Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 87
64 - 87
English, Laury help Iona roll past Niagara 87-64
English made 9 of 12 field goals, including 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, and had eight rebounds. Laury was 11 of 18 from the field, grabbed eight boards and dished out six assists with a season-high four blocks.
Conference-leader Iona (15-6, 8-2 Metro Atlantic) shot 35 of 59 from the floor (59.3 percent), and has a one-game lead over Rider and Monmouth.
Emile Blackman scored five points, and Wesley Myers and Ramone Snowden hit back-to-back 3s to pull Niagara within 52-43 with 14:16 remaining. Iona answered with a 17-1 run and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Myers scored 18 points, Blackman had 15 and Snowden chipped in 13 with nine rebounds for Niagara (3-16, 2-8). Karonn Davis added 10 points with five assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Foul on Karonn Davis. | 64 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Emile Blackman made Layup. | 64 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Vangelis Bebis made Jumper. | 62 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:54 | Ibn Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 85 |
Statistics
NIA |
IONA |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-67 | FG | 35-59 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 7-10 | FT | 7-10 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 | 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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