Hapoel Jerusalem defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 77:74 after overtime (66:66), equalizing the playoff finals series at 1:1. As a result, the basketball national championship will be decided in Game 3 next Sunday in a home game for the Yellows. Jared Harper (26 points, 5-of-13 from 3-point range), Justin Smith (20 points), Khadeen Carrington (15) and Yovel Zoosman (9) excelled for the Reds. Rokas Jokubaitis (23 points), Roman Sorkin (21) and Tamir Blatt (10) were the leading scorers for Maccabi.

