Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to State Cup Final in dramatic fashion

2018-02-12T20:03:46+00:00 2018-02-12T20:10:42+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

12/Feb/18 20:03

Eurohoops.net

It was quite the thriller between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Ashdod.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Maccabi Tel Aviv needed a 12-0 run in the final minutes of the Israeli State Cup semifinal to overcome Maccabi Ashdod 76 – 73 and get the ticket for the title game.

The “Yellows” were down 65 – 57 in the mid of the fourth period, but Norris Cole, Pierre Jackson, and John Dibartolomeo drained some crucial buckets to pace their team towards a 69 – 66 lead.

Cole also hit a key 3-pointer for the 72 – 68 with only seconds remaining. Ashdod cut the deficit to a one-possession matter but Sek Henry missed the game-tying attempt at the buzzer.

Dibartolomeo was Maccabi’s top scorer with 18 points. Jake Cohen had 13 and Artsiom Parakhouski with Alex Tyus added 9 apiece.

Alex Chubrevich had a superb double-double of 18 points plus 18 rebounds for Ashdod. Cameron Long scored 16, same as Henry.

(H/T Moshe Barda)

 

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