Universal lost against MCC back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Universal Stars took a blow against the MCC Crescents, falling 69-31. The Stars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-15.
Despite the loss, Universal had strong showings from Abdullah Elzebak, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 15 points, and Omar Motan, who posted four points and eight rebounds. That was a full 48.4% of Universal's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading MCC to victory were Zayd Ibrahim and Amaar Ibrahim. Zayd almost dropped a triple-double on 24 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals, while Amaar went 9 of 22 on his way to 23 points and six steals. Those nine steals gave Zayd a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hasan Siddiqui, who put up three points and eight steals.
Universal is on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3. As for MCC, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Universal wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 84-35 defeat against Southland College Prep on the 9th. As for MCC, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-38 win against Hinsdale Adventist Academy on the 9th.
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