2012 Israeli Final Four
# 2012 Israeli Final Four

The 2012 Israeli Final Four was the 7th Israeli Final Four tournament and the concluding tournament of the 2011–12 Israeli Basketball Super League. The event was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 22 and 24 May 2012 to determine the winner of the 2011–12 Israeli League. The Participating teams are: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Ashdod and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

## Venue

The Yad Eliyahu Arena is an indoor sports arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Opened in 1963 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 5,000, it was covered in 1972, and further renovations since then have brought its current capacity to 11,700. It had hosted the 1971–1972 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–94 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four, and all previous Israeli Final Fours.

## Results

### Bracket

| Semifinals 24 May | Semifinals 24 May | Final 26 May | Final 26 May |
| - | - | - | - |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 102 |
| Hapoel Holon | 73 | | |
| Hapoel Holon | 73 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 83 |
| | | Maccabi Ashdod | 63 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 68 | Maccabi Ashdod | 63 |
| Maccabi Ashdod | 75 | | |
| Maccabi Ashdod | 75 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Hapoel Holon | 72 |
| | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 67 |

### Semifinals

**Semifinal 1**

* 22 May 2012 18:15
* Boxscore

| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 102–73 | Hapoel Holon |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 30-14, 21-20, 24-22, 27-17 |||
| Pts: Smith 19 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Ohayon, Langford 4 | | Pts: Daniel 19 Rebs: Mitchell 6 Asts: Roth 6 |

* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,383

**Semifinal 2**

* 22 May 2012
* Boxscore

| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 68–75 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 15-19, 17–28, 27-15 |||
| Pts: Kitchen 26 Rebs: Kitchen, Bowman 6 Asts: Kitchen 5 | | Pts: Carter, Bostein 16 Rebs: Tyus 15 Asts: Bostein 4 |

* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,383

### Third-place playoff

* 24 May 2012
* Boxscore

| Hapoel Holon | 72–67 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 18-16, 18-19, 22-18 |||
| Pts: Mitchell 20 Rebs: Dunston 9 Asts: Shaashua 7 | | Pts: Hanochi 15 Rebs: Kitchen 7 Asts: Hanochi 6 |

* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,383

### Final

* 24 May 2012
* Boxscore

| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 83–63 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 25-16, 17-20, 22-10 |||
| Pts: Smith, Langford 16 Rebs: 4 players 5 Asts: Ohayon 10 | | Pts: Tyus 16 Rebs: Tyus, Duncan 9 Asts: Tapiro 3 |

* Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv Attendance: 10,383
