Israel finished off their Under-18 European Championship campaign in 4th place after falling to Slovenia 84-70 in the bronze medal game in Tampere, Finland. After having lost to Serbia less than 24 hours earlier in a devastating double-overtime defeat, the young blue-and-white had little energy left in the tank as Slovenia jumped out to an early lead and never looked back to take the victory.

Ben Saraf started the game off well for Israel but Zak Smrekar helped Slovenia grab a 24-16 lead after the first quarter. Omer Mayer and Tamir Gold cut down the gap while Saraf also scored, but Mark Morano Mahmutovic and Lovro Lapajne kept Slovenia ahead 40-38 at halftime.

Vit Hrabar was a one man wrecking show as the third quarter got underway as Smrekar also scored to bump the lead up to double digits while Gold and Saraf tried to keep the game within striking distance but headed into the final frame down 63-51 after thirty minutes of action. Hrabar continued his scoring spree as Mayer and Saraf tried to keep Israel in the game but Slovenia pulled away to record the 14-point win.

Saraf scored 26 points, Mayer added 16 points and Gold chipped in with 14 points in the loss. Hrabar led Slovenia with 24 points and Smrekar added 21 points in the win.