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Thirteenth-ranked E.Shomron (2-12) was very close to win a game against second ranked Ramat Hash. (11-3) in Ramat Hasharon on Tuesday. Ramat Hash. managed to secure only three-point victory 96-93. However their fans expected much easier game. Ramat Hash. looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Akaemji Williams (175-1996, college: LSSU) who helped to win the game recording 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Hen Halfon (196-1996) contributed with 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American Isaiah Crawley (201-1998, college: Georgia South) replied with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists for E.Shomron. E.Shomron’s coach Dror Cohen tried various players’ combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. Ramat Hash. have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 11-3 record having just two points less than leader M.Raanana. E.Shomron lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth place with 12 games lost. Ramat Hash. are looking forward to face H.Kfar Qasem (#10) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Shomron will play against H.Safed Galil and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An interesting game for M.Rehovot (10-4) which hosted in Rehovot one of their biggest challengers E.Yavne (8-6). Third ranked M.Rehovot had an easy win 86-70. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 15 rebounds and Ori Hai who added 23 points during the contest. At the losing side naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rehovot maintains third position with 10-4 record having just three points less than leader M.Raanana. Newly promoted E.Yavne keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. M.Rehovot will play against league’s leader M.Raanana on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. E.Yavne will play against H.Eilat and hopes to get back on the winning track.
National League top team – M.Raanana (13-1) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they beat fifth ranked E.Ashkelon (8-6) 75-59. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Ashkelon. The winners were led by Tyler Wideman who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds. Even 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists by Daniel Najar did not help to save the game for E.Ashkelon. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. M.Raanana have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. E.Ashkelon at the other side dropped to the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. M.Raanana will meet at home M.Rehovot (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. E.Ashkelon will play against M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hope to secure a win.

Other games in round 16 were not that significant. H.Kfar Saba beat H.Kfar Qasem on the road 99-88. H.Eilat won against Otef Darom on its own court 94-76. M.Rishon managed to outperform I.Nahariya in Rishon Le-Zion 71-66. H.Izrael managed to beat H.Safed Galil at home 81-71.
The most impressive performance of 16th round was 22 points and 6 rebounds by Jonathan Augustin-Fairell of H.Safed Galil.

H.Kfar Qasem – H.Kfar Saba 88-99

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked H.Kfar Saba and 10th ranked H.Kfar Qasem had identical 6-7 record. But H.Kfar Qasem was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Kfar Saba 99-88 on Tuesday night. H.Kfar Saba looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by H.Kfar Qasem‘s players. The winners were led by American-Sierra Leonean guard Richaud Pack (192-1992, college: Maryland) who scored that evening 31 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists and forward Omer Sade (200-2001) supported him with 21 points. Even a double-double of 23 points and 13 rebounds by American forward Tyree Corbett (201-2000, college: Denver) did not help to save the game for H.Kfar Qasem. Naturalized American point guard Paul Delaney (188-1986, college: UAB) added 24 points and 4 assists for lost side. Five H.Kfar Saba and four H.Kfar Qasem players scored in double figures. H.Kfar Qasem’s coach Avi Sukar let to play eleven players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. Newly promoted H.Kfar Saba maintains ninth position with 7-7 record. H.Kfar Qasem at the other side keeps the tenth place with eight games lost. H.Kfar Saba will meet higher ranked I.Nahariya (#5) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. H.Kfar Qasem will play against the league’s second-placed Ramat Hash. (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
H.Kfar Saba: R.Pack 31+5reb+9ast, O.Sade 21+4reb+2ast, B.Aken Matan 17+7reb+3ast, A.Sule 14+5reb+3ast, N.Lempert 11+4reb+5ast, A.Levi 5+3reb
H.Kfar Qasem: P.Delaney 24+4reb+4ast, T.Corbett 23+13reb+1ast, S.Harush 16+3reb, T.Adway 11+10reb, A.Sade 7+2reb+1ast, B.Ivri 4+2ast

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Ramat Hash. – E.Shomron 96-93

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E.Ashkelon – M.Raanana 59-75

National League top team – M.Raanana (13-1) had no problems winning another game on Tuesday. This time they beat fifth ranked E.Ashkelon (8-6) 75-59. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of E.Ashkelon. M.Raanana made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game, while E.Ashkelon only scored five points from the stripe. M.Raanana forced 23 E.Ashkelon turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by American Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and the other American import Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) supported him with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Even 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists by guard Daniel Najar (193-2001) did not help to save the game for E.Ashkelon. Naturalized Hungarian swingman Amit Suss (201-1999) added 6 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. M.Raanana have an impressive 12-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 13-1 record. E.Ashkelon at the other side dropped to the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. M.Raanana will meet at home M.Rehovot (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. E.Ashkelon will play against M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Raanana: T.Wideman 21+11reb+1ast, J.Hall 18+6reb+3ast, J.Shuchman 9+7reb+4ast, Y.Ohayon 8+6reb+7ast, B.Bowman 6+5reb+1ast, G.Joshua 4+1reb+2ast
E.Ashkelon: D.Najar 14+7reb+6ast, D.Davis 12+3reb+1ast, T.Cohen 9+5reb+2ast, J.Canty 8+4reb, A.Suss 6+10reb+4ast, N.Ben Shemen 6+4reb+1ast

