A tenth win of the season for Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv, 111-66 vs Elitsur Neve David in Ramla in the first game of the national cup 1/8 finals.
The first period ended on equal terms (22-22), but Maccabi won the second 42-5 and at half time led 64-27. By the end of the third the score read 87-43 and eventually won by 45 points. The return game will be played on November 7 in Tel Aviv.
Maccabi scorers: Burstein 21 (6 three pointers), Green 16 (12 rbds), Sharp 15, Baston 13, Kommatos 10, Jasikevicius 10, Halperin 8, Shelef 8, Parker 6, Thomas 4. Top scorers for Ramla: De Paz 14, Munro 13 points.