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The most exciting game of round 3 in the National League took place in Yavne. This derby game ended with only two-point home defeat of E.Yavne (14-14) to Ramat Hash. (18-10) 98-96 on Tuesday evening. Ramat Hash. made 20-of-25 free shots (80.0 percent) during the game. Ramat Hash. had a 29-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a good game for American forward Ira Lee (203-1998, college: Arizona) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds. point guard Amit Alon (180-2000) contributed with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!) for the winners. Naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 19 assists for E.Yavne. E.Yavne’s coach David Elharar rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Ramat Hash. are looking forward to face I.Nahariya (#5) at home in the next round. E.Yavne will play against M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
An interesting game for M.Raanana (24-4) which hosted in Raanana M.Rishon (20-8). M.Raanana had an easy win 91-76. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Joaquin Shuchman (191-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Efi Tyomkin helped adding 22 points. M.Raanana’s coach Shai Segalovich used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Qua Grant (185-1999, college: SHSU) with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. M.Raanana will play against H.Eilat (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. M.Rishon will play against E.Yavne and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Rehovot supposed to be also quite interesting. E.Ashkelon (16-13) played at the court of M.Rehovot (15-14). M.Rehovot smashed E.Ashkelon 106-71 on Tuesday. It was an exceptional evening for Igor Nesterenko who led the winners and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Cody Riley came up with 10 points and 9 rebounds for E.Ashkelon in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. M.Rehovot will meet H.Safed Galil (#9) on the road in the next round. E.Ashkelon will play against H.Izrael and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: bottom-ranked Otef Darom was beaten by H.Safed Galil on the road 81-75. H.Kfar Qasem won against E.Shomron on its own court 94-82. H.Kfar Saba was outscored by H.Izrael in Nazareth 95-75. I.Nahariya was rolled over H.Eilat at home 78-97.

M.Rehovot – E.Ashkelon 106-71

The game in Rehovot supposed to be also quite interesting. E.Ashkelon (16-13) played at the court of M.Rehovot (15-14). M.Rehovot smashed E.Ashkelon 106-71 on Tuesday. They outrebounded E.Ashkelon 40-27 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. M.Rehovot shot the lights out from three sinking 15 long-distance shots on high 51.7 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 28 assists. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized Ukrainian center Igor Nesterenko (203-1990) who led the winners and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) accounted for 6 points and 14 rebounds for the winning side. Four M.Rehovot players scored in double figures. American Cody Riley (206-1997, college: UCLA) came up with 10 points and 9 rebounds and guard Daniel Najar (193-2001) added 12 points and 6 assists respectively for E.Ashkelon in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. M.Rehovot will meet H.Safed Galil (#9) on the road in the next round. E.Ashkelon will play against H.Izrael and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Ashkelon: D.Najar 12+2reb+6ast, C.Riley 10+9reb+1ast, L.Berman 9+1reb, E.Mor-Yosef 9+1reb+1ast, L.Thomas 7+2reb+2ast, N.Ben Shemen 7+3reb+1ast
M.Rehovot: C.Rosenberg 17+1reb+2ast, I.Nesterenko 14+7reb+6ast, S.David 13+2reb+3ast, T.Peled 13+3reb+1ast, D.Gueta 10+1reb+8ast, D.Drapic 8+3reb

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M.Raanana – M.Rishon 91-76

An interesting game for M.Raanana (24-4) which hosted in Raanana M.Rishon (20-8). M.Raanana had an easy win 91-76. It was a great evening for the former international swingman Joaquin Shuchman (191-1995) who led his team to a victory scoring 23 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Guard Efi Tyomkin (190-2000, agency: BIG) helped adding 22 points. M.Raanana’s coach Shai Segalovich used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Qua Grant (185-1999, college: SHSU) with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and the other American import forward DJ Burns (201-2001, college: YSU, agency: Players Group) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. M.Raanana will play against H.Eilat (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. M.Rishon will play against E.Yavne and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: Q.Grant 25+6reb+4ast, D.Burns 18+10reb+7ast, J.Freund 9+3reb+3ast, J.Coblin 8+1reb+2ast, E.Hirsh 8+6reb, A.Reuven 3+2reb+1ast
M.Raanana: J.Shuchman 23+5reb+3ast, E.Tyomkin 22+3reb+2ast, Y.Ohayon 13+4reb+5ast, T.Wideman 8+12reb+4ast, M.Holyfield 6+2reb, A.Leder 6

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H.Safed Galil – Otef Darom 81-75

