Israel
Regular Season Round 16: Ashdod - H.Tel-Aviv 81-78
Date: January 24, 2019
A very close game took place in Ashdod between Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Ninth ranked Maccabi Ashdod (5-10) got a very close home victory over their close opponent Hapoel Tel-Aviv (5-11). Maccabi Ashdod managed to escape with a 3-point win 81-78 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Maccabi Ashdod forced 20 Hapoel Tel-Aviv turnovers. American Mark Tollefsen (206-92, college: Arizona) fired 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American-Mexican point guard Paul Stoll (180-85) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. American guard Jerel McNeal (190-87, college: Marquette) produced 25 points and 4 assists and international Tomer Ginat (202-94) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Maccabi Ashdod maintains ninth position with 5-10 record, which they share with Nahariya. Loser Hapoel Tel-Aviv dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Maccabi Ashdod will meet higher ranked Hapoel Jerusalem (#4) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play against Bnei Hasharon (#12) in Hod Hasharon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Tel-Aviv: J.McNeal 25+2reb+4ast, T.Ginat 15+6reb+3ast, J.Shuler 13+1reb+1ast, S.Douglass 11+2reb+1ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 6+4reb+2ast, R.Howell 5+9reb+6ast
Ashdod: M.Tollefsen 24+6reb+2ast, L.Shoshi 14+4reb+1ast, P.Stoll 14+4reb+4ast, L.Milbourne 12+3reb, J.Pemberton 8+2reb+1ast, S.Weisz 5+8reb+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 16: Ashdod - H.Tel-Aviv 81-78
Date: January 24, 2019
A very close game took place in Ashdod between Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Ninth ranked Maccabi Ashdod (5-10) got a very close home victory over their close opponent Hapoel Tel-Aviv (5-11). Maccabi Ashdod managed to escape with a 3-point win 81-78 on Thursday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Maccabi Ashdod forced 20 Hapoel Tel-Aviv turnovers. American Mark Tollefsen (206-92, college: Arizona) fired 24 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American-Mexican point guard Paul Stoll (180-85) chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. American guard Jerel McNeal (190-87, college: Marquette) produced 25 points and 4 assists and international Tomer Ginat (202-94) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Maccabi Ashdod maintains ninth position with 5-10 record, which they share with Nahariya. Loser Hapoel Tel-Aviv dropped to the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Maccabi Ashdod will meet higher ranked Hapoel Jerusalem (#4) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Hapoel Tel-Aviv will play against Bnei Hasharon (#12) in Hod Hasharon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Tel-Aviv: J.McNeal 25+2reb+4ast, T.Ginat 15+6reb+3ast, J.Shuler 13+1reb+1ast, S.Douglass 11+2reb+1ast, D.Akoon-Purcell 6+4reb+2ast, R.Howell 5+9reb+6ast
Ashdod: M.Tollefsen 24+6reb+2ast, L.Shoshi 14+4reb+1ast, P.Stoll 14+4reb+4ast, L.Milbourne 12+3reb, J.Pemberton 8+2reb+1ast, S.Weisz 5+8reb+5ast
 ASHDOD81 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 84 | wIllRfsRj, biQV | 40 | 7-66 (26.2%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 82 | -65 |
| 68 | AhIsha, vas | 40 | 3-64 (45.2%) | 5-5 (5%) | 1-1 (655%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 68 | 65 |
| 3 | AUIll, Oiul | 43 | 6-8 (05%) | 3-65 (35%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 60 | 66 |
| 65 | WRasJ, ApRjZRQ | 44 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-0 (85%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 68 |
| 66 | ORBMRQUIj, ziVR | 89 | 6-6 (655%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 64 | balMIuQjR, vijdIj | 61 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 66 | -3 |
| 4 | biiFij, wIB | 60 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | yliashRQ, odI | 0 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -8 | -9 |
| wIUil | 84-47 (07.5%) | 7-82 (48.6%) | 2-7 (22.7%) | 65 | 67 | 87 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 26 | 76 | |||
 H.TEL-AVIV (coach: Dimitris Itoudis)78 |
| 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 | +/- |
| 36 | GajiU, wIBRQ | 49 | 0-1 (24.4%) | 6-3 (80%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 69 | 2 |
| 88 | bZXRil, zRQRl | 40 | 66-63 (92.1%) | 5-4 (5%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 80 | 80 | 7 |
| 79 | HITRll, eaZhiQd | 48 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 0 | SVIIj-OuQZRll, gRLiuDhj | 88 | 6-4 (44.4%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 65 | -7 |
| 63 | vaBIjid, eiLaL | 85 | 5-4 (5%) | 5-4 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -0 | -9 |
| 6 | AhulRQ, ziBil | 83 | 5-5 (5%) | 3-65 (35%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 6 |
| 46 | gIuDliss, AUuiQU | 62 | 8-8 (655%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 62 | 0 |
| 3 | SBaju, SlidR | 9 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -6 | -2 |
| 60 | bIshR, wJuf | 4 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -8 | -66 |
| 66 | bidiQ, YiB | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | -2 |
| wIUil | 86-44 (14.1%) | 2-83 (44.4%) | 68-67 (14.8%) | 9 | 85 | 89 | 85 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 92 | 97 | |||
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)
