Hapoel Beats Gilboa!
Here’s the English translation of your sentence: --- Hapoel "Bank Yahav" Jerusalem saw Hapoel Gilboa Galil erase a double-digit deficit to take the lead in the final quarter, but Harper (23) came alive and led them to an 89-81 victory. (Photo: Omri Stein) --- אם תרצה נוסח קצת יותר פורמלי או קליל, תגיד!
02/11/2024
| 22:10
| Post-Game
Just like in last Wednesday’s EuroCup win, the State Cup holders once again proved the depth of their roster this evening (Saturday night), arriving in Gan Ner with a depleted frontcourt – but making up for it with a particularly talented backcourt. Yonatan Alon’s squad faced a determined opponent that managed to turn a double-digit deficit into a two-point lead in the final quarter, but then Jared Harper – the Reds’ standout player since the start of the season – came alive, scoring 15 of his 23 points in the final ten minutes to lead his team to an 89-81 victory. This Wednesday, Hapoel returns to European action, hosting Venezia in Bulgaria, before traveling to face Hapoel Haifa next Sunday in their upcoming domestic league game.
Despite missing Austin Wiley, Justin Smith, and the injured Nimrod Levi, Hapoel’s short rotation featured just eight players – but nearly all of them contributed at least six points. Noam Dovrat started the game red-hot with three perfect three-pointers and reached double figures in the first quarter. Jeremy Morgan also had a great shooting night from deep, hitting 4-of-5, and together they accounted for more than half of the team’s 13 three-pointers at an excellent 43.3%. Gabi Chachashvili stepped up in the paint, compensating for the missing frontcourt players with a dominant performance and leading the team with six rebounds, despite the Reds grabbing only seven offensive boards compared to the hosts’ 16. However, Hapoel had a significant edge from the free-throw line – getting there 38 times, 18 more than their opponents, with Harper alone taking 12 shots and missing only two as the team finished with nearly 80% efficiency.
“To every court – with you” (Photo: Omri Stein)
A moment of silence was held in memory of Captain Yehonatan Keren z”l, who fell this week in the battles in Gaza (Photo: Omri Stein)
Game Flow:
Hapoel Gilboa Galil starting five: John Davis, Ishmael El-Amin, Gur Lavie, Lotan Amselem, Ben Moore
Hapoel Jerusalem starting five: Noam Dovrat, Khadeen Carrington, Jeremy Morgan, Yovel Zoosman, Gabi Chachashvili
Amselem and Chachashvili scored the first points for their teams. Dovrat hit a three, Morgan made one of two free throws, and Zoosman’s nice drive made it 7-3 Hapoel early on. Amselem scored a layup, Morgan nailed a three, and Dovrat followed with two more threes – going 3-of-3 – to give Hapoel the first double-digit lead, 16-5. El-Amin hit one from the line, and Dovrat added another to reach double figures. Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored three straight baskets, and Chris Johnson also got on the board, followed by Lavie cutting the deficit to 19-14. Morgan hit his second triple and the team’s fifth, Nzekwesi added another layup, and the first quarter ended 22-16 to the visitors.
Dovrat reached double digits in the first ten minutes (Photo: Omri Stein)
Harper (Photo: Omri Stein)
Jared Harper opened the second quarter with five straight points – a three-point play followed by two free throws. Moore scored his first field goal, Gil Beni added his first points and assisted Nzekwesi, and Moore scored again to bring Gilboa within one possession – 27-24. Chachashvili hit one of two free throws but made up for it with two straight baskets. Moore dunked at the other end, but Morgan’s third three made it 35-26. El-Amin scored his first field goal and added two from the line, Chachashvili responded with two of his own, and Moore hit one more to make it 37-31. Or Cornelius hit two free throws, Ben Moore answered with a layup, and Carrington’s free throw made it 40-33. Johnson hit one from the line and followed with a three-pointer, Amselem scored inside, and Beni hit one from the line followed by Gilboa’s first three-pointer, sending the teams to halftime at 44-39 for Hapoel.
