Niagara Purple Eagles vs. Iona Gaels

Mar 10, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIA	35	24	59
IONA	35	36	71

Game Recap

Clayton has 22, Iona knocks off Niagara 71-59 in MAAC. Walter Clayton Jr. had 22 points in Iona's 71-59 victory over Niagara on Friday night in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.

Player Stats

NIAGARA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Sam Iorio	26	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	3	4	6
11Aaron Gray	37	7-11	2-3	2-4	2	2	1	0	1	1	18
4Braxton Bayless	27	3-8	0-2	3-3	4	3	2	0	1	3	9
21Noah Thomasson	40	5-14	2-6	3-4	4	3	3	0	3	2	15
14David Mitchell	40	0-4	0-1	0-0	7	1	1	0	3	4	0
55Harlan Obioha	13	3-3	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	2	0	4	6
2Lance Erving	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Joe Kasperzyk	12	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5

TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	5-1631.3%	8-1266.7%	21	12	8	2	12	19	59

IONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
55Osborn Shema	32	3-6	2-4	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2	8
13Nelly Junior Joseph	38	7-11	0-0	2-3	6	1	0	1	2	2	16
0Berrick JeanLouis	29	1-5	0-3	1-1	2	2	1	1	0	4	3
5Daniss Jenkins	39	4-11	1-4	5-6	4	2	1	0	2	2	14
1Walter Clayton Jr.	36	6-8	2-3	8-8	6	3	2	1	5	1	22
2Sadiku Ibine Ayo	11	2-3	1-2	3-3	2	0	0	0	1	2	8
33Silas Sunday	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
12Anton Brookshire	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Michael Jefferson	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-4551.1%	6-1735.3%	19-2190.5%	26	10	6	3	12	14	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIAIONA

+2 (19:41) Braxton Bayless made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
20
(19:20) Berrick JeanLouis missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:17) David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
(18:50) Aaron Gray Offensive Rebound.
(18:43) Foul on Sam Iorio.
(18:43) Sam Iorio Turnover.
+3 (18:28) Osborn Shema made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
23
+2 (17:55) Sam Iorio made Jumper. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
43
+2 (17:36) Daniss Jenkins made Jumper.
45
+2 (17:04) Noah Thomasson made Jumper.
65
+3 (16:43) Daniss Jenkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
68
(16:15) Braxton Bayless missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:12) Noah Thomasson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:09) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
98
(15:49) Nelly Junior Joseph Turnover.
(15:49) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(15:27) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(15:25) Iona Defensive Rebound.
(15:12) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Jumper.
(15:09) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(14:44) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
(14:42) Osborn Shema Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:32) Walter Clayton Jr. made Jumper.
910
(14:09) Aaron Gray missed Jumper.
(14:09) Nelly Junior Joseph Block.
(14:03) Aaron Gray Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:02) Braxton Bayless made Jumper.
1110
(14:02) Foul on Nelly Junior Joseph.
+1 (14:02) Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
1210
+2 (13:32) Nelly Junior Joseph made Jumper. Assisted by Walter Clayton Jr..
1212
+3 (12:59) Noah Thomasson made Three Point Jumper.
1512
(12:34) Berrick JeanLouis missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:31) Noah Thomasson Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:12) David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:11) Joe Kasperzyk made Jumper. Assisted by David Mitchell.
1712
(11:51) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
(11:51) Harlan Obioha Block.
(11:47) Osborn Shema Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:46) Osborn Shema made Jumper.
1714
(11:43) Niagara Turnover.
(11:22) Iona Turnover.
(11:00) Joe Kasperzyk missed Jumper.
(10:56) David Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
(10:39) Niagara Turnover.
(10:30) Walter Clayton Jr. Turnover.
(10:30) Joe Kasperzyk Steal.
(10:18) Noah Thomasson missed Jumper.
(10:14) Osborn Shema Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:10) Osborn Shema made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nelly Junior Joseph.
1717
+3 (9:46) Aaron Gray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
2017
(9:26) Sadiku Ibine Ayo missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:26) Niagara Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Foul on Joe Kasperzyk.
(9:07) Joe Kasperzyk Turnover.
+2 (8:55) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Jumper.
2019
(8:55) Foul on Sam Iorio.
+1 (8:55) Sadiku Ibine Ayo made Free Throw.
2020
(8:37) David Mitchell missed Jumper.
(8:29) Harlan Obioha Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:28) Harlan Obioha made Layup.
2220
(8:15) Michael Jefferson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Offensive Rebound.
(8:08) Sadiku Ibine Ayo Turnover.
(8:08) Noah Thomasson Steal.
+2 (7:44) Harlan Obioha made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
2420
+2 (7:25) Daniss Jenkins made Jumper.
2422
(6:50) Aaron Gray Turnover.
(6:40) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(6:40) Daniss Jenkins missed Free Throw.
(6:40) Iona Offensive Rebound.
+1 (6:40) Daniss Jenkins made Free Throw.
2423
(6:15) David Mitchell missed Jumper.
(6:12) Daniss Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(5:52) Daniss Jenkins Turnover.
(5:52) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(5:52) Foul on Daniss Jenkins.
(5:26) David Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:20) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
+1 (5:19) Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
2424
+1 (5:19) Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
2425
(4:54) Noah Thomasson Turnover.
(4:54) Walter Clayton Jr. Steal.
+2 (4:50) Walter Clayton Jr. made Dunk.
2427
+3 (4:26) Joe Kasperzyk made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Gray.
2727
(4:07) Foul on Silas Sunday.
(4:07) Silas Sunday Turnover.
(3:45) Joe Kasperzyk missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:42) Sam Iorio Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:28) Aaron Gray made Jumper. Assisted by Noah Thomasson.
2927
+2 (3:05) Berrick JeanLouis made Jumper. Assisted by Silas Sunday.
2929
(3:05) Foul on Noah Thomasson.
+1 (3:05) Berrick JeanLouis made Free Throw.
2930
+2 (2:38) Noah Thomasson made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Iorio.
3130
(2:09) Osborn Shema missed Layup.
(2:06) Walter Clayton Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(2:03) Walter Clayton Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:01) David Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Sam Iorio missed Jumper.
(1:32) Walter Clayton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Osborn Shema missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:22) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) Aaron Gray made Jumper.
3330
(0:58) Foul on Osborn Shema.
(0:55) Aaron Gray missed Free Throw.
(0:54) Osborn Shema Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Foul on Harlan Obioha.
+1 (0:49) Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
3331
+1 (0:49) Walter Clayton Jr. made Free Throw.
3332
(0:29) Foul on Berrick JeanLouis.
+1 (0:29) Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
3432
+1 (0:29) Braxton Bayless made Free Throw.
3532
+3 (0:11) Walter Clayton Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
3535
(0:02) Noah Thomasson missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Niagara Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIA

IONA

59Points71

23-52(44.2%)Field Goal(%)23-45(51.1%)

5-16(31.3%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

23(12)Rebounds(Offensive)28(11)

12Assists10

8Steals6

2Blocks3

15Turnovers14

19(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

6Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, March 10, 2023 · 6:00 PM

Hynes Athletics Center · New Rochelle, NY

capacity: 2,578

tv: ESPNEWS

spread: IONA -14

over/under: 135