4 games were held tonight in the 21st day of the Premier League: Ashkelon loss to Givat Shmuel and Galil's home win over Haifa, almost surely clinches Coach Katash's second place. Hapoel Tel Aviv kept falling apart in Petah Tikva and Rishon defeated Bnei Hasharon. Check all the boxscores and summaries inside.
Premier League Standings
Maccabi Rishon 64 - Bnei Hasharon 57
Maccabi Rishon wins their third in a row following an ugly tensed game, which seemed like a preview to the playoffs and was characterized by low percentage shooting and many turnovers (15 each team).
Rishon started strong, behind a great game by Minoff, and led 25-18 after one quarter, but scored only 5 (!) in the next, and at the half it's only 30-29.
The second half was a low-scoring see-saw, which was decided by Tony Younger, who scored his first three-pointer after 8 misses from downtown with 25 seconds to go, and decided the game.
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Galil Elyon 88 - Haifa BC 80
Christian Dalmau played his last game with the team, because he asked to go home and accompany his pregnant wife. Galil led almost all the way, behind a solid Kurtz with 16 points. Haifa has almost no chance to stay in the league, unless they pull up a miracle. Galil needs a win (Or an Ashkelon loss) in the final game, to clinch the second place.
Boxscore Here
Petah Tikva 93 - Hapoel Tel Aviv 71
Fifth straight loss for the Reds, who completely fell apart in the second half against the improving home side, who won their third out of the last 4 games.
Game Boxscore
Givat Shmuel 94 - Ashkelon 89
Very important win for the hosts, who made a big step towards the playoffs. Sukar and Carr nearly stunned us with another fourth quarter miracle, but Watson and Aharoni were there to ensure the victory.
Game Boxscore
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