Coach Sfairopoulos decided to start the game with Nate Wolters, Yovel Zoosman, Elijah Bryant, Quincy Acy, and Othello Hunter in his opening five. The home team began strong with a 13:3 advantage, but Wolters and Zoosman led a 7:0 Maccabi run to cut the lead to 13:10. Threes by Acy and Tyler Dorsey kept the Yellow & Blue close to the Green’s 20:22. The top scorer of the first, Roman Sorkin managed to hit another shot from deep, but on the other end, Deni Avdija scored two to bring the first period to a close, 22:27 Haifa.

Acy and the captain John DiBartolomeo turned the score around for the Yellow & Blue with 9 unanswered points, giving the visitors their first advantage of the day, 39:34. The score stayed tight throughout the quarter, but then, Maccabi stopped the hosts scoreless for 4 straight minutes as Hunter scored 6 consecutive points. Going into the half, Acy opened a double-digit lead, 51:41.

The Israeli champions momentum continued into the third, Zoosman scored from outside as Wolters, Bryant and two three’s by Acy provided the visitors a 66:48 advantage. The hosts were able to cut down the lead to single digits after Scott Suggs three-pointers, and a transition three by Jonathan Mor, 66:57 Maccabi. The Yellow & Blue responded with Bryant hitting shots from behind the arc and an Acy dunk, 74:57 after 30 minutes.

Avdija, who did an excellent job on the defensive end, scored five straight points to keep a 17 point advantage. Gregory Vargas and four consecutive points by Willy Workman made coach Sfairopoulos call a timeout midway through the fourth quarter, 81:69. Zoosman hit an open three-pointer, and Wolters scored a three-point play sealed the deal. Final score, a convincing 93:75 Maccabi Tel Aviv win.