TEL AVIV, Israel (Interstat) — Hapoel Tel Aviv erased a five-point deficit after three quarters and beat visiting Real Madrid 102-98 on Thursday at Hadar Yosef. Real Madrid led 55-46 at halftime and 78-73 entering the fourth, but Hapoel answered with a decisive run. Elijah Bryant powered Hapoel with 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. Theo Maledon led Real Madrid with 26 points, five rebounds, seven assists and one block. E. Tavares posted 14 points, 13 rebounds and one block. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 21. Vasilije Micic added 22 points and three assists. Zach LeDay scored 15. Nick Smith added 12 points, two rebounds and one assist. Tomas Satoransky contributed nine points, three rebounds and five assists. Bruno Caboclo had 15. Mikael Jantunen chipped in seven points, four rebounds and two assists. The hosts sealed the home victory with a strong final quarter. The victory moved Hapoel Tel Aviv to 2-1, while Real Madrid dropped to 2-3.