2007–2008 Israeli Final Four
The 2007–2008 Israeli Final Four [1], the third Israeli Final Four, was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 27 and 29 May 2008 to determine the winner of the 2007–2008 Israeli League. The contestants were Maccabi Tel Aviv, the 2006–2007 Israeli League champion and the 2007–2008 Israeli State Cup runner-up, Hapoel Holon, Bnei Hasharon and Ironi Naharia. Hapoel Holon won their 1st Israeli League crown, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 73-72 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 1971–1972 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–1994 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four, the 2005-2006 Israeli Final Four and the 2006-2007 Israeli Final Four.
Bracket
| Semifinals 27 May | Final 29 May | |||||
| Hapoel Holon | 100 | |||||
| Ironi Naharia | 89 | |||||
| Hapoel Holon | 73 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 72 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 57 | |||||
| Bnei Hasharon | 55 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Bnei Hasharon | 79 | |||||
| Ironi Naharia | 69 | |||||
Semifinals
All times are in Israel Summer Time.
Semifinal 1
27 May 2008 18:00 |
| Hapoel Holon | 100–89 | Ironi Naharia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 31–17, 28–16, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Tucker 23 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Izraeli 7 |
Pts: Gilchrist 26 Rebs: Peleg, Hill 5 Asts: Gilchrist, Pledger 6 | |
Semifinal 2
27 May 2008 20:55 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 57–55 | Bnei Hasharon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 7–17, 15–24, 13–5 | ||
| Pts: Vujčić 13 Rebs: Morris 10 Asts: Cummings 4 |
Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Ebi 8 Asts: Tapiro 8 | |
Third-place playoff
29 May 2008 18:00 |
| Bnei Hasharon | 79–69 | Ironi Naharia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 21-21, 22–16, 16-16 | ||
| Pts: Tapiro 17 Rebs: Tapiro 12 Asts: Tapiro 6 |
Pts: Kozikaro 17 Rebs: Kozikaro 7 Asts: Gilchrist 6 | |
Final
29 May 2008 20:55 |
| Hapoel Holon | 73–72 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–15, 15–18, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Tucker 18 Rebs: Tucker 8 Asts: Izraeli 4 |
Pts: Morris 20 Rebs: Morris 7 Asts: Halperin 5 | |
Awards
Terence Morris – Final MVP