NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — James Towns scored 20 points, Kahlil Dukes added 17 and the pair fueled a second-half rally after Niagara lost high-scoring guard Matt Scott to edge Iona 85-84 on Friday night. Dukes’ free throw gave the Purple Eagles (18-10, 11-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) an 85-82 lead with five seconds left. Niagara fouled Roland Griffin, who missed both free throws, and though Jan Svandrlik got the putback, Iona was unable to foul before the buzzer. Griffin scored 17 points to lead Iona (16-12, 10-6). With Canisius winning Friday to join Rider in first place in the MAAC, Niagara is now in second place and Iona third.

Source: National Post February 17, 2018 02:26 UTC