November 23rd - Week Three

Adiyat defeated Ma'un by a 70-59 final score, Adiyat was led by Nouraiz Akbar who hit nine 3-pointers on his way to 29 points, Omar Sabri supported him with 14 points and 19 rebounds as a great one-two punch inside/outside game. Ma'un was without captain Ahmed Khalid and it showed in the little details. Moazzam Sheikh led his team with 23 points.

Nas beat Ikhlas by a 70-46 score with a balanced effort. Jamal SaugaCity Bundy Douglas led the way with 16 points and 9 rebounds while Jim Ex supported him with 15 points. Ikhlas was playing with only one sub so whenRahyl H fouled out the lack of bench hurt as Nas opened things up. Ambrish Patel led them with 19 points.

Takathur defeated Kawthar by a 55-29 score as Alhussein Gillani put in 17 points followed by Faizal Merali with 16 points. The great ball movement and patience of Takathur was too much despite them playing without captainHussain Shivji. Kawthar has always been a strong team from past seasons but this year may be a transition as they have been trying out new players to seemingly rebuild. Komail Rawjani led them this day with 8 points.

Zilzal beat Kursi by a 58-49 final score in a game that was close right up to the end. Zilzal were led by Tyler-Anthony Tessier with 15 points and Fareed Cheema with 14 points as they used their size to do a lot of damage in the paint. Kursi was led by Nabil Hamade with 12 points and Sherif Shehata with 8 points. Kursi has yet to win a game this season but all have been close so if they can finish games better they are sure to turn things around.

Fatiha defeated Tamjeed by a 48-40 score in what felt like a defensive battle. Fatiha was led by Waseem Manigat with 15 points and Youssef Daif with 10 points. Tamjeed was playing without Mike Husbands and Fatiha then closed up on Mohamed Ghori and limited his shots effectively hindering the outside game. Bilal Forde stepped up with 12 points and 16 rebounds but it was not enough.

Falaq defeated Asr by a 47-39 final score. Falaq got a big game from Ahsan Mahmood with 19 points and Maheer Khan with 15 points and 5 steals. Uzair Danish was the bright spot for Asr with 9 points. Surprisingly this was the first win of the season for Falaq although their first two games were against veteran teams.