Iona beats Mount St. Mary's 74-54 in MAAC Tournament

AP
Mar 08, 2023

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Walter Clayton Jr. had 21 points in Iona's 74-54 win against Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday night in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Clayton added 11 rebounds for the Gaels (25-7). Osborn Shema added 17 points while shooting 6 for 10 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had five rebounds. Daniss Jenkins shot 6 for 13, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points. The Gaels picked up their 11th straight win.

The Mountaineers (13-20) were led by Jalen Benjamin, who recorded 27 points. Mount St. Mary's also got eight points, seven rebounds and three steals from Dakota Leffew. In addition, George Tinsley finished with five points.

Iona extended its lead to 52-39 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MTSM
Mountaineers
28
IONA
Gaels
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jedy Cordilia vs. Osborn Shema (Dakota Leffew gains possession)
19:33		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
19:31		Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
19:21		Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
19:19		Berrick JeanLouis offensive rebound
19:19		Berrick JeanLouis turnover (out of bounds)
19:01	+3	Deandre Thomas makes three point jump shot (Malik Jefferson assists)	3-0
18:37		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:35		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
18:31		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
18:29		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
18:14		Dakota Leffew misses two point layup
18:12		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
18:07		Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
18:05		Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound
17:49		Malik Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Berrick JeanLouis steals)
17:49		Deandre Thomas personal foul
17:42		Daniss Jenkins turnover (lost ball) (Dakota Leffew steals)
17:15		Dakota Leffew turnover (bad pass)
16:59		Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
16:57		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
16:34		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:32		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
16:23	+3	Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Berrick JeanLouis assists)	3-3
16:05	+3	Xavier Lipscomb makes three point jump shot (Deandre Thomas assists)	6-3
15:52	+3	Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot	6-6
15:34		Malik Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Daniss Jenkins steals)
15:27		Jalen Benjamin shooting foul (Osborn Shema draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:27	+1	Osborn Shema makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-7
15:27	+1	Osborn Shema makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-8
15:27	+1	Osborn Shema makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-9
14:59		Dakota Leffew turnover (lost ball)
14:47		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point hook shot
14:45		Osborn Shema offensive rebound
14:40		Osborn Shema misses two point layup
14:38		Dola Adebayo defensive rebound
14:29		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
14:27		Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
14:14	+2	Daniss Jenkins makes two point layup	6-11
13:59		Dola Adebayo misses two point jump shot
13:57		Jedy Cordilia offensive rebound
13:51		George Tinsley misses three point jump shot
13:49		Osborn Shema defensive rebound
13:42		Berrick JeanLouis misses two point layup
13:40		George Tinsley defensive rebound
13:17		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
13:15		Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Daniss Jenkins makes two point jump shot	6-13
12:58		Berrick JeanLouis shooting foul (Dakota Leffew draws the foul)
12:58		Dakota Leffew misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:58	+1	Dakota Leffew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
12:44		Berrick JeanLouis turnover (bad pass) (Dakota Leffew steals)
12:39	+2	Dakota Leffew makes two point dunk	9-13
12:17	+3	Anton Brookshire makes three point jump shot (Berrick JeanLouis assists)	9-16
11:58		George Tinsley misses two point layup
11:56		Berrick JeanLouis defensive rebound
11:41		Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
11:39		Silas Sunday offensive rebound
11:30	+3	Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Silas Sunday assists)	9-19
11:25		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
11:25		TV timeout
11:20		Jalen Benjamin misses two point layup
11:18		Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
11:07		Silas Sunday offensive foul (George Tinsley draws the foul)
11:07		Silas Sunday turnover (offensive foul)
10:50	+3	Dakota Leffew makes three point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists)	12-19
10:35		Berrick JeanLouis misses two point layup
10:33		Silas Sunday offensive rebound
10:20		Silas Sunday misses two point layup
10:18		Berrick JeanLouis offensive rebound
10:10	+2	Michael Jefferson makes two point layup	12-21
10:00		Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot
9:58		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
9:52		Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
9:50		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
9:43		Jedy Cordilia turnover (bad pass) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
9:31		Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:29		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
9:19	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	14-21
9:05		Dakota Leffew personal foul
8:55		Malik Jefferson personal foul
8:49		Osborn Shema turnover (bad pass) (Jedy Cordilia steals)
8:38		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
8:36		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
8:34		Daniss Jenkins misses two point layup
8:34		Osborn Shema offensive rebound
8:34		Osborn Shema turnover (offensive goaltending)
8:21		Deandre Thomas turnover (bad pass)
8:20		Jedy Cordilia shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-22
8:20	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-23
7:59	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	16-23
7:35		Osborn Shema misses two point jump shot
7:33		Jedy Cordilia defensive rebound
7:22		Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
7:22		TV timeout
7:22		Jalen Benjamin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:22	+1	Jalen Benjamin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-23
7:10	+2	Daniss Jenkins makes two point jump shot	17-25
6:43		George Tinsley misses three point jump shot
6:41		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
6:23	+3	Osborn Shema makes three point jump shot (Daniss Jenkins assists)	17-28
6:01		Jedy Cordilia misses two point jump shot
5:59		Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Osborn Shema makes two point jump shot (Berrick JeanLouis assists)	17-30
5:38	+3	George Tinsley makes three point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists)	20-30
5:22		Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot
5:20		George Tinsley defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Malik Jefferson makes two point layup (Jalen Benjamin assists)	22-30
4:59		Gaels 30 second timeout
4:42		Jedy Cordilia personal foul
4:30		Berrick JeanLouis misses two point jump shot
4:28		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
4:15	+2	Daniss Jenkins makes two point layup	22-32
3:45		Dakota Leffew misses two point layup
3:43		Frantisek Barton offensive rebound
3:37		Deandre Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:35		Frantisek Barton offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point layup	24-32
3:04		Michael Jefferson misses two point jump shot
3:02		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	26-32
2:28		Anton Brookshire misses three point jump shot
2:26		Gaels offensive rebound
2:26		Frantisek Barton personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
2:26		TV timeout
2:26	+1	Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-33
2:26		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Xavier Lipscomb defensive rebound
2:05		Jalen Benjamin turnover (bad pass) (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
1:46		Parker Weiss misses two point layup
1:44		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
1:39		Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
1:37		George Tinsley defensive rebound
1:24		Walter Clayton Jr. personal foul
1:15	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point jump shot	28-33
1:06		Osborn Shema misses three point jump shot
1:04		Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
1:04		Jedy Cordilia shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
1:04		Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:04		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
0:46		George Tinsley misses three point jump shot
0:44		Gaels defensive rebound
0:36		Daniss Jenkins turnover (lost ball) (Dakota Leffew steals)
0:08		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
0:06		Osborn Shema defensive rebound
0:02		Daniss Jenkins turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

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Iona beats Mount St. Mary's 74-54 in MAAC Tournament

1st Half
MTSM
Mountaineers
28
IONA
Gaels
33

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Iona beats Mount St. Mary's 74-54 in MAAC Tournament

1st Half MTSMMountaineers28IONAGaels33

1st Half
MTSM
Mountaineers
28
IONA
Gaels
33