Israel’s national basketball team needed a win Sunday night if it wanted to keep its hopes of making the EuroBasket tournament alive. It got that and then some.
After a heartbreaking overtime loss to Estonia at home in the preliminary qualifiers last month, Israel showed the Baltic squad who the favored team is with a 84-53 pummeling in Tallinn.
The win puts Israel in a three-way tie for second place in group A with a 4-3 record, and gives it a good chance to make the next round of the premier European basketball tournament.
Omri Casspi poured in 26 points and Lior Eliyahu provided a 1-2 punch with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Israel in front of 7,000 fans.
The team will face heavy underdog Iceland on Wednesday.
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Israel’s EuroBasket campaign began shakily last month with losses to Montenegro and Estonia, but has recovered since.
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