EuroCup 2004 Final: Real Madrid falls to Hapoel Jerusalem
In the final of the EuroCup 2004, held in Charleroi, Real Madrid, who started as clear favourites, also came out clearly beaten by Hapoel Jerusalem (83-72). Kelly McCarty, MVP of the final
Quarterfinals Lleida - Students Real Madrid - Varese Zeleznik - Joventut Hapoel Jerusalem - Lietuvos Rytas
Semi-finals Students - Real Madrid Zeleznik - Hapoel Jerusalem
After the break (37-33), where we saw a Real Madrid almost always in tow, the third quarter was key in the final result, when Hapoel led by McCarty, endorsed a partial (31-20), which left the final touched definitely. With a 15-point gap (68-53), the Israelis were only able to maintain their lead until the end.
Hapoel Jerusalem 83 *Solomon - 15p, 3r *Sheffer - 15p, 5r *McCarty - 22p, 3r *Awojobi - 12p, 10r *Kozikaro - 7p, 9r Limonad - 0p Mizrahi - 8p, 1br Katz - 4p, 3r Muchtari - 0p, 2r
Real Madrid 72 *Bennett - 21p, 4a *Herreros - 12p, 6r *Stojic - 0p, 1r *Kambala - 20p, 7r *Burke - 4p, 7r Nuñez - 0p Victoriano - 0p, 2br Fotsis - 10p, 3r Bueno - 0p, 3r Mumbrú - 5p, 1br
