Hapoel Galil Elyon defeated Hapoel Haifa 72:76 today (Thursday) away - and took a big step towards the end of the regular season in fifth place in the table.
Before the current game, both teams had a balance of 50 percent success, and now Galil has risen to a positive balance (12:13) compared to the Haifa team, which continues their decline with a fourth consecutive loss and a drop to a 13:12 balance.
Galil, who is in positive momentum, played well and tough in a not-so-simple hall.
No player stood out in particular in terms of offense and did not reach 20 points, so the defense and team made the difference for Barak Peleg.
Bryce Washington scored 17 points and took 7 rebounds, and the X Factor was Itai Moskowitz who with 11 points (2 from 4 to 3) Haifa on a mediocre game in the attack of Nimrod Levy and Gabi Chachashvili (9 points together).
Hapoel Haifa improved its defense after a series of games in which it absorbed many points and lost by high margins.
Kadim Allen led the scoring list with 21 points, Amit Simhon added 15 and Spencer Weiss added 11, but missed a crucial three in the closing seconds.
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