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The men's basketball team talks things over during a timeout at Iona on Jan. 19, 2024.
Joe D'Aloisio
58
Canisius Canis 7-10,2-5 MAAC
70
Winner Iona Iona 8-9,3-3 MAAC
Canisius Canis
7-10,2-5 MAAC
58
Final
70
Iona Iona
8-9,3-3 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Canisius Canis 27 31 58
Iona Iona 36 34 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Tripped Up at Iona

Four Iona players scored in double-figures, and the host Gaels hit 10 3-point field goals en route to a 70-58 victory over Canisius in MAAC men's basketball action Friday night at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, N.Y.
 
Canisius junior Frank Mitchell recorded his MAAC-leading eighth double-double of the season after he scored a team-high 13 points to go with a game-high 17 rebounds, 14 of which came off the defensive glass. Junior TJ Gadsden and sophomore Cam Palesse each scored 12 points in the losing cause, while sophomore Devean Williams added 10 points off the bench for the Golden Griffins, who fell to 7-10 overall and 2-5 in MAAC action with the loss.
 
Idan Tretout and Wheza Panzo led Iona (8-9, 3-3 MAAC) with 14 points, apiece, while Greg Gordon added 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Joel Brown chipped in 12 points to the Gaels' winning effort, as Iona ended the night by shooting 41.0 percent from the field, with 10 of the team's 25 makes from the field coming from 3-point land.
 
GAME RECAP
Midway through the first half, Canisius outscored Iona 9-4 over the span of 3:03 to take a 20-16 lead with 10:03 left before the halftime break. Iona answered that with a 12-2 scoring run of its own that gave the home team a 28-22 lead with just 2:52 left before intermission. A 3-point field goal from junior Tre Dinkins moments later got Canisius within three at 28-25 with 2:00 left in the first half, but Iona went into the locker room up 36-27 after the Gaels scored eight of the final 10 points in the opening stanza.
 
Out of the halftime break, back-to-back buckets by Mitchell and Palesse got the Griffs within five points at 36-31 just 1:20 into the second half, forcing Iona to take a 30-second timeout. Out of that timeout, Iona used an 8-2 run over the span of 2:21 to push its lead to 44-33 with 16:04 showing on the game clock. In that run, Gordon scored five of the Gaels' eight points, and that scoring spurt gave Iona a double-digit lead that the Gaels would not relinquish the rest of the way.
 
HEAD COACH REGGIE WITHERPSPOON'S POSTGAME COMMENTS
   
GAME NOTES
• Friday was the 83rd all-time meeting between Canisius and Iona, and the Gaels lead the series 50-33.
• Iona has won nine straight over Canisius, dating back to the 2017-18 season.
• After making 37 3-point field goals in the first four MAAC games of the season, the Griffs have made just 10 3-pointers in their last three league games.
• Mitchell's 17 rebounds in Friday's game moved his rebounding average in conference contests to 11.0 per outing.
• Mitchell is one of 26 players nationally to have eight-or more double-double performances to his credit this season.
• Dinkins led the Griffs with his six assists on Friday. He has led the team in assists in 11 games this year.
• Palesse's 12 points matches his career-high, previously set Nov. 25 in the win over Western Kentucky.
• Williams' 10 points on Friday marks the second time this season where he has scored in double-figures.
• Canisius was without the services of senior Siem Uijtendaal, who missed the game with a lower-body injury.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius will close out its weekend road trip on Sunday, when the Griffs play at Saint Peter's. Game time in Jersey City, N.J., is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The Canisius radio call will be available for free through the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network at GoGriffs.com and the Varsity Network app, with the M&T Bank Pregame Show set to start at 1:40 p.m.
 
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