WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) E.J. Crawford's shot in the paint with 32 seconds left lifted Iona Gaels to a 76-73 victory over Monmouth Hawks on Friday night for the Gaels' fifth straight win.
After Crawford's basket, Micah Seaborn, Monmouth's leading scorer who returned after missing three games with an injury, missed a short but well-contested jumper, and Iona's TK Edogi added two free throws with 5.6 seconds left. Austin Tilghman's 3-point attempt banked in and out as time ran out.
Iona had a 13-point lead late in the first half but Monmouth tied the game on Hammond's 3-pointer with 13:45 remaining and neither team led by more than three thereafter.
Rickey McGill scored 18 points, Crawford 16, Roland Griffin 15 and Edogi 12 with nine rebounds for Iona (12-7, 6-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).
Ray Salnava scored 16 points, Deion Hammond 13 and Melik Martin 12 for the Hawks (5-13, 1-5). Seaborn made three 3-pointers for his nine points in 21 minutes.
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