Chachashvili. A strong first half (Photo: Omri Stein)
Cornelius opened the second half with a strong drive, El-Amin scored after an offensive board, and Beni’s free throws cut it to 46-43. Morgan reached double digits with his fourth three, but Moore responded with a layup, Lavie hit a three and then added two more from the line, giving Gilboa their first second-half lead – 50-49. Harper answered with a three, Moore hit one of two from the line, as did Dovrat, and Chachashvili added two more – 55-51. Nzekwesi reached double digits with a layup, Chachashvili kept scoring for Hapoel, but Nzekwesi became the game’s leading scorer with a three, giving him 15 points and bringing Gilboa within 58-56. Dovrat passed Chachashvili with two free throws, Lavie answered with two of his own, and Carrington made only one – but then hit a three to make it 63-58 at the end of the third quarter.
Morgan. Four threes through three quarters (Photo: Omri Stein)
Harper hit two free throws to start the fourth, Moore tied Nzekwesi’s scoring on the other end, but Cornelius extended the lead to 67-62 with points from the line. El-Amin cut it to two with a transition three, prompting a timeout from Yonatan Alon, but Lavie completed a 9-2 run to tie it at 67. Nzekwesi gave Gilboa the lead with a dunk, but Harper answered with a three. Nzekwesi scored again, but Harper hit two free throws and another three - 75-71. Coach Sharon Avrahami called a timeout, but Harper stayed hot with a strong drive. Nzekwesi responded with a putback, then turned the ball over, allowing Johnson to hit a three. Carrington added a mid-range jumper with 44 seconds left – 82-73 Hapoel. El-Amin hit a three with 37 seconds remaining, but Harper and Zoosman converted from the line. The Gilboa guard hit another triple, but Zoosman answered with two more free throws, and the game closed with a Lavie layup and one final Harper free throw – 89-81 Hapoel at the buzzer.
Harper. Took over the fourth quarter (Photo: Omri Stein)
Gilboa Galil scorers:
Nzekwesi 21 (9-13 FG, 6 REB, 5 TO), Moore 17 (11 REB), El-Amin 16 (3-9 3PT), Lavie 13 (8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL), Beni 8 (3-4 FT, 4 AST), Amselem 6 (6 REB). Also played: Davis, Venezia.
Hapoel scorers:
Harper 23 (15 in 4Q, 3-4 3PT, 10-12 FT), Dovrat 13 (3-6 3PT, 5 AST), Chachashvili 13 (6 REB), Morgan 12 (4-5 3PT), Johnson 9 (2-4 3PT), Carrington 7, Zoosman and Cornelius 6 each (4-4 FT).
Dovrat and Morgan enjoyed a great night from deep (Photo: Omri Stein)
Chachashvili celebrates at the buzzer – a strong showing from him too (Photo: Omri Stein)
Hapoel players thank the fans who made the trip to Gan Ner (Photo: Omri Stein)
Despite missing Austin Wiley, Justin Smith, and the injured Nimrod Levi, Hapoel’s short rotation featured just eight players – but nearly all of them contributed at least six points. Noam Dovrat started the game red-hot with three perfect three-pointers and reached double figures in the first quarter. Jeremy Morgan also had a great shooting night from deep, hitting 4-of-5, and together they accounted for more than half of the team’s 13 three-pointers at an excellent 43.3%. Gabi Chachashvili stepped up in the paint, compensating for the missing frontcourt players with a dominant performance and leading the team with six rebounds, despite the Reds grabbing only seven offensive boards compared to the hosts’ 16. However, Hapoel had a significant edge from the free-throw line – getting there 38 times, 18 more than their opponents, with Harper alone taking 12 shots and missing only two as the team finished with nearly 80% efficiency.
“To every court – with you” (Photo: Omri Stein)
A moment of silence was held in memory of Captain Yehonatan Keren z”l, who fell this week in the battles in Gaza (Photo: Omri Stein)
Game Flow:
Hapoel Gilboa Galil starting five: John Davis, Ishmael El-Amin, Gur Lavie, Lotan Amselem, Ben Moore
Hapoel Jerusalem starting five: Noam Dovrat, Khadeen Carrington, Jeremy Morgan, Yovel Zoosman, Gabi Chachashvili
Amselem and Chachashvili scored the first points for their teams. Dovrat hit a three, Morgan made one of two free throws, and Zoosman’s nice drive made it 7-3 Hapoel early on. Amselem scored a layup, Morgan nailed a three, and Dovrat followed with two more threes – going 3-of-3 – to give Hapoel the first double-digit lead, 16-5. El-Amin hit one from the line, and Dovrat added another to reach double figures. Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored three straight baskets, and Chris Johnson also got on the board, followed by Lavie cutting the deficit to 19-14. Morgan hit his second triple and the team’s fifth, Nzekwesi added another layup, and the first quarter ended 22-16 to the visitors.
