Hapoel Holon gets historic win against Maccabi

2017-03-26T21:37:26+00:00 2017-03-27T01:07:54+00:00.

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26/Mar/17 21:37

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Hapoel Holon outlasted the battle in Tel Aviv, as Rudd lost a crucial free throw that could’ve changed the fate of the game!

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to Hapoel Holon with 79-80 after a tough battle in Tel Aviv. After the loss to Zalgiris Kaunas, the Israelis suffered a historic loss, as it was Hapoel Holon’s first ever road win against Maccabi in the league.

Victor Rudd led the hosts with 23 points and 7 rebounds, while Devin Smith and Sylven Landsberg added 12 points each.

The opening of the second quarter belonged to Holon, who had a 22-28 lead with an 0-8 run. Rudd, Smith helped Maccabi approach to 28-29, though the visitors were still up 36-43 at halftime.

At 28′, the score was tied to 55 points and the final quarter brought the two teams head to head. Rudd had the fate of the game in his hands with a pair of free throws towards the end, though he only made one of the two and Maccabi lost the chance to send the game to overtime.

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