Giannis Sfairopoulos missed five key players: John DiBartolomeo, Scottie Wilbekin, Jalen Reynolds, and Yiftach Ziv. Without them, the hosts had difficulty getting into rhythm and chased the opponents most of the game.

Yet, sparks started to show in the last quarter, when  Maccabi looked much better. A 14-point deficit was cut then – mainly thanks to a good performance of James Nunnally, who scored 14 of his 18 points in the final minutes – but unfortunately, it didn’t affect the final result.

Maccabi’s point leaders: Nunnally 18 points (5 rebounds), Evans 11 (5 assists), Cohen 11, Zizic 11 (6 rebounds, 4 assists), Caloiaro 9, Taylor 7, Sorkin 6, Brandwein 3, Blayzer 1.