Alexander paces Maccabi Tel Aviv back to victories

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

One impressive first half and Joe Alexander’s leadership helped Maccabi Tel Aviv defeat Maccabi Rishon 88 – 74 and improve its Israeli League record to 19 – 12.

Alexander simply couldn’t be denied scoring 25 points with a sublime 10/11 from the field. He also won six fouls to finish the match with a 30 in PIR.

For Maccabi Rishon, that is now fourth in the standings with 16 – 15, Idan Zalmanson (15 points, 9 rebounds) and Charles Thomas (15 points) stood out.

Their team failed to defend properly at the first quarter falling behind 18 – 32. Maccabi Tel Aviv further assumed control to close halftime ahead 52 – 32 and then simply preserved its advantage.

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