Basketball State Cup Final: Oded Ketch and his team want to win the title for the sixth time in history • Danny Franco's Purple want to win their first ever Cup

• Brown vs. Waters, tonight at the Mafra Menorah

  Photo:

  Maor Alexasci

Has Jerusalem for the sixth time in its history or Nahariya for the first time ever since its inception? At this hour, both teams meet for the National Cup final in one of the exciting moments of the basketball season for the 2019/20 season. The Jerusalemites beat Maccabi Rishon Lezion in the semifinals after dismissing Maccabi Tel Aviv in the quarterfinals when Danny Franco's purple team overcame the Ness Ziona urban.

Nahariya Urban Quintet: Dominic Waters, Itai Segev, Tony Gaffney, Jarl McNeill and Igor Kolshov.
Hapoel Jerusalem Quintet: Tamir Blatt, James Paladin, John Holland, Tyshon Thomas and Suleiman Brimo.

the progress of the game:

First quarter: Ketch's campers opened with threes from Holland and Paladin, but with me Segev, on the other hand, left Nahariya in the picture and set 8: 8. After a 1: 7 run by the Jerusalemites on the way to 2:19, Nahariya was able to return to 19:18. Another three-pointer by Jacob Brown led Jerusalem to 18:22, but a three-pointer by Kolshov and another point from Simpson's line reduced to 25:22 at the end of the quarter.

Second Quarter: Jacob Brown exploded with his 12 consecutive points, scoring two threes and letting Jerusalem run to 26:37 when Braymo set 42:29. The Purple did not want to give up and Waters and Gaffney's threes led to a 0:10 run to the North, shrinking to 42:39. Just before the first half ended, Timor scored three for the Jerusalemites, but McNeill and Waters narrowed the lead to just two in the break for 45:43.

Hapoel Jerusalem fans, tonight at the Mivtah Menorah Hall // Photo: Alan Shiber

Nahariya players before the opening of the game tonight at the Mivtah Menorah Hall // Photo: Alan Shiber

President Reuben Rivlin tonight at the Mivtah Menorah Hall // Photo: Alan Shiber

Brimo Tzofar, tonight at the Mivtah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber

Oded Ketch, tonight at the Mivtah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber

Blatt and Brown Celebrate, Tonight at Mivtah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shaver

Thomas vs. McNeill, tonight at the Mafla Menorah // Photo: Alan Shaver

Brown Celebrates, Tonight at the Mifah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber

Itai Segev, tonight at the Mivtah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber

Zelmanson celebrates, tonight at the Mivtah Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber

Waters insanely, tonight at the Mafla Menorah // Photo: Alan Shiber