The Israel Basketball Super League reached the 12th round. One match was played on Wednesday and Thursday. Hapoel Holon convincingly defeated Iron Nes Ziona. Maccabi Rishon still failed to reach the third victory in the duel against Galil Elyon.
Hapoel Holon easily overcame Nes Ziona
As for the Israel Basketball Super League match played on Wednesday, Hapoel Holon had no major problems against Nes Ziona. The away team had 8-0 at the start. However, by the end of the game, Holon was a much better team. At the end of the first, Hapoel led by seven points with a difference of 24-17. The host maintained that advantage, so the first half ended with a score of 40-32. The picture on the field did not change in the second half either, because the host constantly had an advantage between five and ten points difference. In the last quarter, Hapoel increased the advantage, so they achieved a very convincing victory. In the end, it was 76-55 for the home team.
Chris Johnson scored 25 pts and contributed the most to his team’s victory. He also had great jumps. Michael Kyser achieved 15 pts and 10 rebs. Joe Ragland scored only 6 pts, but he played great with 9 assists. In the defeated team, Frank Bartley achieved a performance of 15 pts, 5 rebs, and 4 ast. Former Chicago Bulls player, Canadian Simisola Shittu scored 11 pts and 6 reb. Hapoel Holon has a score of 8-4 after this victory, while Nes Ziona has 6 wins and 6 losses.
Galil Elyon achieved a close victory
Another Israel Basketball Super League match was played on Thursday. In an exciting finale, Galil Elyon defeated Maccabi Rishon 81-80. The visiting team led throughout the match so that Galil Elyon would only reach the first advantage in the last quarter.
Throughout the game, Rishon had an advantage of between 5 and 10 points difference. At the very end of the match, Galil Elyon reached a 79-77 advantage with a triple scored by Chavaughn Lewis. On the other hand, Tu Holloway retaliated in the same way. Ike Iroegbu scored the deciding basket 4.7 seconds before the end. Holloway tried to break through but failed to hit the floater so the host won. In the winning team, Chavaughn Lewis scored 26 pts. Ike Iroegbu achieved 15 pts and 7 reb and ast. Maurice Watson on the other hand had 19 pts. There Holloway achieved an effect of 14 pts and 8 ast. After this round, Galil Elyon has a 7-5 performance. Maccabi Rishon is still the worst team in Israel Basketball Super League with a 2-10 performance.