Iona Gaels at Saint Peter's Peacocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 68
Ndefo, Lee's 3-pointer help Saint Peter's beat Iona 68-65
Fousseyni Drame scored 14 points and Quinn Taylor added 10 for Saint Peter's. The Peacocks (17-12, 14-6 Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference), who tied the program record for MAAC wins in a season, earned a first-round bye and the No. 2 seed in next week's conference tournament.
The Gaels (11-16, 9-11) used a 13-2 run to take a 61-57 lead with four minutes to play but made just 1 of 5 from the field and committed three turnovers the rest of the way. Iona's Tajuan Agee grabbed an offensive rebound, was fouled and made to free throws to make it 65-all with 33 seconds left. Aaron Estrada dribbled into the lane and kicked it out to Lee on the left side, who pump faked and hit leaning, contested 3.
Iona moved the ball into the front court and called a timeout with 1.7 seconds left but Agee missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
E.J. Crawford led Iona with 22 points and Agee finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Gaels will be the No. 7 seed and play No. 10 seed Canisius in the first round of the conference tournament Tuesday. Iona has won the last four MAAC tournaments.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 68 |
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| 2nd 0:00 | Saint Peter's Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tajuan Agee missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Matthew Lee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada. | 65 - 68 |
Statistics
 IONA |
 SPU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-48 | FG | 28-66 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 17-19 | FT | 8-13 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Attendance: 505 | 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 |