29. Keravnos Nicosia (CYP)- Maccabi Haifa (ISR) 67-67 (Fowlkes 16, Stylianides 15, Young 13, Koronides 7, Raca 6, Knight 4, Kmezic 4, Anastasiades 2, Karagiannis, Lukic – Aleksic 14, Brener 13, Kennedy 10, Tapiro 9, Dean 9, Grunwald 8, Harary 4, Rosenfeld, Jetach, Cohen)
30. Gostivar (MKD) - Zagorje (SLO) 82-87 (Jovanovski 33, Sucevic 21, Gecevski 14 – Primorac 28, Covic 20, Bassin 13)
Maccabi Haifa – Keravnos 66-57 (Brener 14, Dean 13 – Fowlkes 14, Koronides 13). Adv: Haifa
Zagorje – Nikol Fert 80-97 (Primorac 18, Ritupter 17+12rbs – Sicic 30, Gecevski 24+12rbs). Adv: Nikol Fert

1 Round, 06/10/99
Maccabi Haifa 72 Nikol Pret Gustivar (MKD) 45 (Andrew Kennedy 16 points, Me'eir Tapiro 16 points, Mark Dean 12 points, Jessie Rosenfeld 10 points, Moshe Brener 6 points, Uri Grinvald 4 points, Asaf Harrari 4 points, Alexich 4 points - Suchevich 14 points, Sisich 12 points)
The bottom line is Maccabi Haifa got the win. The Bottom line is that they played great basketball in the second half. But if you look slightly above the bottom line, you'd see an aweful first half, in which everything went opposite as planned for Maccabi Haifa and their young (and talented) coach Avi Ashkenazy. Now, what should they feel after this game? Should they be happy about the great basketball they played in the first half, or should they be upset about the poor performence in the first half? Only Haifa's players and coaches know. Anyway, the first half was terrible for both teams, and the Macdenoian team managed to get a 1 points lead, 27-26, going into halftime. the second half was a whole new story. Haifa showed its strong defense whcih was its trademark last season, and completely locked their basket, allowing only 18 points for Gustivar's players in the second half. Me'ir Tapiro, Andrew Kennedy and Mark Dean completed the job on offense.

2 Round, 13/10/99
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) - Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA) 85-60
MACCABI HAIFA: Kennedy 15 (6/13), Grunvald 5 (1/1 da 3), Brener 3 (1/3 da 3), Rosenfeld 8 (3/4), Harari, Cohen 1, Tapiro 18 (5/7, 2/2), Aleksic 17 (2/5, 4/4), Dean 18 (8/9), Chaider. All. Ashkenazi.
BIPOP REGGIO E.: Damiao 7 (2/2, 0/1), Davolio 7 (2/3, 1/1), Moore 9 (0/3, 3/10), Raggi 2, Betts 13 (6/9); Miloserdov 12 (3/8, 2/6), Gamba 7 (0/4, 1/2), Picazio (0/1). N.e.: Carra. All. Lombardi
It was supposed to be a tough game for Haifa, but they crushed Reggio from the opening tip and until the final buzzer sounded. Mark Dean, the excellent Haifa center, slowed down Emilia's center, Andrew Bets, and Moshe Brener did the same for Tracey Moore, an ex-NBA player. Dean also contributed on the offensive end as he gave his usual rock-solid contribution under the baskets. Dragen Alexich, Haifa's bosman player, had a nice game as well, and he's really starting to know what they are looking to get from him in Haifa. Meir Tappiro led Haifa's offensive charge, and a team effort helped limit Reggio to only 25 first half points. Haifa pretty much assured, with that win, that they will advance to the next round in the Kurac cup.

3 Round, 20/10/99
Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA) - Nikol Fert Skopje (MKD) 98-71

4 Round, 03/11/99
Nikol Fert – Maccabi Haifa 86-92, OT

5 Round, 10/11/99
Bipop Carire (ITA) - Maccabi Haifa (ISR) 70-69, OT
BIPOP REGGIO EMILIA: Miloserdov 6 (0/2, 2/7), Davolio 18 (4/9, 1/2), Moore 13 (5/10, 1/4), Raggi 12 (3/5, 1/3), Betts 16 (6/8); Carra, Gamba (0/1), Cittadini 5 (1/2). N.e.: Picazio e Maioli. All.: Lombardi. MACCABI HAIFA: Brener 11 (1/1, 3/5), Kennedy 8 (1/11), Dapiro 12 (3/7, 2/4), Aleksic 8 (1/4, 2/4), Dean 20 (8/13); Grunvald (0/2, 1/2), Rosenfeld (0/3), Harary, Akiva 3 (1/2 da 3), Cohen 2 (1/1). All.: Ashkenazi
Haifa lost in Italy, but will remain in first place, as it won Emilia by 25 in Israel. Haifa's big man, Mark Dean had 7 offensive reb (14 total), and led Haifa's scorers list with 20. This is a very good achievement for BC Haifa, that only made its way back to Div A 2 yeara ago.

6 Round, 17/11/99
Nikol Fert Skopje (MKD) - Pallacanestro Reggiana (ITA) 75-71 (Gecevski 21+8reb, Jolovik 18 – Betts 18+8reb, Moore 14)

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