Hapoel Galil Elyon won a hard fought battle over Hapoel Haifa 76-72 as Bryce Washington dominated the inside and Itay Moskovitz was hot from the outside to take the road win. In what was a back and forth contest, Kadeem Allen and Amit Simhon paced the hosts but the visitors who received important points from Ike Iroegbu down the stretch took the win.

Washington led the way with 17 points, Moskovitch added 11 points and Iroegbu chipped in with 10 points in the win. Allen paced the hosts with 21 points and Simhon scored 15 points in the loss.

“This was a dogfight in every sense of the word,” Galil Elyon coach Barak Peleg said. “Hapoel Haifa is strong team and they are where they are for a reason but I am happy as to how we played and won the game.”

“We were leading and then they made a run and we could have been up a bit more but that’s basketball,” Haifa coach Elad Hasin said. “The guys gave their all. We have to watch video and see where we can improve ahead of the playoffs. We have definitely have had a drop in play due to injuries.”

Itay Moskovitz also reflected on the win, “We tried to score some easy points from offensives rebounds and by running and we were able to do that. As the season as gone by I am feeling better and better and understanding the league as well as the is my first year playing at this level. There’s nothing like Bryce and we are great off the court and we see the game of basketball the same way.”