M.Tel-Aviv - H.Tel-Aviv 94-90

Maccabi Tel Aviv claimed Winner League title. They held off Hapoel Tel Aviv in the decisive third game of the championship series to secure the trophy. Hapoel Tel-Aviv trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 26-19 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 90-94 at the end of the game. Maccabi Tel-Aviv made 27-of-34 free shots (79.4 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Maccabi Tel-Aviv made 7 blocks. 29 personal fouls committed by Hapoel Tel-Aviv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a good game for American point guard Wade Baldwin IV (193-1996, college: Vanderbilt) who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. American-Spanish point guard Lorenzo Brown (196-1990, college: NC State) contributed with 22 points and 7 assists for the winners. American guard JCovan Brown (188-1990, college: Texas) answered with 31 points and 8 assists and the former international Tomer Ginat (202-1994, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 14 points in the effort for Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
M.Tel-Aviv: W.Baldwin IV 22+6reb+8ast, L.Brown 22+2reb+7ast, R.Sorkin 13+9reb, A.Poythress 12+6reb+1ast, B.Colson Jr. 9+9reb+2ast, J.DiBartolomeo 8+2reb
H.Tel-Aviv: J.Brown 31+2reb+8ast, T.Ginat 14+4reb+1ast, X.Munford 13+2reb+3ast, J.McRae 12+1reb+1ast, B.Timor 6+4reb+3ast, C.Onuaku 6+10reb+3ast

Champions League team Hapoel Jerusalem won the Israeli basketball State Cup for the seventh time after beating Euroleague side Maccabi Tel Aviv 67-61 in the final on Thursday evening. About 11,000 fans at Pais Arena in Jerusalem saw a close first quarter, ending 17-17 before point guard Kenneth Smith (190-PG-1993, college: Louisiana Tech) inspired Jerusalem to take a 40-31 lead at halftime. Points and rebounds by Josh Nebo (206-F/C-1997, college: Texas A&M, agency: BeoBasket) helped Maccabi reduce the margin to 54-48 at the end of the third quarter, and then points by Lorenzo Brown (196-PG-1990, college: NC State) cut Maccabi's deficit to trail at 61-59 with 2:33 on the clock. However, crucial points from Or Cornelius (198-F/G-1997) and Smith secured Jerusalem the cup which they received from Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Smith collected 16 points and 9 assists, while his teammates Oz Blayzer (199-F-1992) and Levi Randolph (196-G/F-1992, college: Alabama, agency: Slash Sports) added 12 and 11 points respectively for Jerusalem. Brown and Bonzie Colson Jr. (198-PF-1996, college: Notre Dame, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 15 points each for Maccabi.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv - Hapoel Tel Aviv 88-84 (OT)

Maccabi Tel Aviv captured the 2022 Winner Cup title. They beat Hapoel Tel Aviv to earn the third consecutive title. Alexander Poythress (203-C/F-1993, college: Kentucky) scored 24 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge.
Maccabi posted a 24-16 lead ten minutes into the game. They sank 23 points in the second stanza to take a 47-36 halftime advantage. But Hapoel managed to turn things around in the second half. They held Maccabi to just 11 points in the fourth period to force overtime. Maccabi poured in 15 points in the extra period and got away with a tough win at the end. Lorenzo Brown (196-PG-1990, college: NC State) delivered 20 points and 9 assists for the winning side. Xavier Munford (193-G-1992, college: URI) answered with 23 points for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Jordan McRae (197-G/F-1991, college: Tennessee) tossed in 17 points in the defeat.