JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Israel's Maccabi Rishon Lezion lost at home to Morabank Andorra 67-86 in the fourth round of the Eurocup basketball phase on Tuesday in the central city of Rishon Lezion.
The Andorran team, which plays in the ACB top Spanish league, dominated the game from the first minute, leading 21-8 at the end of the first quarter and 47-32 at halftime - thanks to the contribution of the shooting guard Frantz Massenat.
The level gaps between the two teams continued after the break, with Andorra running to its highest lead (63-44), and 67-51 at the end of the third quarter, securing the easy victory.
Andorra's Czech shooting guard David Jelinek scored the team high of 15 points, while Massenat and Clevin Hannah added 13 points each.
21 points scored by Alex Hamilton, 16 of them in the first half, were not enough for the home team.
It was the Israeli team's third loss in the 6-team Group A, while Andorra achieved its second win out of 4 games.
In the next round Rishon Lezion will play against Ratiopharm Ulm in Germany on October 29, while Andorra will host Greek Promitheas Patras the next day.
