Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 69
Niagara's 15 3-pointers sinks Iona 70-69
Solomon made a 3-pointer with 4:08 left to put Niagara up 67-65. Neither team scored during a two-minute stretch until Isaiah Washington made two foul shots to tie it. Nicholas Kratholm's layup with 46.2 seconds left gave Niagara (4-11, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) the lead for good.
Ben Perez missed a 3 for the Gaels (3-8, 1-3) with 32 seconds to go before Justin Roberts made 1 of 2 from the foul line with 24 seconds remaining. Washington scored on a layup with 12 seconds left, but Iona failed to foul and Niagara was able to run out the clock.
Roberts added 18 points for Niagara, which finished 15-of-26 shooting from 3-point range; a season high. Solomon made all five of 3-point attempts.
E.J. Crawford led Iona with 22 points, Agee scored 20 with a career-high 17 rebounds, Washington and Isaiah Ross scored 12 apiece.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 69 |
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| 2nd 0:12 | Iona Timeout | 70 - 69 |
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Statistics
 NIA |
 IONA |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-61 | FG | 25-63 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 15-26 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 7-10 | FT | 9-14 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 1,317 | 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 |