In Israeli league play, Hapoel Gilboa Galil overcame a game Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion 100-94 as the visiting Galilee squad needed a big second half to erase a 9-point deficit after twenty minutes to record the win. Sacha Killeya-Jones led the way with 27 points and Or Cornelius scored 20 points in the win. Tu Holloway had 30 points while Kris Clyburn added 29 points in the loss.

Cornelius, who set his career high spoke about how things turned around for Gilboa during the final 20 minutes, “We went into half-time feeling that we could do a a lot more and we knew that the minute we would put it all on the court defensively our offense would come alive. I felt that when they would fine me everything would fall into place and I am happy that this was the case,”

Hapoel Galil Elyon dominated Bnei Herzliya 90-74 as the hosts took control of the game early on with a 31-12 first quarter to cruise to the win. Nimrod Levi led all scorers with 26 points, Bryce Washington added 16 points and Chavaughn Lewis chipped in with 13 points in the win. Sandy Cohen paced Herzliya with 12 points while Shawn Dawson scored 11 points in the defeat.

“All week, practice has been intense,” Washington said following the game. “It was so competitive that coach had to calm us down. However, that’s how we want to be. We had to come out with great energy today to set the tone. That’s exactly what we did. So proud of our guys, but now it’s on to the next. We are back to 0-0 on the season. We have to keep getting better.”