Maccabi Tel Aviv survived a mighty scare to claim the State Cup for a fourth straight year and for the 40th time in its history on Thursday night, beating Maccabi Haifa 76-68 at Nokia Arena.
Tel Aviv was in a comfortable position at halftime, taking a double-digit gap (42-31) into the break.
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