Canisius Golden Griffins at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 79
76 - 79
Iona edges Canisius in 79-76 win
David Laury added 25 points and 10 rebounds for Iona (11-5, 4-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Williams hit 9 of 13 from the floor and hauled in in six rebounds while also dishing out five assists.
Trailing by as many as nine late in the first half, Iona closed the gap with a 12-5 run and headed into the break tied at 43 with Kelvin Amayo's layup just ahead of the buzzer. The second half featured nine lead changes before Williams put the Gaels ahead for good with his sixth 3-pointer of the game to make it 75-72 with 1:21 left.
Canisius (8-7, 3-3) shot 51 percent and controlled the glass 37-33 but got 10 fewer points from the foul line. Zach Lewis led the Griffins with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | A.J. English Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jermaine Crumpton missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Canisius Timeout | 76 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:08 | A.J. English made Free Throw. | 76 - 79 |
Statistics
 CAN |
 IONA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-59 | FG | 27-61 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 5-7 | FT | 15-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Hynes Athletics Center
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 1,651 | Capacity:
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 1,651 | 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 |