Maccabi Tel Aviv registered an impressive win over Ironi Ashkelon 107-73 and kept its perfect record in the Israeli league, 10-0.
After two straight losses at Nokia arena, Spahija's squad proved that it can still play good basketball.
Maccabi opened strong with Will Bynum scoring behind the arc, 19-7. at the second quarter the yellows dominated completely, scoring 37 points and went to the dressing room with a 61-39 half-time lead. After the break Ashkelon tried to regain respect, but Maccabi didn't let her. Lior Eliyahu was impressive with 20 points in 24 minutes, Bynum buried 5 triples, Jeretin dished out 6 assists and Vujcic added 16 points. Now Maccabi TA can focus totally on the important game at Rome on Thursday.
Maccabi: Eliyahu 20, Bynum 20, Vujcic 16, Green 12, Jasaitis 11, Sharp 9, Burstein 7, Arnold 5, Halperin 4, Shason 3.
Ashkelon: Haten 20, Marsh 19, Eitan 15, YAAKUSI 8, Cohen 4, Lifshitz 4, Coleman 3.