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Dejour Reaves
Joe D'Aloisio - Iona Athletics
67
Winner Harvard HU 4-8,0-0 Ivy League
61
Iona Iona 4-9,1-1 MAAC
Winner
Harvard HU
4-8,0-0 Ivy League
67
Final
61
Iona Iona
4-9,1-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harvard HU 26 41 67
Iona Iona 26 35 61

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

Iona MBB Falls to Harvard, 67-61

NEW ROCHELLE, NY - Harvard used a 12-0 run late in the second half to hold off the Iona University men's basketball team 67-61 at the Hynes Center Sunday afternoon. Senior Dejour Reaves scored a game-high 25 points and rookie Adam Njie Jr. had 12 to lead the Gaels in their final non-conference game of the 2024-25 campaign.

THE RUNDOWN

The two teams went into the break knotted at 26-26. Harvard led for more than 15 minutes and held an eight point advantage with 8:19 to play. Trailing 20-12, a 7-0 run over a four minute span pulled the Gaels within one. An Njie layup followed by a Reaves three-ball and layup accounted for the run. The run extended to 12-2 and a two-point lead for the Maroon & Gold when Reaves hit his second three-pointer of the half. Harvard pulled even a possession later and the two teams traded buckets to make it 26-26 at halftime.
 
The game remained within one possession for the first nine minutes of the contest. Down 39-38, Iona scored seven straight to earn its largest advantage of the contest. Junior Yaphet Moundi dunked a Reaves feed to make it 45-39 with 10:58 to play. Harvard answered with five unanswered on their next two possessions. A pair of free throws by Reaves and another bucket by Njie made it 49-44 with 8:56 to play. The Crimson held Iona scoreless for the nearly five minutes in their decisive run and led by seven with 5:13 to play. Reaves cut the deficit to three points in the final minute, but Iona could not find an equalizer.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Reaves' 25 points came on 8-of-18 shooting, 3-of-6 for long distance and 6-for-7 from the charity stripe. He added four rebounds, four steals and two assists in 37 minutes.
  • Njie 12 points with three assists and four steals.
  • Moundi had eight points, five rebounds and four blocks in 20 minutes off the bench. All eight points came in the final 20 minutes.
  • Junior James Patterson grabbed a season-best 15 rebounds while adding three assists and three steals.

THE OPPPONENT

  • Thomas Batties II and Austin Hunt led four Crimson in double-figures with 16 points apiece.
  • Hunt scored 14 points in the second half, adding three assists and two steals.
  • Batties added a team-high eight rebounds and six blocks.
  • Tey Barbour scored 11 of his 14 points in the final 20 minutes of the game.
  • Chandler Pigge posted 12 points.

TEAM STATISTICS

  • Harvard out shot Iona 45.5%-34.3%. The Gaels converted three more field goals, but the Crimson had four more from long distance.
  • Harvard's big advantage came at the charity stripe, shooting 20-for-24 to Iona's 12-for-14 effort.
  • The Gaels had 12 turnovers and 11 assists while the Crimson posted 14 assists and 19 turnovers. The Gaels held a 20-14 advantage off turnovers.
  • Rebounding was even at 34-34, Iona had 18 offensive boards and a 15-9 advantage on second chance points.

UP NEXT

Iona begins the heart of MAAC play on Friday night, hosting Marist at the Hynes Center at 7 p.m.

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