RISHON LEZION, Israel (Interstat) — Ironi Eilat defeated Maccabi Rishon 89-80 on Monday at Beit Maccabi. Kendale Mccullum led Ironi Eilat with 18 points, eight assists and one block. Bryant Crawford added 14 points and four assists, while Daniel Rosenbaum scored 13 and Tzuf Ben Moshe had 10. Maccabi Rishon was paced by Mar Qualen Grant’s 16 points and nine assists. Chaunce Jenkins scored 11 points and blocked two shots, Josh Freund had 12 points and three assists, and Idan Zalmanson added eight points. Or Cornelius and Ron Zipper also contributed for Maccabi Rishon. Ironi Eilat shot 25 of 57 from the floor, 10 of 28 from three-point range and 16 of 23 from the free throw line. Maccabi Rishon shot 31 of 61 overall, 7 of 16 from deep and 12 of 18 at the line. Ironi Eilat committed 11 turnovers, while Maccabi Rishon had 23. Ironi Eilat improved to 1-0, and Maccabi Rishon fell to 2-1.