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Denver Anglin
Will Quincy - Iona Athletics
48
Canisius Canis 8-9,3-3 MAAC
74
Winner Iona Iona 12-6,4-3 MAAC
Canisius Canis
8-9,3-3 MAAC
48
Final
74
Iona Iona
12-6,4-3 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius Canis 25 23 48
Iona Iona 30 44 74

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

Iona MBB Takes Out Canisius, 74-48

NEW ROCHELLE, NY – The Iona University men's basketball team completed a weekend home Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sweep with a 74-48 win over Canisius Sunday afternoon at the Hynes Center. The Gaels outscored the Griffs 44-16 over the final 17-plus minutes, using decisive runs of 19-0 and 12-0 to pull away. Junior Denver Anglin scored a game-high 14 points, while junior Kosy Akametu and graduate CJ Anthony added 12 apiece. Graduate Lamin Sabally controlled the glass with a game-best 13 rebounds.

THE RUNDOWN

Iona got off to a slow offensive start and Canisius capitalized early, opening a 13-6 lead through the first seven and a half minutes. The Gaels responded with the first of three double-digit runs, scoring 14 straight points over a four-minute stretch to flip the margin to 20-13 with just over eight minutes remaining. Canisius briefly cut the deficit to two with a 5-0 spurt less than a minute later but would not draw any closer. Iona carried a 30-25 lead into halftime.
 
The Gaels again needed time to find rhythm in the second half, allowing seven straight Canisius points as the visitors took a 32-30 lead at the 17:13 mark. Sabally tied the game on the ensuing possession, igniting a decisive stretch for the Maroon & Gold. Two trips later, Anglin buried a three-pointer to give Iona the lead for good. Defined as runs of 10 or more consecutive points, Iona delivered 19-0 and 12-0 "kill-shots" that surrounded just five Canisius points, accounting for a dominant 31-5 run over a 10-and-a-half-minute span. During that stretch, the Gaels shot 12-for-16 from the field with six three-pointers, committed no turnovers, and limited Canisius to 2-for-17 shooting with two giveaways. Iona led 61-37 with 6:34 to play. Sabally's layup at the 3:44 mark pushed the margin to 67-41, and the Gaels matched their largest lead of 29 on two occasions, the last coming on sophomore Khalil Badru's runner in the paint with just under two minutes remaining.

IONA PERFORMERS

  • Anglin finished with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. He scored 11 of his points in the second half, added five rebounds and three assists, and Iona outscored Canisius by 20 points while he was on the floor.
  • Anthony scored nine of his 12 points in the final 8:30 and shot 4-for-7 from the field with three three-pointers. He also posted a game-high six assists to go along with three rebounds and three steals.
  • Akametu recorded nine of his 12 points in the first half and finished 5-for-8 from the field with two three-pointers.
  • Graduate Toby Harris contributed nine points and five rebounds.
  • Sabally added six points to his 13 rebounds while also dishing out four assists and recording a steal without committing a turnover.
  • Badru provided seven points, five rebounds, and a block while posting a +23 plus-minus in just over 15 minutes, while rookie Alliou Fall chipped in six points, four assists, and four blocks and was a +27 in 20 minutes of action.

THE OPPONENT

  • Mike Evbagharu led the Griffs with 10 points and six rebounds.
  • Leading scorer Kahlil Singleton finished with nine points.
  • Canisius assisted on 10 of its field goals, with 10 different players recording one assist.

TEAM STATISTICS

  • Iona shot 53.7 percent from the field compared to 29.5 percent for Canisius and connected on 13-of-28 attempts from three-point range, while the Griffs went 6-for-18.
  • The Gaels held a 42-30 rebounding advantage, though Canisius edged Iona 10-8 on the offensive glass and 11-10 in second-chance points.
  • Iona recorded 21 assists on 29 made field goals and committed 13 turnovers, only two of which came in the final 14 minutes. Canisius finished with 10 assists and six turnovers.
  • Playing its second straight game with a season-low 61 possessions, Iona lowered its season-best defensive efficiency to 0.79 points per possession, marking just the 18th time in the past 16 seasons the program has held an opponent under 0.8.
  • Offensively, the Gaels posted a 1.21 efficiency, their fourth-best mark of the season and their best at the Hynes Center, trailing only road performances at Delaware, Kansas City, and Vermont.

UP NEXT

Iona heads back on the road for a quick two-game MAAC trip through New Jersey, beginning Wednesday night at Rider. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

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