Hapoel Holon remained atopโค the EuroLeague standings after aโข hard-fought 88-78 victory over Partizan Belgrade on Tuesday, October 29th. The win ensures Hapoel maintainsโ its positionโ as league leader, preventing kaunas ลฝalgiris from claiming the top spot.
The game was a tense affair, with โขHapoel building a double-digit lead โlate in the third quarter-reachingโฃ 75-63-and holdingโข on for the win. A key factor in Hapoel’s success wasโ balanced scoring,with seven players reaching double figures.This result is meaningful for ลฝalgiris,as a Partizan win would have propelled the Lithuanian champions into first โplace; they โremain in second.
colin Malcolm โled Hapoel with 17 points (3/4 triples,4 rebounds),while Daniel Oturu contributed 14 points (6/8 doubles,6 rebounds,4 blocks). Antonio Blakeney added 13, Chris Jones scored 12, and Elijah Bryant and Ishmail โWainright each had 11. Vasilije Micic finishedโ with 10โ points and 4 assists.
For Partizan,Sterling Brown led the way โฃwith 19 pointsโ (5/11 doubles,3/7 triples),followed by Duane Washington โคwith 15 (3/5 triples,6 rebounds) and Tyrique โJones with 14โ (5/7 doubles,10 rebounds). Dylan Osetkowski and โVanja Marinkovic each scored 8, and Jabari Parker added 7.
Both teams will continue EuroLeague play on โคFriday,October 31st,with Hapoel hosting olympiakos Piraeus and Partizan welcoming Barcelona.
Hapoel: Malcolm C. 17, Oturu 14,โ Antonio Blakeney 13 (3/6),โค Chrisโ Jones 12 (2/2), Elijah Bryant 11 (3/5โ doubles, 9 rebounds), Ishmail Wainright 11 (3/5),โข Vasilije micic โข10 (0/6, 4 assists), Johnathan Motley 7.
Partizan: Brown 19, Washingtonโฃ 15, Jones 14, Dylan Osetkowski 8 (2/3 doubles), Vanja Marinkovic 8 (1/5 triples, 4 rebounds) and Jabari Parker 7 (3/6 doubles).