Canisius Golden Griffins at Iona Gaels
· MAAC MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL55 - 73
Iona runs away from Canisius 71-55 in MAAC quarterfinals
The Gaels (20-10) advance to Sunday's semifinals and will play the winner of Saturday's contest between No. 3 seed Siena (20-11) and No. 6 seed Manhattan (13-17).
Iona led 43-28 at halftime after making 9 of 17 3-pointers (52.9 percent), led by English and Isaiah Williams, with three 3s each. Six of Iona's seven made field goals in the first 8:25 of the game were from behind the arc.
English hit his fifth 3 and Iona led by 21 points with 14:16 left in the second half. Canisius trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Williams finished with four 3s, 18 points and seven assists. Rickey McGill added 14 for the Gaels, which shot 43.3 percent from long distance overall.
Phil Valenti scored 13 for Canisius (14-19), which shot 21 of 50 from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Rickey McGill Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Isaiah Gurley missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Rickey McGill made Jumper. | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:48 | Official TV Timeout | 55 - 71 |
Statistics
CAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 27-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 7-16 | FT | 6-14 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Albany, NY
Attendance: 1,269 | 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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