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 | 93–98 (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 | |
Semifinal 2
19 May 2009 20:55 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 72–70 | 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 | |
Third-place playoff
21 May 2009 18:00 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 96–101 | 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 | |
Final
21 May 2009 20:55 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 85–72 | 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 | |
Awards
Carlos Arroyo – Final MVP
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