Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to Bayern Munich 70-52 as their 3-game Euroleague win steak came to a halt in Germany. The Yellow & Blue had trouble finding their scoring game all night long as Andrea Trinchieri’s squad gave Avi Even’s team fits on the offensive end as they held Maccabi to a record low in points while they dished out only 5 assists over the course of the 40 minutes.
Following a fairly even first half that ended in Bayern’s favor 30-29, Vladimir Lucic and Corey Walden provided the points while Nick Weiler-Babb and the rest of the team handled the defensive assignments by closing off the passing lanes as Scottie Wilbekin was the only Maccabi player in double digits in the 18-point loss.
Wilbekin led Maccabi with 20 points while Jalen Reynolds and Ante Zizic had 7 points a piece in the loss. Corey Walden paced Bayern with 13 points, Vladimir Lucic added 9 points as Nick Weiler-Babb and Leon Radosevic scored 8 points a piece in the win.
“They were a very tough team defensively and we didn’t get into our flow offensively,” Even said following the game. “We didn’t manage to score from the outside with only three 3-pointers and it dented our confidence.”
Jalen Reynolds put down a dunk and Derrick Williams drilled a triple for Maccabi Tel Aviv while Corey Walden hit a confer 3-ball for Bayern Munich as the Yellow & Blue took a 8-3 lead midway through the first quarter. Scottie Wilbekin put in a layup off the glass, Khyri Thomas scored his first points in a Maccabi uniform, Augustine Rubit responded with a pair of buckets and Andrea Obst went from deep, but Ante Zizic put in points to give Avi Even’s squad a 16-13 lead after ten minutes of play.
Ognen Jaramaz opened the second quarter with points, Iftach Ziv hit a jumper and then scored a layup, but Leon Radosevic went from downtown and Deshaun Thomas scored inside as the was all knotted up at 20-20 with five minutes left in the frame. James Nunnally scored in the paint, Radosevic scored from deep again, John Dibartolomeo put in a layup but Vlamidir Lucic dunked at the other end and Nick Weiler-Babb scored as well to give Andrea Trinchieri’s team a 30-29 lead at halftime.
Rubit begin the third quarter with a turn around hook, Jaramaz dialed up long distance but Zizic broke the mini-run with points in the paint but Radosevic scored inside to give Bayern a 37-32 lead midway through the period. Weiler-Babb sliced to the bucket for points and added a circus act layup, Reynolds came back with a rainbow jumper, Wilbekin scored a layup and Thomas added a deuce but Obst nailed a 3-pointer as did Walden to give Bayern a 49-41 lead after thirty minutes of action.
Walden drilled home a triple to get the fourth quarter underway, Othello Hunter added a basket while Wibekin scored for Maccabi but were now down 57-43 with 5:30 remaining in regulation time. Wilbekin drained a 3-pointer but Lucic responded as did Weiler-Babb while Jason George finished the game off with a triple to take the blowout victory.
In other action, Hapoel Gilboa Galil downed Hapoel Galil Elyon 71-62 to win the Galilee Derby as Sacha Killeya-Jones led the way with 21 points, Yotam Hanochi added 13 points while Tyus Battle and Ronnie Harrell each scored 11 points in the win. Ike Iroegbu scored 21 points and Bryce Washington added 10 points in the loss.
Bnei Herzliya punched their ticket to the Israel State Cup Final Four with a 86-70 win over Nes Ziona as Chris Babb took MVP honors with 26 points in the win while Shawn Dawson added 18 points and Chinanu Onuaku scored 15 points to round out Oren Aharoni’s squad’s performance. Frank Bartley led the way for Nes Ziona with 16 points and Diante Garrett chipped in with 13 points in the loss.
“We didn’t play perfect,” Babb began. “But we made all of the big effort plays down to stretch to get the victory. Our fans were a huge part of our win and they gave us the push we needed all night.”
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