Fairfield Stags at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball89 - 96
Washington scores 30 in Iona's win over Fairfield
Jon Severe added 16 points and Sam Cassell and E.J. Crawford 13 apiece for the Gaels (12-8, 5-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), who shot 57 percent and made 10 of 24 3-pointers.
Tyler Nelson scored 27 points and Jerry Johnson a career-high 26, each making four 3-pointers for Fairfield (8-9, 3-5), which has lost four of five since beating Iona 93-87 on Jan 23. The Stags shot 51 percent and made 12 of 25 3-pointers but lost second-leading scorer Curtis Cobb (15.3), who left with an injury after 10 minutes.
Iona scored the first 10 points and led throughout. They were up 12 at halftime but an 18-6 run that began with seven points from Washington restored a 24-point margin. Fairfield was within 90-85 with 50 seconds left before Iona made eight free throws.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Rickey McGill Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jerry Johnson Jr. missed Free Throw. | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Fairfield Deadball Team Rebound. | 89 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jerry Johnson Jr. missed Free Throw. | 89 - 96 |
Statistics
FAIR |
IONA |
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|---|---|---|
| 35-69 | FG | 33-58 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 12-25 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 7-11 | FT | 20-23 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: New Rochelle, NY
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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