Rider Broncs at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 97
81 - 97
Iona wins 97-81, withstands Rider's 2nd half push
The Gaels (20-9, 17-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) opened with a 13-0 run, extended to 25-7 in the first eight minutes. The Broncs (13-16, 9-11) closed the gap to 64-61 with 11:56 to go, and Iona responded with eleven straight points and cruised from there.
Isaiah Williams had 17 points and Tre Bowman scored 13. Armand, English and Williams were each 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
Daniel Stewart had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Anthony Myles scored 19, and Jimmie Taylor and Shawn Valentine had 14 points apiece for the Broncs
Rider gets the No. 8 seed in the MAAC tournament and will face No. 9 Monmouth on Thursday. As the No. 1 seed, Iona will await the winner on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Shawn Valentine made Free Throw. | 81 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Shawn Valentine made Free Throw. | 80 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Foul on Mike Poole. | 79 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Xavier Lundy Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 97 |
Statistics
RID |
IONA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-65 | FG | 33-54 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 12-23 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 11-14 | FT | 20-27 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Hynes Athletics Center
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 2,611 | Capacity:
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 2,611 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |


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