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Box Score

Jaden Daughtry tied his career high with eight points

Marist Marist 13-20,6-14 MAAC

Iona Iona 27-7,17-3 MAAC

Marist Marist

13-20,6-14 MAAC

Final

Mar. 11, 2023

Iona Iona

27-7,17-3 MAAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Marist Marist	26	29	55
Iona Iona	35	41	76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/11/2023 10:46:00 PM | Mike Ferraro

Iona Defeats Marist in MAAC Championship Game

Gardner Leads Red Foxes with 23 Points

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The Marist men's basketball team fell to Iona in the MAAC championship game by a score of 76-55 on Saturday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

Summary

Iona scored eight straight points to take an early 10-2 lead.
Patrick Gardner scored four straight points as Marist cut its deficit in half to four. The Red Foxes held the Gaels scoreless for 3:40.
A 7-0 Iona run gave the Gaels an 11-point lead at the 9:08 mark.
Marist countered with a 6-0 run as Iona was held off the scoreboard for 4:45.
Iona led 35-26 at halftime. Gardner scored half of Marist's points in the first 20 minutes.
Marist went on a 6-0 run to cut its deficit to four with 13:38 left in the second half.
Kam Farris' three-pointer tied the score at 46 with 10:36 remaining.
Iona countered with an 11-2 run to go up 57-48 with 5:27 left.
Gardner scored five straight points to bring the Red Foxes within four at the 4:42 mark, but Iona answered with an 11-0 run to go up 15.
Iona scored the game's final eight points. The 21-point final margin was the largest of the game.

Stats

Gardner led the Red Foxes with 23 points and seven rebounds.
Farris added 12 off the bench.
Daniss Jenkins led all scorers with 27 for Iona.
Nelly Junior Joseph had a game-high 11 rebounds for the Gaels.
Iona shot 5-for-10 from three-point range in the second half.

Notes

This was Marist's first appearance in the MAAC final. The Red Foxes' last conference championship game appearance occurred 31 years ago today in the Northeast Conference.
Marist was the first #11 seed to appear in the MAAC final.
Gardner topped 20 points for the 15^th time this year.
Jaden Daughtry tied his career high with eight points. He shot 6-for-8 from the free-throw line.
Gardner and Isaiah Brickner were named to the MAAC All-Championship Team.

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