Iona College Advances to 2017 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship Game
MAAC Sports
#3 Iona College 73 - #2 Saint Peter’s University 65
2017 Men’s Basketball Semifinals
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
For the fifth consecutive season, Iona College will compete in the MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship Game. The Gaels defeated Saint Peter’s 73-65 in semifinals action. Jordan Washington scored a game-high 22 points on seven-of-12 shooting. Sam Cassell Jr. scored 12 points and Deyshonne Much added 11 points.
For Saint Peter’s, Quadir Welton & Trevis Wyche scored 18 points each for the Peacocks in the defeat. Saint Peter’s went 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. Saint Peter’s took a lead going into halftime but the Gaels came out of the locker room and went on a 10-0 run. Saint Peter’s finished the 2016-17 with 19 wins.
Iona will meet Siena in the championship game for the first time since 2000.
About the 2017 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship:
The 2017 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship game takes place on Monday, March 6 at 9:00 p.m. and will air live on ESPN2 with the winner earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
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