan Ashkelon won its second consecutive 1-point victory over Maccabi Rishon Lezion, 81-80, as Marco Killingsworth poured in 23 points. Hapoel Unet Holon got 18 points from Bryant Dunston to pull out a 72-70 over rival Hapoel Jerusalem.

Record	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
2	Maccabi Electra (1)	99	101	x
0	BC Habikaa (8)	76	66	x
1	Hapoel Jerusalem (4)	78	70	May 10
1	Hapoel Holon (5)	73	72	-
0	Gilboa/Galil (2)	72	69	x
2	M. Ashdod (7)	77	75	x
0	M. Rishon (3)	63	80	x
2	Eldan Ashkelon (6)	64	81	x

Quarterfinals Playoffs round games
Game 1	Maccabi Electra vs. BC Habikaa	99-76	May 2
Game 1	Gilboa/Galil vs. M. Ashdod	72-77	April 30
Game 1	M. Rishon vs. Eldan Ashkelon	63-64	April 29
Game 1	Hapoel Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Holon	78-73	April 29
Game 2	BC Habikaa vs. Maccabi Electra	66-101	May 7
Game 2	M. Ashdod vs. Gilboa/Galil	75-69	May 7
Game 2	Eldan Ashkelon vs. M. Rishon	81-80	May 6
Game 2	Hapoel Holon vs. Hapoel Jerusalem	72-70	May 6
Game 3	Hapoel Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Holon	0-0	May 10