Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona Gaels
· Hercules Tires MAAC Championship - SemifinalClayton has 22, Iona knocks off Niagara 71-59 in MAAC
The top-seeded Gaels will face No. 11 Marist in Saturday's championship game.
Clayton had six rebounds for the Gaels (27-7). Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points while going 7 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and added six rebounds. Daniss Jenkins recorded 14 points and was 4 of 11 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line. It was the 13th straight victory for the Gaels.
Aaron Gray finished with 18 points for the Purple Eagles (16-15). Noah Thomasson added 15 points and three steals for Niagara. Braxton Bayless also had nine points and two steals.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Osborn Shema Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Lance Erving missed Jumper. | 59 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw. | 59 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw. | 59 - 70 |
Statistics
NIA |
IONA |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 23-45 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-12 | FT | 19-21 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 11 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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Location: Atlantic City, NJ
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2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic 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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