Tenth consecutive victory in all formats, revenge against the last opponent they didn't lose and more importantly - a return to the quarterfinals of the FIBA Champions League. Hapoel Jerusalem's great period continued tonight (Tuesday) when Aleksandar Dzikic's team defeated Diez 64:73 away from home The French Van and assured that in the last round against Strasbourg, it will fight only for a position and not for continuing its path in the factory. For the team from the capital, this is the first appearance in the quarter-finals after early rejections in the previous two years.
The game was defensive and very difficult in the beginning for both teams, when in the first 15 minutes not a single three was hit.
Brandon Brown broke the drought on the Jerusalem side, while the French waited until the third quarter to score for the first time from outside the arc.
The Jerusalemites looked better in the third quarter and took the lead after trailing for most of the first half, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter they picked up a gear thanks to Kadin Carrington who took charge and established the first double-digit difference.
The host tried to shrink a little, but didn't really threaten.
Kadin Carrington stood out for the winner with 17 points, Zach Hankins added a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Marquis McDuffie's 24 points weren't enough on the other side.
It has now been determined that in the Israeli-French group, which also includes Strasbourg and Hapoel Holon, which lost a chance to qualify, each country will send one representative to the quarter-finals.
Next week, Jerusalem will find out whether it finishes as the head of the house and with a home advantage for the quarter-finals or whether it will settle for runners-up.
Scored for Hapoel Jerusalem:
Kadin Carrington 17, Zach Hankins (10 rebounds) 13 points, Speedy Smith 12, Levi Randolph 8, Marks Meiris 7, Brandon Brown 6, Oz Blazer and Or Cornelius 4 KA, Itai Segev 2. Scored for Dijon:
Marquis
McDuffie 24, Gregor Harobat 13, Matt Mobley 11, Gabin Ware 8, Jacques Elling 4, David Brambley and Robin Dokota 2 KA.
His partner and did not score: David Holston, Jonathan Rossell and Abdulai Lom.
Jerusalem in the quarter finals.
Carrington (Photo: Danny Maron)
the progress of the game
1st quarter:
Dijon was scattered in the attack in the opening, Jerusalem beat it to go up 2:6 from Basket with an outburst by Or Cornelius.
Leway Randolph increased to 4:10, but then the guest was dragged into the messy game and stuck in the attack and the French won it to make it 10:12.
Itay Segev broke a streak of almost four minutes without a field goal and equalized, but Dijon's 2:10 run to end the quarter made it
12:14 after ten minutes.
Quarter 2:
The host continued exactly where they left off, when Marquis McDuffie established a record difference of 16:23 with a basket and a foul.
Randolph responded immediately with a basket on the other side, McDuffie scored again in the paint and Robin Dakota signed Eli Hope who set 20:27.
Brandon Brown scored the first 3-pointer in the game from the corner for either team and reduced the score to 27:24.
Dijon called a timeout - but it didn't help - Speedy Smith nailed a second three-pointer in a row for Jerusalem and made it 27:27.
Dijon scored four points but Brown hit a second 3-pointer from the same corner.
At halftime, Dijon led 30:33.
double double
Hankins (Photo: Danny Maron)
Quarter 3:
First half standout Marquis McDuffie hit Dijon's first 3-pointer of the game.
Smith responded with two three-pointers and tied the game at 36:36.
The guest drew an unsportsmanlike foul and after Cornelius dunked from the line, Marks Meiris scored a difficult three-pointer with the board at the end of the 24th hour to make Jerusalem 38:41.
Randochoff increased to 38:43 completing a red 2:13 run.
Carrington increased the lead to six with a shot from the outside, but Dijon managed to reduce it
and Jerusalem finished a great quarter for her with a 52:54 advantage.
Quarter 4:
A dream start to the quarter for Jerusalem, Carrington established the first double-digit advantage a minute and a half into the quarter with 52:62.
Since then, Aleksandar Džikić's players were stuck with three minutes without a field goal, but Hankins stopped it with a basket and a foul on the way to 60:68.
The host did not score a field goal for almost six minutes,
thus allowing Jerusalem to sail to 64:73 at the end.
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