NCAAB

Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona Gaels

· Hercules Tires MAAC Championship - Semifinal
Niagara Purple Eagles
16-15, 4-10 Away
Final
59 - 71
Iona Gaels
26-7, 11-1 Home

Clayton has 22, Iona knocks off Niagara 71-59 in MAAC

Aaron Gray gets the hoop and the harm

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

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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
Capacity:

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
Full Standings