By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Maccabi Haifa made the big step and beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in the semifinal 85-74 and thus advanced to the final of the Israeli league.
Kevin Pinkney was the leading scorer for the winners with 20 points, John Dibartolomeo followed with 19.
For Maccabi, Andrew Goudelock finished the game with 24 points, yet his splendid performance wasn’t enough for his team.
The Haifa side led the course at halftime with 30-39, then double digit leads followed in the third quarter, with Offer Rahimi’s team leading 47-61 after 30 minutes.
Earlier in the day, Hapoel Jerusalem took down Maccabi Rishon and made it to the final.