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vs. Rider 
L 61-65
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L 85-89
Box | Recap		 vs. Elon 
W 69-53
Box		 @ YSU 
W 84-82
Box		 vs. Evan 
L 83-84
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Free-throw edge lifts Iona past Canisius 89-85

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Lamont Jones scored 33 points and Sean Armand 24 to give Iona an 89-85 victory over Canisius in Saturday's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference quarterfinals.

Jones made all 14 of his free throws and Armand was 11 of 12 for the fourth-seeded Gaels (18-13), who will play top-seeded Niagara in Sunday's semifinals. Twelve of Jones' free throws came in the final 7:35, and consecutive layups by Jones and Taaj Ridley gave Iona an 82-77 lead with 59 seconds left.

The Gaels made 34 of 40 free throws (85 percent), while the fifth-seeded Golden Griffins (18-13) were 12 of 21 (57.1 percent) from the line.

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Golden Griffins Headlines
Leaders
Points: B. Baron17.2
Rebounds: C. Manhertz8.7
Assists: B. Baron5.0
FG%: B. Baron43.9%
FT%: B. Baron82.4%
3P%: H. Washington41.0%
Steals: B. Baron1.0
Blocks: J. Heath1.7
Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Niagara 13-5 19-14
Loyola Maryland 12-6 23-12
Rider 12-6 19-15
Iona 11-7 20-14
Canisius 11-7 20-14
Fairfield 9-9 19-16
Manhattan 9-9 14-18
Marist 6-12 10-21
Siena 4-14 8-24
Saint Peter's 3-15 9-21
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 73.5 (41)
Rebounds: 11.8 (109)
Assists: 12.7 (166)
FG%: 44.6% (100)
FT%: 71.6% (99)
3P%: 38.6% (16)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 70.1 (261)
Rebounds: 22.7 (228)
Assists: 14.9 (313)
FG%: 44.2% (236)
FT%: 71.0% (268)
3P%: 33.6% (176)
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Gonzaga32-3
2 Louisville35-5
3 Kansas31-6
4 Indiana29-7
5 Miami (FL)29-7
6 Duke30-6
7 Ohio State29-8
8 Georgetown25-7
9 Michigan State27-9
10 Michigan31-8
10 New Mexico29-6
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Louisville35-5
2 Michigan31-8
3 Syracuse30-10
4 Wichita State30-9
5 Duke30-6
6 Ohio State29-8
7 Indiana29-7
8 Kansas31-6
9 Florida29-8
10 Miami (FL)29-7
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