Domestic leagues: Galil Gilboa lost in the first quarterfinal

Galil Gilboa was very close to start with a win the playoffs in the local championship. The team met Maccabi Haifa in the quarterfinal and lost dramatically 85-87 away. Game 2 is on Monday and Galil will host it.
After three quarter Maccabi had an 11-point advantage and was looking good for an easy win. However the visitors didn′t give up and closed the gap but couldn′t finish off the match and win it.
Jamar Smith had 24 points for Galil as Rakim Sanders added 18.