Canisius Golden Griffins at Iona Gaels
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 75
72 - 75
Iona tops Canisius 75-72 in MAAC semifinals
The Gaels (22-9) saw a long last-second 3-pointer by Billy Baron, who led Canisius (21-12) with 23 points, come up short. They'll play second-seeded Manhattan for the title on Monday.
Iona out-scored Canisus 13-4 in the final 4 minutes of the first half to take a 48-41 lead, highlighted by Bowman's back-to-back 3s.
The Golden Griffins didn't get any closer than five until the closing minutes of the second half. Canisius scored 10 straight, nine by Baron to tie the game at 70. David Laury responded with a layup at 59 seconds. After a miss, Armand made a free throw. Baron fed Chris Manhertz, who had 15 points and 13 rebounds, for a dunk at 9 seconds but Bowman made two free throws, setting up the final heave.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Tre Bowman made Free Throw. | 72 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Canisius Timeout | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Tre Bowman made Free Throw. | 72 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Foul on Zach Lewis. | 72 - 73 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 IONA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-60 | FG | 29-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 13-18 | FT | 7-10 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: MassMutual Center
Location: Springfield, MA
Capacity:
Location: Springfield, MA
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 |