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Samkelo Cele had 13 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and two steals against Iona
78
Winner Iona Iona 7-2,1-0 MAAC
71
Marist Marist 2-4,0-1 MAAC
Winner
Iona Iona
7-2,1-0 MAAC
78
Final
71
Marist Marist
2-4,0-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Iona Iona 38 40 78
Marist Marist 35 36 71

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mike Ferraro

Late Comeback Lifts Iona Over Marist

Ituka Leads Marist With 19

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist men's basketball team fell to Iona in its Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener, 78-71, at McCann Arena on Wednesday night.
 
Summary
  • A Raheim Sullivan layup at the 17:39 mark of the first half gave the Red Foxes an early 4-2 lead.
  • After the Gaels took a 13-9 lead, four straight Marist points on two Jao Ituka free throws and a Jordan Jones bucket tied the score at the 12:37 mark.
  • Iona answered with an 11-2 to take its largest lead of the first half, 24-15 at the 10:09 mark.
  • In the waning second of the first half, Ituka's three-point play cut Marist's deficit to three. Iona took a 38-35 lead to the locker room.
  • Iona expanded its lead to nine twice in the second half. After the Gaels expanded their lead to 51-42, Marist tied the game with a 9-0 run, which featured seven straight points by Noah Harris.
  • A pair of free throws by Quinn Slazinski gave Iona a 58-57 lead with 8:47 to go. Marist then countered with a 10-0 run to take its largest lead of the game at nine. Ituka had five points in this run.
  • A dunk by Samkelo Cele gave Marist a 71-64 lead with 2:41 to go. However, the Gaels held the Red Foxes scoreless the rest of the way, and scored the game's final 14 points. A three by Ryan Myers with 59.3 seconds to go gave Iona the lead for good.
 
Stats
  • Ituka led the Red Foxes with 19 points. He shot 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line.
  • Cele finished with 13 points and team highs in rebounds (five), blocked shots (three), and steals (two).
  • Raheim Sullivan added 14 points and shot 6-for-12 from the field.
  • Slazinski led all scorers with 20.
  • Iona's Tyson Jolly had 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
  • Marist shot 29-for-59 (.492) from the field, 3-for-15 from three-point range (.200), and 10-for-11 (.909) from the free-throw line.
  • The Red Foxes outscored the Gaels 46-32 in points in the paint.
  • Marist held Iona to .397 shooting from the field (27-for-68), but the Gaels had 19 offensive rebounds and a 24-12 edge in second chance points.
 
Notes
  • Ituka's 19 points are a career high. He has scored in double figures in four of his last five games.
  • Marist is now 14-11 all-time in MAAC openers. This was the fourth time the Red Foxes opened with Iona. The Gaels have a 3-1 edge in those contests.
  • This is was the first time Marist faced Iona since Feb. 16, 2020.
  • The winning team has scored at least 78 points in 20 of the last 21 Iona-Marist games.
 
Records
  • Iona is 7-2 overall and 1-0 in the MAAC.
  • Marist is 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the MAAC.
 
Up Next
  • Marist continues MAAC play on Sunday at Rider.
  • Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
  • Dean Darling and Steve Eggink will have the audio call on the Red Fox Network starting at 1:45 p.m. The game will be shown on ESPN+.
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