Two days before leaving to Moscow, Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv registered an easy win 0ver Hapoel Gilboa/Afula 103-75. Maccabi kept its spot in the top of the Israeli Super league with 15-2 record. All 12 players played for Maccabi, with no one playing more than 23 minutes.
Lior Eliyahu led Maccabi with 18 points, Arnold added 17 and Sharon Shason 14 (3 threes). Quick three-pointers by Sharp helped Maccabi to a 12-3 lead and Afula/Gilboa couldn’t keep up. Jermaine Hall led Afula with 30 points in 30 minutes.
Maccabi: Eliyahu 18, Arnold 17, Shason 14, Sharp 13, Jasaitis 10, Jeretin 10, Vujcic 6, Bynum 5, Burstien 5, Halperin 3, Green 2.
Afula/Gilboa: Hall 30, Lee 8, Porat 8, Melcher 7, Israeli 7, Sukar 6, Awajubi 6, Orland 3.