Israel
Regular Season Round 14: Maccabi Ashdod - Ironi Nes-Ziona 74-94
Date: January 5, 2015
There was no surprise when 12th ranked Maccabi Ashdod (3-11) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (9-5) 94-74 on Monday. The guests trailed by 7 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 2-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 94-74. Ironi Nes-Ziona made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Maccabi Ashdod turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Mitchell Watt (208-89, college: Buffalo) who scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Naturalized Welsh Tal Michael Dunne (196-87) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Ironi Nes-Ziona's coach Nadav Zilberstein used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (200-90, college: Murray St., agency: Comsport) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Terrel Harris (195-87, college: Oklahoma St.) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ironi Nes-Ziona moved-up to second place, which they share with Hapoel J-M and Maccabi Rishon. Loser Maccabi Ashdod stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. Ironi Nes-Ziona will face Maccabi Rishon (#4) in Rishon Le-Zion in the next round. Maccabi Ashdod will play on the road against Hapoel Holon (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Maccabi Ashdod: I.Aska 18+8reb+1ast, J.Nunnally 15+2reb+2ast, T.Harris 11+6reb+4ast, A.Ben-Chimol 10+4ast, Z.Rosen 7+2reb+2ast, R.Elias-Pour 7+3reb
Ironi Nes-Ziona: M.Watt 20+7reb+1ast, C.Smith 17+4reb+4ast, T.Michael Dunne 15+6reb+6ast, P.Knowles 12+1reb+3ast, O.Solomon 9+8reb+2ast, M.Tapiro 8+5ast
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 14: Maccabi Ashdod - Ironi Nes-Ziona 74-94
Date: January 5, 2015
There was no surprise when 12th ranked Maccabi Ashdod (3-11) was crushed at home by fourth ranked Ironi Nes-Ziona (9-5) 94-74 on Monday. The guests trailed by 7 points after first quarter, but they stormed back to get the 2-point lead at the halftime and eventually won the game 94-74. Ironi Nes-Ziona made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 22 Maccabi Ashdod turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Mitchell Watt (208-89, college: Buffalo) who scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks. Naturalized Welsh Tal Michael Dunne (196-87) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Ironi Nes-Ziona's coach Nadav Zilberstein used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican forward Ivan Aska (200-90, college: Murray St., agency: Comsport) produced 18 points and 8 rebounds and American guard Terrel Harris (195-87, college: Oklahoma St.) added 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ironi Nes-Ziona moved-up to second place, which they share with Hapoel J-M and Maccabi Rishon. Loser Maccabi Ashdod stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. Ironi Nes-Ziona will face Maccabi Rishon (#4) in Rishon Le-Zion in the next round. Maccabi Ashdod will play on the road against Hapoel Holon (#5) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Maccabi Ashdod: I.Aska 18+8reb+1ast, J.Nunnally 15+2reb+2ast, T.Harris 11+6reb+4ast, A.Ben-Chimol 10+4ast, Z.Rosen 7+2reb+2ast, R.Elias-Pour 7+3reb
Ironi Nes-Ziona: M.Watt 20+7reb+1ast, C.Smith 17+4reb+4ast, T.Michael Dunne 15+6reb+6ast, P.Knowles 12+1reb+3ast, O.Solomon 9+8reb+2ast, M.Tapiro 8+5ast
 IRONI NES-ZIONA (coach: Amit Schaerf)94 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 60 | ABaUh, CQiaD | 46 | 9-65 (95%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 67 | 5 |
| 1 | gujjR, wil baZhiRl | 83 | 9-65 (95%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 86 | 5 |
| 68 | wipaQI, bRaQ | 83 | 5-4 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 0 | KjITlRs, OQRsUIj | 84 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 65 | 5 |
| 3 | WalsIj, viBiFj | 65 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 86 | WiUU, baUZhRll | 87 | 9-66 (14.1%) | 5-6 (5%) | 1-2 (90%) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 87 | 5 |
| 7 | SBaUiF, Gal | 84 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-4 (5%) | 3-3 (655%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 5 |
| 63 | AIlIBIj, PQ | 86 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 5 |
| 2 | mIsUiaj, eIMMF | 63 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 9 | YIsRf, XRUijRl | 6 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 64 | SUais, tQa | 6 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| wIUil | 82-32 (02.4%) | 1-61 (49.0%) | 85-80 (25.5%) | 7 | 83 | 44 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 68 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 73 | 664 | |||
 MACCABI ASHDOD74 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 0 | HiQQas, wRQQRl | 40 | 4-0 (15%) | 6-9 (63.4%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 65 | 5 |
| 66 | SsVi, oLij | 44 | 9-64 (04.2%) | 5-6 (5%) | 3-9 (09.6%) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 64 | 5 |
| 68 | mRj-ChaBIl, SLa | 87 | 3-0 (25%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 68 | 5 |
| 86 | XujjillF, ziBRs | 84 | 4-3 (90%) | 8-7 (88.8%) | 4-4 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 65 | 5 |
| 63 | qlais-OIuQ, eiB | 69 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | eIsRj, ciZV | 80 | 5-4 (5%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | KRllF, CuQUas | 85 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | PQlijd, YRhu | 68 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 | Hill, zRQBiajR | 9 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-49 (07.0%) | 0-83 (85.2%) | 60-86 (96.3%) | 2 | 67 | 89 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 93 | 07 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
