Coach Sfairopoulos starting five: Wilbekin, Zoosman, Caloiaro, Cohen and Black. Caloiaro was the first to score in the game, Ashdod reacted with a 5:0 run but Scottie was the man for coach Sfairopoulos as he scored back to back threes to give the hosts the 10:5 lead. Tyus stepped into the game and alongside Scottie the duo led the Maccabi offense only this time Ashdod reacted with Stoll; both sides traded blows until the end of the first quarter with the scoreboard showing 20:20.

Levi kept the visitors close to Maccabi at the beginning of the second quarter; Pargo’s presence was well felt as he led the hosts to an 8:0 run, forcing coach Sfairopoulos to call for a timeout (33:23). The trio of Roll, Black and Cohen was unstoppable as they increased Maccabi’s lead to 45:29. The visitors managed to get into rhythm but Zoosman made it 52:37 at halftime.

Cohen and Caloiaro were on fire as they led the crew in yellow and blue to a 59:39 lead, Ebo and Weiss forced coach Sfairopoulos to call for a timeout as they cut Maccabi’s lead down to 65:49. Tyus came back focused from the timeout helping Maccabi to keep its until the end of the third quarter (68:52).

Levi and Fleisher tried to keep Ashdod in the game but the squad of coach Sfairopoulos reacted time and again (76:60). Shoshi made another attempt to get the visitors back into the game, only this time Scottie and Jake crushed Ashdod’s dreams of a comeback as the yellows secured the 93:70 home win and the top of the standings.