The yellows came back to Kfar-Blim after nearly 14 years and won in an overtime thriller. Ante Zizic was excellent again with 24 points
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It wasn’t easy. It took everything the players had, but it ended with a sweet victory. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv returned to Kfar Blum after almost 14 years and achieved a dramatic 88:84 overtime win over Hapoel Galil-Elyon.
The yellows that suffered a tough Euroleague loss to Anadolu Efes on Thursday started the game poorly but steadily cut down a 16 points deficit to force a tight ending.
James Nunnally’s three accurate free throws set the score at 73:73 and sent both teams to overtime. Maccabi already trailed by 4 points, but Ziv, Wilbekin, and Cohen remained calm and sealed the win.
Ante Zizic, with another fantastic performance, led Maccabi’s scorers with 24 points. Sfairopoulos’ team will now prepare for Zenit on Thursday and try to end the losing streak in the Euroleague.
