2011–12 Israeli Final Four

The 2011–12 Israeli Final Four, the seventh and final up-to-date Israeli Final Four was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 22 and 24 May 2012 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.

Venue

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 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–94 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–04 Euroleague Final Four, and all previous Israeli Final Fours.

Results

Bracket

Semifinals
24 May
Final
26 May
 Maccabi Tel Aviv  102  
 Hapoel Holon  73  
 
     Maccabi Tel Aviv  83
   Maccabi Ashdod  63
Third place
 Maccabi Rishon LeZion  68  Hapoel Holon  72
 Maccabi Ashdod  75    Maccabi Rishon LeZion  67

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

22 May 2012
18:15
Maccabi Tel Aviv 10273 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: 11,700

Semifinal 2

22 May 2012
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 6875 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: 11,700

Third-place playoff

24 May 2012
Hapoel Holon 7267 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: 11,700

Final

24 May 2012
Maccabi Tel Aviv 8363 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: 11,700

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