The Israeli representatives at Eurocup continued their journey in the factory this evening (Wednesday). Hapoel Galil Alyon lost 98:86 to Bamberg of Oren Amiel and Gabi Chachashuili. Hapoel Haifa defeated Austrian runner-up Gmunden away 60:65.
Hapoel Upper Galil – Bamberg 98:86
After the victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva, Barak Peleg’s team lost in a game that could have given a serious advance in the battle for one of the first two places. The team of former Upper Galilee coach Oren Amiel, on the other hand, has lost all of its games so far this season in the league, but it is precisely in Europe that it maintains a perfect record.
The host got off to a good start, hitting nine 3-pointers already in the first half, and was helped by 14 points from Nimrod Levy and 10 from Dayshon Booker to go to the locker rooms with a 48:52 lead. But towards the end of the third quarter, the Germans gained a margin of safety, went up to 71:79, seven minutes to the end, and never looked back.
Galil, which was stopped and scored only two three-pointers in the second half, received 19 points from Jaylen Hudson, 18 points and 12 rebounds from Levy and 17 from Booker. Roy Huber added 13. The winner was led by Christian Sengfelder with 21 points, Gabi Chachashvili added 6 points and 5 rebounds against the former.
Gmunden – Hapoel Haifa 65:60
Sharon Drucker’s team went to Austria after the home loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, and survived a difficult encounter to leave itself with a chance to qualify for the next stage.
The Haifaites started well and ended the first quarter with a 17:25 lead, mainly thanks to Anthony Hickey who scored 11 points in 8 minutes, and despite Devonte Upson’s ankle injury after only four minutes, which caused him to be absent from the rest of the game. Jaylen Jones got into things, the guest escaped to 22:36, and went down to the locker rooms with a 33:42 lead. But in the third quarter, the host woke up with a run of 5:18 and became 47:51, and then the drama began. A big triple by Anthony Hickey gave Haifa 60:62, 45 seconds to the end, the opponent missed, and on the other hand, Spencer Weiss and Hickey closed the game from the line.
Hickey finished with 21 points, William Reiman added 14 and Jaylen Jones added 11 rebounds to his 12 points.