Iona Gaels at Siena Saints
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
87 - 81
87 - 81
English, Iona hold off Siena 87-81
Siena erased the 25-point margin Iona built in the first half when the Saints took their first lead of the game at 73-72 with 3:41 left. Twelve seconds later, the Gaels (17-10, 14-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) took the lead back on English's 3-pointer which also broke Iona's 7:28 scoreless slump.
Siena (19-10, 12-6) quickly tied it at 75 and Deyshonee Much's 3-point play gave Iona the lead for good at 78-75. The teams traded free throws, and then English and Ibn Muhammad hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 85-76 with 49 seconds left.
Much had 23 points for Iona, which led 57-36 at halftime.
Javion Ogunyemi and Lavon Long had 18 points each for the Saints. Brett Bisping added 17.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Evan Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lavon Long. | 87 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Deyshonee Much made Free Throw. | 87 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Deyshonee Much made Free Throw. | 86 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on Brett Bisping. | 85 - 78 |
Statistics
IONA |
SIE |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-65 | FG | 29-65 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 13-27 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 12-19 | FT | 19-24 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Venue: MVP Arena
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 6,026 | Capacity:
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 6,026 | 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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