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H.Eilat – Otef Darom 94-76

Very expected game when bottom-ranked Otef Darom (0-14) lost on the road to seventh ranked Hapoel Eilat (8-6) 94-76 on Tuesday. H.Eilat looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. The winners were led by the former international Golan Gutt (195-1994) who scored that evening 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Tomer Porat (201-1999) supported him with 23 points and 6 rebounds. Hapoel Eilat’s coach Daniel Gutt used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by American swingman Vince Cole (198-1998, college: Coastal) did not help to save the game for Otef Darom. Forward Yonatan Abouloff (195-2005) added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Eilat have a solid three-game winning streak. H.Eilat moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Otef Darom still closes the standings with 14 games lost. H.Eilat will meet E.Yavne (#4) in the next round. Otef Darom will play against H.Izrael (#12) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
H.Eilat: T.Porat 23+6reb+3ast, G.Gutt 18+8reb+6ast, I.Eisendorf 18+2reb+4ast, D.Williams 11+8reb+7ast, N.Akrish 10+2reb+1ast, K.Zorno 4+2reb+1ast
Otef Darom: V.Cole 20+9reb+4ast, Y.Abouloff 11+5reb+4ast, A.Sela 10+6reb+3ast, N.Mintz 10+5reb+4ast, K.Goncharov 8+1reb, C.Cohen 6

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I.Nahariya – M.Rishon 66-71

There was a small surprise when eighth ranked M.Rishon (8-6) won against on the road 6th ranked I.Nahariya (8-6) 71-66 on Tuesday. The winners were led by American guard Qua Grant (185-1999, college: SHSU) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and naturalized American forward Josh Freund (204-1997, college: Roanoke) supported him with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Even 32 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) by American forward Marvin Smith (198-1995, college: UNCG) did not help to save the game for I.Nahariya. American-Nigerian center Temidayo Yussuf (201-1996, college: LBSU, agency: Slash Sports) added 12 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. M.Rishon moved-up to fourth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated I.Nahariya. I.Nahariya lost third consecutive game. M.Rishon will meet at home E.Ashkelon (#6) in the next round. I.Nahariya will play against H.Kfar Saba and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: Q.Grant 22+10reb+5ast, J.Freund 20+7reb+2ast, A.Reuven 9, M.Romanov 8+5reb+1ast, J.Coblin 5+2reb+3ast, M.Nekrashevich 4
I.Nahariya: M.Smith 32+8reb+1ast, T.Yussuf 12+18reb+6ast, Y.Binyamin 8+2reb+2ast, I.Davidi 7+2reb+2ast, O.Ben-Yakov 3+1reb, A.Derhy 2+2reb

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M.Rehovot – E.Yavne 86-70

An interesting game for M.Rehovot (10-4) which hosted in Rehovot one of their biggest challengers E.Yavne (8-6). Third ranked M.Rehovot had an easy win 86-70. M.Rehovot players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points and 15 rebounds and Ori Hai (190-1999) who added 23 points during the contest. At the losing side naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) responded with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Shmuel Malkov (193-1994, agency: Avi Zilberman) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rehovot maintains third position with 10-4 record having just three points less than leader M.Raanana. Newly promoted E.Yavne keeps the fourth place with six games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. M.Rehovot will play against league’s leader M.Raanana on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. E.Yavne will play against H.Eilat and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
M.Rehovot: O.Hai 23+3reb, D.Treadwell 10+15reb+3ast, K.Capers 10+1reb+5ast, D.Gueta 8+3reb+5ast, S.David 6+4reb+1ast, I.Nesterenko 6+3reb+1ast
E.Yavne: G.Gilinski 16+5reb+6ast, S.Malkov 14+4reb+2ast, T.Gipson 11+6reb+2ast, O.Kholi 8+3reb+1ast, O.Porer 5, E.Abaev 4+7reb+2ast

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H.Izrael – H.Safed Galil 81-71

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 11th ranked H.Safed Galil (5-9) lost to twelfth ranked H.Izrael (4-10) in Nazareth 71-81 on Tuesday. H.Izrael dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to H.Safed Galil‘s 32. H.Izrael forced 22 H.Safed Galil turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when H.Izrael made 7 blocks. The winners were led by American Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins, agency: Slash Sports) who scored that evening 21 points and 6 rebounds and Italian-Nigerian center Peter Olisemeka (207-1991) supported him with 10 points and 17 rebounds. H.Izrael’s coach used an eleven-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Even 22 points and 6 rebounds by American-Bahamas forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-1993, college: Murray St.) did not help to save the game for H.Safed Galil. Point guard Omer El-Al (182-1994) added 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Newly promoted H.Izrael maintains twelfth position with 4-10 record. Loser H.Safed Galil keeps the eleventh place with nine games lost. H.Izrael will meet bottom-ranked Otef Darom (#14) in the next round. H.Safed Galil will play against E.Shomron and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Izrael: K.Bracy-Davis 21+6reb+2ast, A.Menachem 16+3reb, I.Shabat 13+3reb+6ast, P.Olisemeka 10+17reb+1ast, M.Fuxman 8+5reb+2ast, O.Lavy 6+1reb+3ast
H.Safed Galil: J.Augustin-Fairell 22+6reb+2ast, O.El-Al 19+5reb+6ast, D.Burke 15+8reb+3ast, C.Rosenberg 12+7reb+4ast, R.Levinstein 3+1reb+1ast, G.Doron 0+3reb+3ast