2007–2008 Israeli Final Four

The 2007–2008 Israeli Final Four [1], the third Israeli Final Four, was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 27 and 29 May 2008 to determine the winner of the 2007–2008 Israeli League. The contestants were Maccabi Tel Aviv, the 2006–2007 Israeli League champion and the 2007–2008 Israeli State Cup runner-up, Hapoel Holon, Bnei Hasharon and Ironi Naharia. Hapoel Holon won their 1st Israeli League crown, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 73-72 in the final.

Venue

The Yad Eliyahu Arena is an indoor sports arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Opened in 1963 with its seating capacity varying from 5,000 to 11,700, it had hosted the 1971–1972 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–1994 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four, the 2005-2006 Israeli Final Four and the 2006-2007 Israeli Final Four.

Bracket

Semifinals 27 May		Final 29 May



Hapoel Holon	100

Ironi Naharia	89
		Hapoel Holon	73

		Maccabi Tel Aviv	72
Maccabi Tel Aviv	57

Bnei Hasharon	55
		Third place



		Bnei Hasharon	79

		Ironi Naharia	69

Semifinals

All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Semifinal 1

27 May 2008
18:00

Hapoel Holon	100–89	Ironi Naharia
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 31–17, 28–16, 22–30
Pts: Tucker 23 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Izraeli 7		Pts: Gilchrist 26 Rebs: Peleg, Hill 5 Asts: Gilchrist, Pledger 6

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Semifinal 2

27 May 2008
20:55

Maccabi Tel Aviv	57–55	Bnei Hasharon
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 7–17, 15–24, 13–5
Pts: Vujčić 13 Rebs: Morris 10 Asts: Cummings 4		Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Ebi 8 Asts: Tapiro 8

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Third-place playoff

29 May 2008
18:00

Bnei Hasharon	79–69	Ironi Naharia
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 21-21, 22–16, 16-16
Pts: Tapiro 17 Rebs: Tapiro 12 Asts: Tapiro 6		Pts: Kozikaro 17 Rebs: Kozikaro 7 Asts: Gilchrist 6

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Final

29 May 2008
20:55

Report

Hapoel Holon	73–72	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–15, 15–18, 21–16
Pts: Tucker 18 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Izraeli 4		Pts: Morris 20 Rebs: Morris 7 Asts: Halperin 5

Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Awards

Terence Morris – Final MVP