2024-01-23 22:37:30
Hapoel Holon was hosted today (Tuesday) by the Spanish Murcia as part of the first match of the upper house of the FIBA Champions League and suffered a second loss in a row in all the frames in the form of 78:61 to the Spanish.
The game actually started closely, when Holon even managed to take the lead, but in the end the Spaniards came out of the first quarter with a lead of two points. In the second quarter, the Spaniards took the reins in their hands, and thanks to the great ability of Dylan Ennis and Troy Kaufen, went into the halftime break with a promising lead of 28:44.
In the second half, the Purples made noises of returning to the game with a 0:10 run, but the Spaniards were bigger than them and went down from the third quarter with a 14-point lead. In the last part of the game, the story was no different, Sheraf’s trainees tried with all their teeth to narrow the gap, but the good ability of Ennis and Kaufen made the difference and gave the Spaniards their first victory in the upper house of the Champions League.
The players of the teams observed a moment of silence before the game (FIBA)
Those who recorded a big game on the winning side were Dylan Ennis and Troy Kaufen who scored 16 points each. On the losing side, it was Justin Smith who scored 18 points and CJ Harris who added another 17, but they were unable to help the Purples get their first win in the upper house.
After the great victory over the Belgian Ostend, Amit Sharaf’s purples lost to Herzliya in the league, registering their second consecutive loss in all competitions and will hope to recover when they host Hapoel Eilat in the next round of the league, after which they will look for their first victory in the upper house of the Champions League when they host A.A. K. Athens.
The Spaniards, on the other hand, also lost in the last round in the local arena to Gran Canaria, and will look to add a second victory in a row in all the frames when they host Tenerife in the next round, after which they will look for a second victory in the upper house when they host Promitas.
Amit Sharaf (FIBA)
Scored for Hapoel Holon: Justin Smith (18 points), CJ Harris (17), Hans Vanwin (9), Nathaniel Artzi (6), Yotam Hanouchi (4), Drew Crawford (3), Shawn Dawson (2) and Niv Mashgav (2).
First quarter: 11:13 to Murcia
The Murcia Five: Justin Smith, Shawn Dawson, CJ Harris, Drew Crawford and Yotam Hanouchi.
The Hapoel Holon quintet: Nemanja Radovic, Marko Todorovic, Luda Hakanson, Dylan Ennis and Howard St. Ross.
After barely two minutes, CJ Harris scored the first points of the game for Holon, but Anis responded with a three-pointer, Todorovic added two and made it 2:5 Spanish. Van Unwin came off the bench and shrunk to a point, but St. Ross responded with two of their own to make it 4:7. Van Unwin scored one of two and narrowed to a point. Hackenson scored three and gave the host a lead of five, Justite Smith shrunk to 10:7. Mashgav Zimek scored a point with a great basket and Nathaniel Artzi with a great move gave Holon the 10:11. David Yellink scored a three-pointer and ended a quarter with few points in a two-point lead for Spain.
Hans and Unwin go up to the basket (FebT)
Second quarter: 28:44 for Murcia
Dustin Selva opened the quarter with a three-pointer for Murcia and at 11:16, Diana added two and gave the Spaniards a lead of seven. Smith narrowed to five, but Kurox with a great basket and Weylink with another three-pointer, set 13:23 Spanish. Smith shrunk to eight, but Kurox brought it back to ten immediately after. Harris scored two and added another from the line, but Kaufen answered with a three and made it 18:28 Spanish. Enis scored two from the line, Kaufen added another three and the Spaniards led by 15. Hanouki scored two from two to reduce the score to 13, but Enis answered on the other side with points, Todorovic added two of his own to make it 20:37. Van Unwin scored the first three-pointer of the game for Holon, added one from the line and shrunk to 13, but Diana with two from the line gave the Spaniards 26:41. Harris with two from the line narrowed to 13 back, but Anis with a basket and a foul made it 28:44 Spanish.
Sean Dawson (FIBA)
Third quarter: 44:60 for Murcia
Anis started the quarter well for Murcia with two points, Kaufen added two of his own to establish a twenty Spanish lead. Diana scored two out of two and made it 28:50, Harris shrunk, but Diana with a big basket restored the lead to 22. Artzi with two from the line and Harris with a big three lowered the score to 54:35, Justin Smith added two and shrunk to 17 . Harris with a great triple and a 0:10 run brought it down to 54:40. Anis broke Holon’s streak with two points, Hanouki answered with his first field goal and shrunk back to 14. Radovic scored two, Artzi scored two from the line, but Radovic added two more and established a 16-point lead for Murcia at the end of the quarter.
Dylan Ennis (FIBA)
Fourth quarter: 61:78 to Murcia
Drew Crawford opened the quarter with a three and shrunk to 13, Radovic responded with two points and made it 47:62 for the host. St. Ross scored, Corrox added two more to give Spain a promising 19 lead. Smith shrunk to 17, added a basket and a foul to reduce the score to 66:52, but Radovic immediately answered with two points and raised the Spaniards to 16. Harris again shrunk to 14, Sean Dawson added two of his own to reduce the score to 68:56. Kaupain hit a three on the other end to put the Spaniards up 15, Smith responded with two of his own to cut it to 13. Another three of caffeine! 58:74 to Murcia. Smith with a big quarter scored a great basket, added a foul and reduced to 13, Kaufen answered with two and made it 61:76.
Dylan Ennis and Sean Dawson (FIBA)
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