By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Adam Ariel scored a 3-pointer at the buzzer to hand Hapoel Jerusalem a 83 – 82 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Round 33 of the Israeli Winner League regular season.
Ariel, who finished with 15 points, moved through the screens and got the inbounds pass to bury the game-winner from deep.
Suleiman Braimoh registered team-highs 22 points plus 13 rebounds for Hapoel while Tamir Blatt produced a double-double of 20 points and 14 assists with his father David in attendance. Hapoel was trailing 67 – 61 in the beginning of the fourth period before coming back and delivering the blow with Ariel’s buzzer beater.
Scottie Wilbekin dropped a game-high 27 points for Maccabi that saw Othello Hunter (eight points) returning to action. Angelo Caloiaro had 10 points plus seven rebounds while Chris Jones and Oz Blayzer scored 10 apiece.
Photo: Winner League