It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Chicago University Maroons can now relate to. Their rough 67-41 loss to the Wildcats on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Chicago University can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 623rd, while Phillips is ranked 75th).
Lawrence Horton was his usual excellent self, scoring 18 points along with two steals for Phillips. Horton is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Benjamin, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Chicago University has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-19 record this season. As for Phillips, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Chicago University does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Phillips also has no future games currently scheduled.
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