2008–09 Israeli Final Four

The 2008–09 Israeli Final Four , the fourth Israeli Final Four was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 19 and 21 May 2009 to determine the winner of the 2008–09 Israeli League. The contestants were Maccabi Tel Aviv, the 2007–08 Israeli League runner-up, Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa, the 2008–09 Israeli State Cup runner-up and Gilboa/Galil. Maccabi Tel Aviv won their 48th Israeli League crown, beating Maccabi Haifa 85-72 in the final.

Venue

The Yad Eliyahu Arena is an indoor sports arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Opened in 1963 with its seating capacity varying from 5,000 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, the 2005-06 Israeli Final Four, the 2006-07 Israeli Final Four and the 2007-08 Israeli Final Four.

Bracket

Semifinals
19 May
Final
21 May
 Hapoel Jerusalem  93  
 Maccabi Haifa  98  
 
     Maccabi Tel Aviv  85
   Maccabi Haifa  72
Third place
 Maccabi Tel Aviv  72  Hapoel Jerusalem  96
 Gilboa/Galil  70    Gilboa/Galil   101

Semifinals

All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Semifinal 1

19 May 2009
18:00
Hapoel Jerusalem 9398 (OT) Maccabi Haifa
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 22–30, 16–15, 29–16, Overtime: 9–14
Pts: Jefferson 24
Rebs: Perkins 11
Asts: Perkins 9
Pts: Watson 26
Rebs: Watson 10
Asts: Bowers 5
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 11,700

Semifinal 2

19 May 2009
20:55
Maccabi Tel Aviv 7270 Gilboa/Galil
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 20–21, 21–22, 14–18
Pts: Eliyahu 20
Rebs: Casspi 9
Asts: Burstein 4
Pts: Kadir 17
Rebs: Kadir 9
Asts: Kadir, Roberts 5
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 11,700

Third-place playoff

21 May 2009
18:00
Hapoel Jerusalem 96101 Gilboa/Galil
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 20–23, 22–24, 26–24
Pts: Francis 22
Rebs: Francis 7
Asts: Naimi 7
Pts: Kadir 17
Rebs: Kadir 9
Asts: Kadir 5
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 11,700

Final

21 May 2009
20:55
Maccabi Tel Aviv 8572 Maccabi Haifa
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 27–20, 22–19, 20–14
Pts: Arroyo 22
Rebs: Fischer 11
Asts: Arroyo 6
Pts: Perkins 25
Rebs: Jefferson 12
Asts: Perkins 3
Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 11,700

Awards

Carlos ArroyoFinal MVP

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