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Greg Gordon
Joe D'Aloisio - Iona Athletics
58
Canisius Canis 7-10,2-5 MAAC
70
Winner Iona Iona 8-9,3-3 MAAC
Canisius Canis
7-10,2-5 MAAC
58
Final
70
Iona Iona
8-9,3-3 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius Canis 27 31 58
Iona Iona 36 34 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brian Beyrer / Sr. Associate AD / Athletic Communications

Iona MBB Takes Out Canisius, 70-58

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - The Iona University men's basketball team earned a 70-58 win over Canisius in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play Friday night at the Hynes Center. Four Gaels reached the double-digit point mark led by 14 apiece by graduates Wheza Panzo and Idan Tretout. The Maroon & Gold finished its three-game homestand with back-to-back wins and hit the road for the next two.

THE RUNDOWN

The first 11 and a half minutes saw eight lead changes and one tie score and remained within one possession until a free throw by the Griffs' Frank Mitchell gave the visitors a 20-16 advantage with 10:03 left. Iona responded to its largest deficit with eight straight points and finished the final 9:35 on a 20-7 run and held a nine-point, 36-27 lead at the break. Prior to the run, Canisius shot 9-for-17 from the field over the first 9:25 with no turnovers. Over the final 10:35, the Griffs were 3-for-8 with nine turnovers.
 
Canisius scored the first four points of the second half to pull within five points. The Gaels again responded with a 12-3 run with six points each from Panzo and junior Greg Gordon opening up a 48-34 advantage with 14:38 remaining. Iona held on to the double-digit advantage the remainder of the way, leading by as many as 18 points following a Tretout jumper in the lane at the 3:32 mark. Canisius scored the final six points of the game to close the final margin to 12.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Panzo shot 5-for-12 from the field and 4-of-11 from long distance, adding three steals, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks.
  • Tretout was 5-for-14 with three long distance makes, posting three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
  • Gordon netted 13 points and a team-best eight rebounds. He had two steals and an assist.
  • Graduate Joel Brown had 12 points and matched a season-best with seven assists. He increased his MAAC-leading assist-to-turnover ratio for the season to 4.1 with zero turnovers in the win.

THE OPPONENT

  • Mitchell led four Griffs in double-figures with a 13-point, 17-rebound double-double.
  • TJ Gadsden and Cam Palesse added 12 points each. Gadsden posted six boards.
  • Devean Willams had 10 points and Tre Dinkins netted seven points and a team-best six assists.

TEAM STATS

  • The Griffs outshot the Gaels 47.9%-41.0%.
  • The visitors were just 3-for-17 (17.6%) from long distance but were 20-for-31 (64.5%) inside the arc.
  • Iona shot 10-for-27 (37.0%) on three-point attempts and 15-for-34 (44.1%) from two.
  • Canisius also held a 35-30 advantage overall on the boards, but a 10-6 deficit on the offensive glass and 9-4 on second chance points.
  • Iona posted 17 assists and eight turnovers while Canisius recorded 12 assists and 19 giveaways.

UP NEXT

The Gaels hit the road for two games beginning Sunday at first-place Quinnipiac. Iona's lone game next week is at Siena Friday night and next home game in two weeks against surging Fairfield.

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