Dovrat reached double digits in the first ten minutes (Photo: Omri Stein)
Harper (Photo: Omri Stein)
Jared Harper opened the second quarter with five straight points – a three-point play followed by two free throws. Moore scored his first field goal, Gil Beni added his first points and assisted Nzekwesi, and Moore scored again to bring Gilboa within one possession – 27-24. Chachashvili hit one of two free throws but made up for it with two straight baskets. Moore dunked at the other end, but Morgan’s third three made it 35-26. El-Amin scored his first field goal and added two from the line, Chachashvili responded with two of his own, and Moore hit one more to make it 37-31. Or Cornelius hit two free throws, Ben Moore answered with a layup, and Carrington’s free throw made it 40-33. Johnson hit one from the line and followed with a three-pointer, Amselem scored inside, and Beni hit one from the line followed by Gilboa’s first three-pointer, sending the teams to halftime at 44-39 for Hapoel.
Chachashvili. A strong first half (Photo: Omri Stein)
Cornelius opened the second half with a strong drive, El-Amin scored after an offensive board, and Beni’s free throws cut it to 46-43. Morgan reached double digits with his fourth three, but Moore responded with a layup, Lavie hit a three and then added two more from the line, giving Gilboa their first second-half lead – 50-49. Harper answered with a three, Moore hit one of two from the line, as did Dovrat, and Chachashvili added two more – 55-51. Nzekwesi reached double digits with a layup, Chachashvili kept scoring for Hapoel, but Nzekwesi became the game’s leading scorer with a three, giving him 15 points and bringing Gilboa within 58-56. Dovrat passed Chachashvili with two free throws, Lavie answered with two of his own, and Carrington made only one – but then hit a three to make it 63-58 at the end of the third quarter.
Morgan. Four threes through three quarters (Photo: Omri Stein)
Harper hit two free throws to start the fourth, Moore tied Nzekwesi’s scoring on the other end, but Cornelius extended the lead to 67-62 with points from the line. El-Amin cut it to two with a transition three, prompting a timeout from Yonatan Alon, but Lavie completed a 9-2 run to tie it at 67. Nzekwesi gave Gilboa the lead with a dunk, but Harper answered with a three. Nzekwesi scored again, but Harper hit two free throws and another three - 75-71. Coach Sharon Avrahami called a timeout, but Harper stayed hot with a strong drive. Nzekwesi responded with a putback, then turned the ball over, allowing Johnson to hit a three. Carrington added a mid-range jumper with 44 seconds left – 82-73 Hapoel. El-Amin hit a three with 37 seconds remaining, but Harper and Zoosman converted from the line. The Gilboa guard hit another triple, but Zoosman answered with two more free throws, and the game closed with a Lavie layup and one final Harper free throw – 89-81 Hapoel at the buzzer.
Harper. Took over the fourth quarter (Photo: Omri Stein)
Gilboa Galil scorers:
Nzekwesi 21 (9-13 FG, 6 REB, 5 TO), Moore 17 (11 REB), El-Amin 16 (3-9 3PT), Lavie 13 (8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL), Beni 8 (3-4 FT, 4 AST), Amselem 6 (6 REB). Also played: Davis, Venezia.
Hapoel scorers:
Harper 23 (15 in 4Q, 3-4 3PT, 10-12 FT), Dovrat 13 (3-6 3PT, 5 AST), Chachashvili 13 (6 REB), Morgan 12 (4-5 3PT), Johnson 9 (2-4 3PT), Carrington 7, Zoosman and Cornelius 6 each (4-4 FT).
Dovrat and Morgan enjoyed a great night from deep (Photo: Omri Stein)
Chachashvili celebrates at the buzzer – a strong showing from him too (Photo: Omri Stein)
Hapoel players thank the fans who made the trip to Gan Ner (Photo: Omri Stein)
.png)
