By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Completing Gameday 4 of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem earned a win against Galatasaray Ekmas behind closed doors in Laktasi Sports Hall.
Prevailing, 85-70, improved the Group G record to 3-1 on Thursday.
Late in the first half, Levi Randolph went over 900 points in the Champions League, joining Vojtech Hruban and Giorgi Shermadini on the list. The Alabama native effectively added to his scoring tally and finished with 17 points. Five assists and three rebounds build on a game-high efficiency rating of 20.
Khadeen Carrington shared a team-high of 17 points. His side spreading offense across all eleven players checking in fueled a comfortable lead most of the way.
Ismet Akpinar drew up a game-high 18 points in the losing effort for the team coached by Zvezdan Mitrovic. Bosnian Miralem Halilovic did not play.
The Lions were forced down to 1-3, including two losses against the team coached by Aleksandar Dzikic. They are tied with Benfica in third place, while the Israeli club caught PAOK mateco on top of the four-team group.
Sidelined for nearly one year, Jerusalem’s Noam Dovrat (knee surgery) was the only player missing for either side.
Postgame press conference
It was the third game of the seventh week of the Regular Season held in Laktasi, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Regular host Igokea m:tel fell to UCAM Murcia on Tuesday and Hapoel Holon stormed back against Bursaspor Info Yatirim on Wednesday, in the first of two meetings between Israeli and Turkish sides.
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