Seventh straight league win for Hapoel!
Hapoel struggled against Galil Elyon, but another strong performance by Harper gave them an 84-80 home victory (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
07/12/2024
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| Post-Game
After a EuroCup loss that ended their nine-game winning streak across all competitions, Hapoel extended their league streak to seven tonight (Saturday) with an 84-80 overtime victory over Galil Elyon at the arena. Jonathan Alon's players faced a particularly tough opponent—who, despite lacking frontcourt players, managed to stay close throughout—but under assistant coach Theodoros Yanakopoulos’s guidance, the Reds overcame the extra five minutes and maintained their top spot with a 7-2 record. On Wednesday, the team will try to get back on the winning track in the EuroCup when they “host” Lithuania’s Lietkabelis in Bulgaria.
The Red Crowd kicks off the week. “Waiting to shout to you that I love you” (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Alon and Harper receive coach and player of the month awards respectively from Mekel (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Game Summary:
Hapoel starting five: Jared Harper, Or Cornelius, Yuval Zoosman, Jeremy Morgan, Derek Ogbeide.
Galil Elyon starting five: Marcus Carr, Shahar Amir, Rallye Aukins, Lucas Goldenberg, Lior Carrera.
Zoosman, Morgan, and Ogbeide opened the game with a 6-0 run, prompting a quick timeout by Goni Yizraeli, after which Carrera responded with back-to-back three-pointers and a jumper to tie it 8-8. Ogbeide, Harper, and Zoosman then gave their team a five-point lead. Carrera reached double digits continuing to be the sole scorer for Galil Elyon—this time with two free throws—until Aukins got on the scoreboard narrowing it to 14-12. Cadin Carrington and Morgan restored a five-point advantage for the hosts, but a three-pointer from Goldenberg closed the first quarter at 17-15 in favor of Hapoel.
Ogbeide - one of Hapoel’s standouts in the first quarter (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
At the start of the second quarter, Chachashvili and Goldenberg exchanged baskets. Harper picked up two fouls early but extended the lead to five with free throws, and a three-pointer by Zoosman after some missed shots on both sides pushed Hapoel to their biggest lead midway through the quarter, 24-17. Two more points by Goldenberg and a four-point run by Aukins brought Galil Elyon within one, but Hapoel answered with a 7-0 run—highlighted by a Cornelius three-pointer, another basket by Ogbeide, and first points from Noam Dovrat at the line. Shahar Amir then hit a three-pointer, cutting the gap to 31-26. Ogbeide and Cornelius pushed Hapoel further ahead, Carrera scored quickly on the other end, but Zoosman’s free throws gave his team a 37-28 lead at halftime.
Zoosman - one of Hapoel’s top scorers in the first half (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Cornelius and Carrera exchanged threes after the break. Harper extended Hapoel’s lead to double digits from the free-throw line, but four consecutive points by Carrera and a three-pointer from Carr - who hadn’t scored in the first half - brought Galil Elyon to 42-38. Harper continued scoring mostly from the line, netting seven of his nine points there. Goldenberg and Aukins cut the deficit to two, but the Jerusalem point guard hit two more free throws, making it 46-42. Goldenberg and Carr tied the score, Jonathan Alon called a timeout, and Morgan returned with first points in the second half, then an assist to Ogbeide. At this point, Goni Yizraeli went to the scorer’s table as his team trailed 50-46. Aukins returned from the timeout with two free throws, Jonathan Atiyas tied the game with his first points, but a Zoosman three gave Hapoel back the lead, 53-50 after the third quarter.
Chachashvili struggled despite the opponent’s frontcourt absence (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Carrera and Aukins gave Galil Elyon their first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter. Harper responded with seven straight points, and Carrington stretched the lead to 62-55. Yizraeli called a timeout; Goldenberg returned with a layup. Aukins drew a foul on a three-point attempt and made all three free throws. Carrera got an assist from Carr to tie the game at 62-62. Carrington corrected a missed shot after an offensive rebound by Ogbeide. Carr completed a classic “and-one” play, and Carrera came close to a career-high with a layup that made it 67-64. Carrington cut the gap to one, Chachashvili tied it at the line, and Harper put Hapoel back ahead with five consecutive points, 72-70. Carr matched the score with a tough step-back. Harper missed a potential game-winning three at the buzzer, and the game went into five minutes of overtime tied at 72-72.
