NCAAB Game Recap
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Canisius at IonaFri Jan 24, 2020 7:00 PM EST
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) Tajuan Agee scored a season-high 24 points, E.J. Crawford added 18 and Iona held off Canisius 69-66 on Friday night.
Iona (5-9, 3-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led by 22 points with 11 1/2 minutes left when the Golden Griffins (8-11, 3-5) went on a 19-0 run, sparked by eight points from Jordan Henderson and seven from Majesty Brandon to trail 59-56 with 3:15 to go.
A Henderson 3-pointer got Canisius within two with 1:22 left but Crawford drove for a basket and Agee sank four free throws over the final half-minute. Brandon scored with less than a second left for the final score.
Henderson made 4 of 5 from the arc and finished with a career-high 20 points for Canisius, who had a three-game win streak end. Brandon added 19 points, Jalanni White 11 and Malik Johnson grabbed 11 rebounds and had 10 assists to go with five points.
Canisius made 10 3-pointers, but was outscored 40-14 in the paint.
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Leaders
Canisius | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
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J. Henderson | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
M. Brandon | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Iona | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
T. Agee | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
E. Crawford | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Team Comparison
Canis | Iona | |
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Points For | 66 | 69 |
Field Goals | 24/56-43% | 27/57-47% |
Three Pointers | 10/20-50% | 5/23-22% |
Free Throws | 8/12-67% | 10/12-83% |
Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 7 |
Defensive Rebounds | 24 | 26 |
Rebounds | 32 | 36 |
Blocks | 2 | 4 |
Steals | 7 | 10 |
Turnovers | 13 | 11 |
Personal Fouls | 15 | 13 |
Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2019-20 Reg Season - Iona Leads Series 1-0
Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
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Fri Jan 24 | Canis 66 @ Iona 69 | J. Henderson 20 | T. Agee 24 |
Game Information
Stadium: Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, New York |
Attendance: 1,538 |
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