Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona Gaels
· NCAA Men's BasketballBayless scores 22, hits winning 3-pointer to lift Niagara over Iona 75-73
Bayless also contributed six rebounds for the Purple Eagles (6-8, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Ahmad Henderson II shot 5 for 11, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 14 points. Yaw Obeng-Mensah was 3 of 5 shooting and 5 of 6 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points.
Greg Gordon led the way for the Gaels (6-9, 1-3) with 24 points and four steals. Iona also got 22 points and five steals from Idan Tretout.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jean Aranguren Turnover. | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Braxton Bayless made Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Greg Gordon made Layup. | 72 - 73 |
Statistics
NIA |
IONA |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-49 | FG | 31-62 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 19-24 | FT | 6-14 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 17 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 30 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Hynes Athletics Center
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 2,001 | Capacity:
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Attendance: 2,001 | 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 |


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