{"id":201166,"date":"2021-03-13T05:07:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T02:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/iona-nips-niagara-to-move-one-win-from-march-madness-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-03-13T05:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T02:07:10","slug":"iona-nips-niagara-to-move-one-win-from-march-madness-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/iona-nips-niagara-to-move-one-win-from-march-madness-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#Iona nips Niagara to move one win from March Madness 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Iona nips Niagara to move one win from March Madness 2021<\/strong>”
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. \u2014 Asante Gist scored 19 points with five assists and Iona defeated Niagara 70-64 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday.<\/p>\n

Dylan van Eyck added 14 points for Iona (11-5), which has won five in a row, including three in the postseason. Nelly Junior Joseph added 13 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Ross had seven rebounds and eight of Iona\u2019s 16 turnovers.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Ross, the MAAC\u2019s leading scorer, was held to four points on 1 of 9 shooting.<\/p>\n

Niagara twice cut a 20-point, second-half Iona lead down to three, the last time when Raheem Solomon scored and converted a three-point play making the score 67-64 with 15 seconds left.<\/p>\n

Ryan Myers and Joseph made three of four free throws for the final score. Niagara outscored Iona 39-27 in the second half, whittling away the Gaels 43-25 halftime lead.<\/p>\n

Solomon scored a season-high 21 points and had eight rebounds for the Purple Eagles (9-11). Kobi Nwandu added 16 points. Marcus Hammond had 11 points.<\/p>\n

Iona will meet the winner of seventh-seeded Fairfield against No. 3 seed Saint Peter\u2019s in Saturday\u2019s championship game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coach Rick Pitino\u2019s team could become the first No. 9 seed to win a MAAC Tournament. The Gaels were idled 51 days because of COVID-19 issues, from Dec. 24 to Feb. 11. It was the longest pause this season in Division I.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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