UConn beats Iona 80-62 for third straight win
Josh Carlton scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, both season highs, to lead UConn over Iona 80-62 on Wednesday night.
Josh Carlton scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, both season highs, to lead UConn over Iona 80-62 on Wednesday night.
Tajuan Agee scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Iona ran away from Kennesaw State 75-52 on Saturday.
Tajuan Agee notched his first double-double of the season and Iona held off Stetson 60-55 on Friday night for its first win of the season.
Jason Preston had a career-high 27 points and 14 rebounds and Ohio beat Iona 81-72 on Wednesday night.
David Beatty registered 15 points and eight rebounds as La Salle beat Iona 70-64 in overtime on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
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North Carolina completed a perfect first round for top seeds in this NCAA Tournament, but not before Iona became the latest No. 16 seed to show these matchups are no sure thing.
North Carolina outscored Iona 55-35 in the second half to prevent any threat of an upset. The Heels got big lifts from veterans Cameron Johnson (16 second-half points) and Luke Maye (10 second-half points) as well as a very encouraging effort from freshman Nassir Little (19 points in 17 minutes). Iona was completely reliant on the 3-pointer to take a 5-point halftime lead. Once the Gaels went cold from 3-point range -- they missed 13 of their first 14 attempts of the second half -- they were finished.
North Carolina with the start it needed to begin the second half, hitting six of its first nine shots to outscore Iona 15-5. Luke Maye and Cam Johnson are both heating up for the Tar Heels, while Iona's perimeter shooting has cooled off. The Gaels are just 1-of-5 in the second half, all from 3-point range.
Iona leads No. 1 seed North Carolina 38-33 at halftime after hitting 10 3-pointers and committing only four turnovers and six fouls. The Gaels backcourt of Rickey McGill and Asante Gist have 23 points and seven 3-pointers between them. North Carolina's tournament experience has yet to show up, as Luke Maye and Kenny Williams are a combined 4-of-15. Other than outrebounding Iona 28-16, UNC isn't doing anything well.
North Carolina's freshmen are doing their part, as Nassir Little and Coby White have combined for 16 of UNC's first 27 points. But the Tar Heels haven't stopped Iona's perimeter shooting, as the Gaels are 7-of-15 from 3-point range, including 3-of-3 from senior guard Rickey McGill.
Starting lineups and officials for Iona-North Carolina. Iona: G Rickey McGill, G/F E.J. Crawford, G Asante Gist, G Ben Perez, F Tajuan Agee UNC: G Coby White, G Cameron Johnson, G Kenny Williams, F Luke Maye, F Garrison Brooks Officials: Don Daily, Todd Austin, Jose Carrion, Greg Evans (standby)
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Asante Gist had 22 points, Tajuan Agee added 18 and top-seeded Iona defeated Monmouth 81-60 on Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title for the fourth straight time.
Asante Gist tied his season high with 22 points as Iona got past Siena 73-57 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament semifinals on Sunday night.
E.J. Crawford and Tajuan Agee scored 26 points apiece as Iona narrowly beat St. Peter's 73-71 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Friday night.
Asante Gist had a season-high 22 points as Iona clinched at least a share of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season title, topping Rider 86-79 on Friday night for the Gaels' seventh straight win.
Rickey McGill had a season-high 30 points as Iona topped Canisius 87-80 on Sunday.
E.J. Crawford posted 16 points as Iona defeated Manhattan 66-52 on Friday night.
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 1-12 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 12 |