By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Retin Obasohan starred for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in a must-win situation leading his side past Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski, 83-76, on Wednesday evening.
The former Alabama point guard dropped 20 points with 6/13 field goals. His effort additionally generated seven assists and five rebounds in the Basketball Champions League Regular Season Round 4 match.
The Pais Arena crowd definitely helped the Israeli team dig its way out of a 12-point hole. With the sixth straight loss in the BCL looming, the 13-5 finishing run closed the deal. Obasohan scored ten points in the game-winning stretch.
Yotam Halperin, recently succeeding Oren Amiel at the head coaching position, guided his side to a third-place tie at 1-3 with the Poland champions in Group B but without securing the tiebreaker. Meanwhile, group leader Baxi Manresa clinched the top seed to directly progress to the Round of 16.
Jalen Adams chipped in 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Willy Workman finished with 11 points. Anthony Bennett was limited to five points and 16 minutes, while fellow former NBA player Thon Maker did not score in two minutes.
Another ex-NBA player, Kobi Simmons made out a game-high 21 points, powered by 4/5 triples, but was on the losing end of the game held in Jerusalem, Israel. James Palmer Jr. logged 15 points, Trey Drechsel had 11 points, and Denzel Andersson put up 10 points for the team led by Igor Milicic, still missing Jakub Wojciechowski.
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Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League