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Adam Njie Jr.
Jordan Score - Iona Athletics
75
Winner Iona Iona 11-13,8-5 MAAC
71
Marist Marist 16-5,9-3 MAAC
Winner
Iona Iona
11-13,8-5 MAAC
75
Final
71
Marist Marist
16-5,9-3 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Iona Iona 29 46 75
Marist Marist 31 40 71

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

Iona MBB Earns Gritty MAAC Road Win at Marist, 75-71

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - Senior Dejour Reaves and freshman Adam Njie Jr. combined for 44 points to help the Iona University men's basketball team to a gritty 75-71 win over Marist in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play at McCann Arena. The Gaels earned their third straight win, second on the road, and sixth in the last seven contests.

THE RUNDOWN

Marist jumped out to a double-digit lead midway through the first half with a 7-0 run to make the score 18-8. With 5:14 left, the lead was still 10 following a Josh Pascarelli three pointer to give the Red Foxes a 26-16 advantage. Iona chipped away and ended the frame on a 13-5 run and trailed by just two points headed to the break.
 
After trading points over the first minute and a half of second half, Iona exercised the final lead change of the contest with a straight on three-pointer by Njie at 18:07 to put the visitors ahead 38-35. The Gaels' lead never exceeded two possessions over the next seven minutes. Marist broke even at 45-45 on a corner three by Travis Roberts. After trading points on the next two possessions, Iona scored nine straight points over a 2:16 span and led 56-47 with eight and a half minutes remaining. Marist cut it to three points at 7:15, but four straight points by the Maroon & Gold gave them a cushion of seven at 5:41. With Marist pushing a comeback, two huge buckets for Iona came on a Yaphet Moundi drop in off a nifty feed by Njie 2:56 left and a dagger corner three-pointer by Reaves with 45 ticks left that made it 69-61. The Gaels made all 12 free throw attempts in the final 5:41 including six in the final 30 seconds to secure the win.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Reaves led the way with 24 points, shooting 9-for-13 from the field, 2-for-3 from long distance and 4-for-4 from the line. He added three steals, two assists and two rebounds.
  • Njie posted 20 points with three rebounds, three rebounds and two assists. He was 7-for-15 from the field with the three pointer and a 5-for-6 effort from the line.
  • Rookie Justin Menard posted 10 points hitting all six free throw attempts. He added three rebounds and two assists.
  • Moundi posted nine points and seven rebounds.
  • Senior Clarence Rupert matched his teammates' team-highs with seven rebounds and two assists.

THE OPPONENT

  • Three Marist players had 10 or more points led by Tarik Watson's 16.
  • Josh Pascarelli posted 13 points, with eight coming in the final 73 seconds of the game. He posted four rebounds and five assists.
  • Roberts recorded 13 points with three three-pointers.
  • Jadin Collins-Roberts had nine points and six assists.

TEAM STATISTICS

  • Iona out shot Marist 52.0%-50.0% and withstood 10 three point field goals from the home team.
  • The Gaels held a 31-22 rebounding advantage, 10-5 on the offensive glass and 12-4 in second chance points.
  • Marist posted 17 assists and 12 turnovers while Iona had 11 assists and 11 giveaways. The Gaels led 15-11 in points off turnovers.

UP NEXT

Iona returns home to take on Rider next Friday night at the Hynes Center at 7 p.m.

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