Magee Scores 29, Leads Maccabi Into European Final

Former UC Irvine All-American Kevin Magee led Maccabi Tel Aviv to a come-from-behind 99-86 victory over Aris Thessalonika of Greece Tuesday night and into the title game of the European Final Four club basketball tournament.

Magee hit a jump shot that started the Israeli team on a 34-11 spurt and turned a 68-60 deficit into a 94-79 lead with just over a minute remaining. Magee had a game-high 29 points. Panagiotis Giannakis led the Greek team with 25.

Maccabi will face Jugoplastika of Yugoslavia, which upset Barcelona, 87-77, in Thursday night’s championship match. It will be Maccabi’s third final in a row and seventh overall.