Hapoel Tel Aviv made the most of an extraordinary basketball atmosphere at Shlomo Group Arena by beating London Lions 76-59 in both teams' debut in the 7DAYS EuroCup.
Hapoel beats London, 76-59, for first-ever EuroCup win
Game Report
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Hapoel led from start to finish and did not find much trouble to get its first win in Group B. J'Covan Brown paced the winners with 19 points and 6 assists. Xavier Munford and Tomer Ginat added 11 points each for Hapoel. Tomislav Zubcic led London with 21 points and 8 rebounds and Kostas Koufos added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Hapoel broke the game open midway through the second quarter and never looked back.
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Brown struck twice from downtown in a 9-0 opening run. Sam Dekker answered with 5 quick points but left the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury. Hapoel found new go-to guys in Bar Timor and Tomer Ginat to boost its lead to 24-13 after 10 minutes. Brown kept pacing the hosts, getting help from Jordan McRae and Chris Horton to break the game open, 34-17. Kostas Koufos got London closer, 41-28, at halftime.
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