Harper missed a potential game-winning three-pointer (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Harper put Hapoel ahead a minute and a half into overtime. Zoosman and Alon each received technical fouls - Alon’s was his second, leading to his ejection - but Galil Elyon missed both free throws, while Harper converted two from deep to extend the lead to 76-72. Aukins hit a crucial three-pointer to cut the deficit to one. Zoosman doubled the lead with a free throw, but Yizraeli drew up a play in the timeout that Amir executed perfectly to tie the game 77-77. Zoosman drew a fifth foul on Amir and put Hapoel ahead again with two free throws. Carr attempted a difficult three, but the ball bounced off the rim. Zoosman then drew another foul battling for a rebound and made another free throw to make it 80-77. Carr responded with two from the same range. Ron Cohen fouled Carrington, who held his nerve at the line, putting Hapoel ahead 82-79. Carr drew another foul but made only the second free throw. Cohen committed an unsportsmanlike foul on Harper, and the home point guard sealed the game with two free throws: 84-80 Hapoel win.
Scoring:
Hapoel: Harper 29 (4-6 two-pointers, 2-9 three-pointers, 15-18 free throws), Zoosman 16 (2-7 two-pointers, 2-3 three-pointers, 6-8 free throws, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals), Ogbeide 11 (4-5 two-pointers, 3-4 free throws, 6 rebounds), Carrington 10 (4-8 two-pointers, 0-6 three-pointers), Cornelius 8 (3-6 field goals, 6 rebounds), Morgan 5 (2-7 field goals, 7 rebounds), Chachashvili 3 (1-11 field goals), Dovrat 2 (0-3 field goals). Also played: Philip.
Galil Elyon: Carrera 25 (7-9 two-pointers, 3-6 three-pointers, 14 rebounds, 5 assists), Aukins 18 (6-14 field goals, 5-6 free throws, 9 rebounds), Carr 15 (3-8 two-pointers, 1-6 three-pointers, 6-8 free throws, 8 assists, 4 turnovers), Goldenberg 13 (5-7 two-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 turnovers, 3 steals), Amir 7 (2-3 two-pointers, 1-4 three-pointers), Atiyas 2. Also played: Assaig (4 assists) and Cohen.
Harper again finished as Hapoel’s top scorer (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Zoosman - excellent all-around performance (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Carrington - one of four double-digit scorers for the winners (Photo: Bernie Ardov
The Red Crowd kicks off the week. “Waiting to shout to you that I love you” (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Alon and Harper receive coach and player of the month awards respectively from Mekel (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Game Summary:
Hapoel starting five: Jared Harper, Or Cornelius, Yuval Zoosman, Jeremy Morgan, Derek Ogbeide.
Galil Elyon starting five: Marcus Carr, Shahar Amir, Rallye Aukins, Lucas Goldenberg, Lior Carrera.
Zoosman, Morgan, and Ogbeide opened the game with a 6-0 run, prompting a quick timeout by Goni Yizraeli, after which Carrera responded with back-to-back three-pointers and a jumper to tie it 8-8. Ogbeide, Harper, and Zoosman then gave their team a five-point lead. Carrera reached double digits continuing to be the sole scorer for Galil Elyon—this time with two free throws—until Aukins got on the scoreboard narrowing it to 14-12. Cadin Carrington and Morgan restored a five-point advantage for the hosts, but a three-pointer from Goldenberg closed the first quarter at 17-15 in favor of Hapoel.
Ogbeide - one of Hapoel’s standouts in the first quarter (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
At the start of the second quarter, Chachashvili and Goldenberg exchanged baskets. Harper picked up two fouls early but extended the lead to five with free throws, and a three-pointer by Zoosman after some missed shots on both sides pushed Hapoel to their biggest lead midway through the quarter, 24-17. Two more points by Goldenberg and a four-point run by Aukins brought Galil Elyon within one, but Hapoel answered with a 7-0 run—highlighted by a Cornelius three-pointer, another basket by Ogbeide, and first points from Noam Dovrat at the line. Shahar Amir then hit a three-pointer, cutting the gap to 31-26. Ogbeide and Cornelius pushed Hapoel further ahead, Carrera scored quickly on the other end, but Zoosman’s free throws gave his team a 37-28 lead at halftime.
