Another thriller in the series between Hapoel Hevel Modiin and Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan ends in an away victory.
Shmulik Brenner's team survived another thriller after Lace Dunn failed to produce a shot during the final.
Through three quarters but a team failed to escape, but at the last minute the visitors went up to a double-digit advantage.
Intelligence, which lost the great Jimmy Hall, did not give up and returned to the game with a flood of threes.
Shahar Amir responded with a critical three from the other side and during the last, as mentioned, Lace Dunn was unable to equalize the game.
Elijah Hirsch led the winner with 22 points.
The fourth game will be held on Monday (21:00) at Zisman, where Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan will be able to qualify for the final stage.
The visitors started the game with three threes in a row and went up to a 9: 4 advantage.
Hapoel Hevel Modiin attacked the ring and scored 12 points in a row.
Shmulik Brenner took a timeout and his team came back well and closed the first quarter 22:24 behind.
Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan had a great start to the second quarter and with moves of basket and offense the loan looked 35:29.
Jimmy Hall and Lace Dunn kept their team in the game, while good actions by Ben Altit kept his team ahead - 52:47 down to the locker rooms.
Modiin had a great start to the second quarter and with points from Eyal Shulman took a 56:58 lead.
For long minutes the advantage passed from side to side until Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan scored 4 points in a row and closed the third quarter with a 74:70 advantage.
The final quarter opened with a fifth offense by Jimmy Hall, and on the other hand threes by Dakrai Tucker and Elijah Hirsch set up a record 82:72 lead, 6 minutes to go.
The hosts responded with three straight threes - 86:81, 4 minutes to go.
The local momentum did not stop even after a timeout and the gap dropped to 86:89, 2 minutes to go.
Lace Dunn missed a critical three, and on the other side Shahar Amir Dyke was out of the arc - 92:86, one minute to go.
Eyal Shulman withstood the pressure from the line and 10 seconds before the end Eviatar Mor Yosef buried a huge three - only 92:91 for Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan.
Paul Delaney was sent to the line and scored one shot, and in the last attack Lace Dunn attacked the ring but failed to produce a shot.
Hapoel Hevel Modiin: Jimmy Hall (8/12 for two, 17 rebounds, 7 assists) 25 points, Lace Dun (4 steals) 24 points, Eyal Shulman 16 points, Eviatar Mor Yosef and Yonatan Levy 8 points "A.
Many for Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan: Elijah Hirsch (8/16 from the field) 22 points, Paul Delaney (6 assists) 20 points, Ben Altit (7 rebounds) 12 points, Uriel Trotsky, Muriel Lotati and Shachar Amir 8 points 21, Dakrai Tucker 7 points.
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