2012 Israeli Final Four

The 2012 Israeli Final Four was the 7th Israeli Final Four tournament and the concluding tournament of the 2011–12 Israeli Basketball Super League. The event was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 22 and 24 May 2012[clarification needed] to determine the winner of the 2011–12 Israeli League. The Participating teams are: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Ashdod and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

2012 Israeli Final Four
Season2011–12 BSL season
Tournament details
ArenaYad Eliyahu Arena
Tel Aviv
Dates22–24 May 2012
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Runners-upMaccabi Ashdod
Third placeHapoel Holon
Fourth placeMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Awards and statistics
MVPIsrael Meir Tapiro
2011
2013

Venue

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The Yad Eliyahu Arena is an indoor sports arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Opened in 1963 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 5,000, it was covered in 1972, and further renovations since then have brought its current capacity to 11,700. It had hosted the 1971–1972 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–94 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four, and all previous Israeli Final Fours.

Results

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Bracket

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Semifinals
24 May
Final
26 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv102
 
 
 
Hapoel Holon73
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv83
 
 
 
Maccabi Ashdod63
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion68
 
 
Maccabi Ashdod75
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Hapoel Holon72
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion67

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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22 May 2012
18:15
Maccabi Tel Aviv 102–73 Hapoel Holon
Scoring by quarter: 30-14, 21-20, 24-22, 27-17
Pts: Smith 19
Rebs: Smith 8
Asts: Ohayon, Langford 4
Pts: Daniel 19
Rebs: Mitchell 6
Asts: Roth 6
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Semifinal 2

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22 May 2012
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 68–75 Maccabi Ashdod
Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 15-19, 17–28, 27-15
Pts: Kitchen 26
Rebs: Kitchen, Bowman 6
Asts: Kitchen 5
Pts: Carter, Bostein 16
Rebs: Tyus 15
Asts: Bostein 4
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Third-place playoff

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24 May 2012
Hapoel Holon 72–67 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 18-16, 18-19, 22-18
Pts: Mitchell 20
Rebs: Dunston 9
Asts: Shaashua 7
Pts: Hanochi 15
Rebs: Kitchen 7
Asts: Hanochi 6
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

Final

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24 May 2012
Maccabi Tel Aviv 83–63 Maccabi Ashdod
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 25-16, 17-20, 22-10
Pts: Smith, Langford 16
Rebs: 4 players 5
Asts: Ohayon 10
Pts: Tyus 16
Rebs: Tyus, Duncan 9
Asts: Tapiro 3
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 10,383

References

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