Zoosman - one of Hapoel’s top scorers in the first half (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Cornelius and Carrera exchanged threes after the break. Harper extended Hapoel’s lead to double digits from the free-throw line, but four consecutive points by Carrera and a three-pointer from Carr - who hadn’t scored in the first half - brought Galil Elyon to 42-38. Harper continued scoring mostly from the line, netting seven of his nine points there. Goldenberg and Aukins cut the deficit to two, but the Jerusalem point guard hit two more free throws, making it 46-42. Goldenberg and Carr tied the score, Jonathan Alon called a timeout, and Morgan returned with first points in the second half, then an assist to Ogbeide. At this point, Goni Yizraeli went to the scorer’s table as his team trailed 50-46. Aukins returned from the timeout with two free throws, Jonathan Atiyas tied the game with his first points, but a Zoosman three gave Hapoel back the lead, 53-50 after the third quarter.
Chachashvili struggled despite the opponent’s frontcourt absence (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Carrera and Aukins gave Galil Elyon their first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter. Harper responded with seven straight points, and Carrington stretched the lead to 62-55. Yizraeli called a timeout; Goldenberg returned with a layup. Aukins drew a foul on a three-point attempt and made all three free throws. Carrera got an assist from Carr to tie the game at 62-62. Carrington corrected a missed shot after an offensive rebound by Ogbeide. Carr completed a classic “and-one” play, and Carrera came close to a career-high with a layup that made it 67-64. Carrington cut the gap to one, Chachashvili tied it at the line, and Harper put Hapoel back ahead with five consecutive points, 72-70. Carr matched the score with a tough step-back. Harper missed a potential game-winning three at the buzzer, and the game went into five minutes of overtime tied at 72-72.
Harper missed a potential game-winning three-pointer (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Harper put Hapoel ahead a minute and a half into overtime. Zoosman and Alon each received technical fouls - Alon’s was his second, leading to his ejection - but Galil Elyon missed both free throws, while Harper converted two from deep to extend the lead to 76-72. Aukins hit a crucial three-pointer to cut the deficit to one. Zoosman doubled the lead with a free throw, but Yizraeli drew up a play in the timeout that Amir executed perfectly to tie the game 77-77. Zoosman drew a fifth foul on Amir and put Hapoel ahead again with two free throws. Carr attempted a difficult three, but the ball bounced off the rim. Zoosman then drew another foul battling for a rebound and made another free throw to make it 80-77. Carr responded with two from the same range. Ron Cohen fouled Carrington, who held his nerve at the line, putting Hapoel ahead 82-79. Carr drew another foul but made only the second free throw. Cohen committed an unsportsmanlike foul on Harper, and the home point guard sealed the game with two free throws: 84-80 Hapoel win.
Scoring:
Hapoel: Harper 29 (4-6 two-pointers, 2-9 three-pointers, 15-18 free throws), Zoosman 16 (2-7 two-pointers, 2-3 three-pointers, 6-8 free throws, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals), Ogbeide 11 (4-5 two-pointers, 3-4 free throws, 6 rebounds), Carrington 10 (4-8 two-pointers, 0-6 three-pointers), Cornelius 8 (3-6 field goals, 6 rebounds), Morgan 5 (2-7 field goals, 7 rebounds), Chachashvili 3 (1-11 field goals), Dovrat 2 (0-3 field goals). Also played: Philip.
Galil Elyon: Carrera 25 (7-9 two-pointers, 3-6 three-pointers, 14 rebounds, 5 assists), Aukins 18 (6-14 field goals, 5-6 free throws, 9 rebounds), Carr 15 (3-8 two-pointers, 1-6 three-pointers, 6-8 free throws, 8 assists, 4 turnovers), Goldenberg 13 (5-7 two-pointers, 7 rebounds, 4 turnovers, 3 steals), Amir 7 (2-3 two-pointers, 1-4 three-pointers), Atiyas 2. Also played: Assaig (4 assists) and Cohen.
Harper again finished as Hapoel’s top scorer (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Zoosman - excellent all-around performance (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Carrington - one of four double-digit scorers for the winners (Photo: Bernie Ardov
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