No shocking result in a game when H.Safed Galil (14-15) beat at home Otef Darom (2-27) 81-75 on Tuesday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. H.Safed Galil outrebounded Otef Darom 46-34 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Dachon Burke (193-1997, college: USA) who led the winners and scored 37 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds. The former international power forward Daniel Koperberg (208-1997) accounted for 14 points and 13 rebounds for the winning side. American swingman Vince Cole (198-1998, college: Coastal) came up with 23 points and 5 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) and forward Yonatan Abouloff (195-2005) added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Otef Darom in the defeat. Four Otef Darom players scored in double figures. Otef Darom’s coach Barak Peleg tested ten players, but that didn’t help to avoid defeat in this game. H.Safed Galil will meet at home M.Rehovot (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Otef Darom will play against E.Shomron (#12) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Otef Darom: V.Cole 23+5reb+1ast, K.Reid 14+3reb+1ast, Y.Abouloff 12+5reb+2ast, A.Sela 10+5reb+2ast, Y.Sela 6+5reb+1ast, C.Cohen 3
H.Safed Galil: D.Burke 37+9reb+3ast, J.Augustin-Fairell 16+9reb+1ast, D.Koperberg 14+13reb+2ast, D.Sharp 6+2reb+2ast, T.Hadad 5+7reb+1ast, Y.Bar 3+4reb+4ast

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H.Kfar Qasem – E.Shomron 94-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with E.Shomron‘s (9-20) road loss to H.Kfar Qasem (12-17) 82-94 on Tuesday. H.Kfar Qasem outrebounded E.Shomron 46-23 including a 34-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for guard Harrison Butler (196, college: SUU) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Center Marlon Johnson (208-1994, college: NMHU) accounted for 17 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Isaiah Crawley (201-1998, college: Georgia South) came up with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Remy Abell (193-1992, college: Xavier, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) added 17 points respectively for E.Shomron in the defeat. Four H.Kfar Qasem and five E.Shomron players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. H.Kfar Qasem will meet H.Kfar Saba (#13) on the road in the next round. E.Shomron will play against Otef Darom and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
E.Shomron: R.Abell 17+2reb+3ast, N.Yaacobi 12+3reb+4ast, I.Crawley 12+7reb+5ast, E.Shulman 11+1reb+3ast, A.Shimoni 11+2reb, A.Zabelin 8
H.Kfar Qasem: P.Delaney 18+6reb+2ast, M.Johnson 17+11reb+1ast, H.Butler 17+10reb+6ast, S.Harush 12+4reb+4ast, A.Sade 8+1reb, E.Bash 8+6reb

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H.Izrael – H.Kfar Saba 95-75

Rather predictable result when H.Izrael (13-16) rolled over H.Kfar Saba (9-20) in Nazareth 95-75 on Tuesday. H.Izrael dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to H.Kfar Saba‘s 30. They outrebounded H.Kfar Saba 43-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. H.Izrael looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Brandon Edwards (201-1991, college: UT Arlington) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds. His fellow American import Kevin Bracy-Davis (202-1995, college: Davis & Elkins, agency: Slash Sports) accounted for 17 points and 4 assists for the winning side. Four H.Izrael players scored in double figures. H.Izrael’s coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) came up with 19 points and 6 rebounds and forward Omer Sade (200-2001) added 18 points respectively for H.Kfar Saba in the defeat. H.Izrael will meet E.Ashkelon (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Kfar Saba will play against H.Kfar Qasem (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Kfar Saba: J.Canty 19+6reb+2ast, O.Sade 18+3reb+2ast, S.Gorman 9+1reb+2ast, I.Fadlon 9+5ast, D.Thomas 6+5reb+6ast, B.Aken Matan 5+9reb+1ast
H.Izrael: B.Edwards 33+20reb, K.Bracy-Davis 17+3reb+4ast, I.Shabat 14+1reb+7ast, G.Shterenberg 12+3reb+1ast, O.Lavy 11+6reb+1ast, N.Arbel 4+8reb+11ast

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I.Nahariya – H.Eilat 78-97

Not a big story in a game when I.Nahariya (15-13) was outscored at home by Hapoel Eilat (19-9) 97-78 on Tuesday. H.Eilat looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by I.Nahariya‘s players. It was an exceptional evening for American center Brandon Huffman (208-1998, college: Jax State, agency: BIG) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field). The former international Golan Gutt (195-1994) accounted for 22 points for the winning side. American forward Eric Griffin (203-1990, college: Campbell) came up with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Yanir Binyamin (188-2000, agency: BIG) added 18 points and 4 assists respectively for I.Nahariya in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Hapoel Eilat will meet at home M.Raanana in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. I.Nahariya will play against Ramat Hash. (#4) in Ramat Hasharon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
I.Nahariya: E.Griffin 26+8reb+2ast, Y.Binyamin 18+1reb+4ast, T.Frazier 11+1reb+4ast, R.Turell 8+1reb+2ast, T.Levinson 8+7reb+1ast, R.Hitkes 5
H.Eilat: B.Huffman 24+10reb, G.Gutt 22+3reb+3ast, G.Hannahs 11+3ast, A.Tilghman 9+3reb+6ast, N.Akrish 8+5reb+6ast, I.Eisendorf 8+2reb+1ast