Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Hapoel Be'er Sheva 76:80 on Sunday night to take a 0-2 lead in the playoff quarterfinals. Lorenzo Brown scored 21 points for Maccabi and Roman Sorkin added 13.

Ben Moore had a good game with 17 points and 7 rebounds, David Appiani scored 16. Before the game, the injured Roy Pritzky received the title of discovery of the season. Oded Ketch on his way to the semifinals.