Iona Gaels vs Niagara Purple Eagles
Hercules Tires MAAC Championship - Semifinal
16-15, 10-10 MAAC
59
16-15, 10-10 MAAC
26-7, 17-3 MAAC
71
26-7, 17-3 MAAC
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (23-52)
Field Goal %
51% (23-45)
31% (5-16)
Three Point %
35% (6-17)
67% (8-12)
Free Throw %
90% (19-21)
15
Turnovers
14
23
Rebounds
28
6
Largest Lead
12
Game Information
Atlantic City, NJ
Referee:Matt Potter
Referee:Brian Zink
Referee:Tommy Morrissey
Probabilities & Game Flow
0%
--NIA
100%
--IONA
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
- Berrick JeanLouis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
- Osborn Shema made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
- Sam Iorio made Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
- Daniss Jenkins made Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
- Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
- Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
- Walter Clayton Jr. missed Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper.
- Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
- Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
- Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
- Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
- Berrick JeanLouis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joe Kasperzyk made Jumper. Assisted by David Mitchell.
- Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
- Osborn Shema made Jumper.
- Joe Kasperzyk missed Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
- Osborn Shema made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nelly Junior Joseph.
- Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Jumper.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
- David Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Harlan Obioha made Layup.
- Michael Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
- Daniss Jenkins made Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
- David Mitchell missed Jumper.
- David Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Dunk.
- Joe Kasperzyk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
- Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
- Berrick JeanLouis made Jumper. Assisted by Silas Sunday.
- Berrick JeanLouis made Free Throw.
- Noah Thomasson made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
- Osborn Shema missed Layup.
- Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
- Osborn Shema missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Gray made Jumper.
- Aaron Gray missed Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
- Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Aaron Gray made Jumper.
- Aaron Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
- Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
- Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
- Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins.
- Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Osborn Shema.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Free Throw.
- Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup.
- Sam Iorio missed Layup.
- Sam Iorio made Layup.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper.
- Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
- Berrick JeanLouis missed Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Free Throw.
- Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
- David Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Harlan Obioha made Layup.
- Harlan Obioha missed Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Berrick JeanLouis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Gray missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Berrick JeanLouis.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Osborn Shema missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph missed Free Throw.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Free Throw.
- Sam Iorio made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
- Daniss Jenkins made Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sam Iorio missed Three Point Jumper.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daniss Jenkins.
- Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
- Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
- Noah Thomasson made Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins missed Jumper.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
- Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
- Aaron Gray made Jumper.
- Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
- Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
- Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
- Aaron Gray missed Free Throw.
- Aaron Gray made Free Throw.
- Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
- Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup. Assisted by Berrick JeanLouis.
- Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
- Lance Erving missed Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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