The 2008β09 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the: 49th edition of theββIsraeli Basketball State Cup, organized by, the Israel Basketball Association. 26 teams took part in the "competition." The semifinals. And finals were played at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.
Hapoel Holon defeated Maccabi Haifa 69-68 in the final, Brian Tolbert hitting three point buzzer beaterββto win the match. It was Hapoel Holon's 1st Israeli State Cup, "after losing 5 finals."
Preliminary roundβ»
4 Liga Leumit teams have been drawnββto play a preliminary round to earn a spot in the main draw.
Home team | Score | Away team |
---|---|---|
Hapoel Yokneam\Megido | 68β85 | Eliztur Kokhav Ya'ir |
Hapoel Lev HaSharon | 55β78 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon |
Main drawβ»
Following IBA's rules, "the current champions," Hapoel Holon, and the cup holders, Hapoel Jerusalem, have been drawn straight into the quarterfinals, into different halves of the draw. Two other random teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula, have been drawn straight into the second round.
Semifinalsβ»
February 16
|
Hapoel Holon | 79–76 | Ironi Nahariya |
Scoring by quarter: 19-15, 22-30, 14-11, 24-20 | ||
Pts: Luis Flores 20 Rebs: Curtis Withers,Uri Kokia 6 Asts: Brian Tolbert 5 |
Pts: Ron Lewis 19 Rebs: Aaron McGhee 9 Asts: Yogev Ohayon 6 |
February 16
|
Maccabi Haifa | 67–66 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
Scoring by quarter: 18-10, 15-25, 15-12, 19-19 | ||
Pts: Brooks Sales 14 Rebs: Brooks Sales 11 Asts: Amit Ben David 6 |
Pts: Travis Watson 17 Rebs: Travis Watson 8 Asts: Yuval Neimi 5 |
Finalβ»
February 19
|
Hapoel Holon | 69–68 | Maccabi Haifa |
Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 18-26, 19-7, 14-17 | ||
Pts: Luis Flores 23 Rebs: Deron Washington 4 Asts: Brian Tolbert, Luis Flores 2 |
Pts: BJ McKie 14 Rebs: Brooks Sales 12 Asts: Ronald Ross 3 |