{"id":171238,"date":"2026-02-15T21:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=171238"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:37:59","slug":"maccabi-tel-aviv-advances-to-israel-state-cup-final-with-comeback-win-over-hapoel-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-advances-to-israel-state-cup-final-with-comeback-win-over-hapoel-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to Israel State Cup Final with comeback win over Hapoel Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 94-85 thanks to a huge fourth quarter to advance to the Israel State Cup final on Thursday night where they\u2019ll meet the winner of the Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel HaEmek clash. The reds had been in control for the majority of the game as Austin Wiley and Khadeen Carrington were crucial for Yonatan Alon\u2019s team but Jeff Dowtin and Roman Sorkin kept Oded Katash\u2019s squad in the game.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171200\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171200\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2273-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHowever, in the second half Yovel Zoosman and Jared Harper helped build up an almost double digit lead but Jimmy Clark, Jaylen Hoard and Gur Lavy were able to overcome the deficit to take the victory. Sorkin scored 20 points, Dowtin added 19 points and Clark put in 16 points in the win while Carrington scored 22 points, Wiley scored 17 points and Harper chipped in with 13 points in the loss.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171196\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171196\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2274-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oded Katash &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMaccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach Oded Katash talked about the win, \u201cI\u2019m very happy and proud how we were able to handle some of the issues we had during the game. We were able to really make it through this game and we kept it close by halftime which isn\u2019t something I would have taken for granted. There are no favorites and we didn\u2019t come into this game in the best shape with so many injuries and Jerusalem always seem to play well here with confidence. It want always the most gorgeous play but Jeff Dowtin was tremendous as was Jimmy Clark and Gur Lavy really made all of the difference.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171198\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171198\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2271-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yonatan Alon &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHapoel Jerusalem Head Coach Yonatan Alon spoke about the defeat and when the game started to slip away, \u201cI felt that Maccabi were starting to hit their shots in the fourth quarter, scored cheap points and grabbed rebounds as well as hustled. Maccabi Tel Aviv is a great team and their players made the plays. I did what I could and not having Nimrod Levi available really hurt us.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171202\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171202\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2264-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Dowtin &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nJeff Dowtin reflected on the win, \u201cI was just starting ready for when the time comes and I\u2019ve played the game of baketeball at the highest levels and my preparation is always the same as has my confidence. There are things you can\u2019t control and I work out to stay ready to go.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171186\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171186\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2292-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Mobley &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nIsaiah Mobley commented on the loss, \u201cThey outhustled us and had extra possessions on the rebounds down the stretch and we needed to be better on the glass and we could have walked out with the win. Jeff Dowtin had them going and he made some big shots to keep them in the game which allowed them to come back. We have to be better going forward.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171182\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171182\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2294-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Wiley &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAustin Wiley dunked, Khadeen Carrington put in a 3-point play while Isiah Mobley scored off the backboard to get things rolling for Hapoel Jerusalem, Roman Sorkin put down a monster jam and Jeff Dowtin scored a deuce for Maccabi Tel Aviv to get the game off and running. Jared Harper found points, Cassius Winston went from deep, Jaylen Hoard scored a pair of baskets in the paint, Justin Smith came back with points, Sorkin scored a pair of buckets in the paint, Roi Huber dialled up long distance and Marcio Santos dunked but the reds held a 24-19 lead after ten minutes of play.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171188\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171188\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2289-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Sorkin &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMobley and Santos traded baskets to begin the second quarter, Harper hit a long two while Carrington nailed a corner 3-ball, Dowtin scored points a plenty, Wiley and Winston responded, Sorkin put down the hammer, Jimmy Clark went from deep off the backboard, Dowtin hit a jumper, Smith and Carrington scored while Sorkin went from deep but so did Harper to keep Yonatan Alon\u2019s team in front 47-45 at halftime.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171217\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171217\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2398-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jimmy Clark &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDowtin led off the third quarter with a floater, Clark drained a triple, Yovel Zoosman and Mobley countered, Carrington went from deep and Wiley dunked, Tamir Blatt put in points, Harper hit a jumper and Smith put points, Sorkin came back with a finger-roll and Clark nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Maccabi kept the game close with the reds up 68-66 after thirty minutes of action.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_171219\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171219\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-1080x1080.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2391-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-171219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gur Lavy &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nGur Lavy hit jumper to begin the fourth quarter, Mobley went from deep, Wiley scored inside while Oshae Brissett did the same at the other end, Lavy added points, Clark put down a massive dunk and added a layup, Carrington and from deep, Hoard scored inside, outside and then in the paint on a mismatch, Carrington hit two more from downtown but Lavy\u2019s free throws closed out the win. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 94-85 thanks to a huge fourth quarter to advance to the Israel State Cup final on Thursday night where they\u2019ll meet the winner of the Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel HaEmek clash. The reds had been in control for the majority of the game as Austin Wiley and Khadeen Carrington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":171241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-171238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holy-land-hoops","tag-maccabi-tel-aviv","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to Israel State Cup Final with comeback win over Hapoel Jerusalem - Sports Rabbi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/maccabi-tel-aviv-advances-to-israel-state-cup-final-with-comeback-win-over-hapoel-jerusalem\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to Israel State Cup Final with comeback win over Hapoel Jerusalem - Sports Rabbi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Jerusalem 94-85 thanks to a huge fourth quarter to advance to the Israel State Cup final on Thursday night where they\u2019ll meet the winner of the Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel HaEmek clash. 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