ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Daniss Jenkins scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half and Walter Clayton Jr. scored 17 points and Iona Gaels beat Marist Red Foxes 76-55 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship game on Saturday night and clinched an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Patrick Gardner scored 23 points and reserve Kam Farris scored 12 for Marist.
The Gaels never trailed.
“Man, I wanna cry right now, you know," Jenkins said after the game. “We put in a lot of hard of hard work; a lot of dedication, baby, and a lot of determination, you know. I told my guys tonight, let's just go out and play with a lot of passion, a lot of confidence, baby. This is what we worked for; we earned it... so let's go out and take what's ours."
Iona led 35-26 at halftime before Marist outscored the Gaels 20-9 in the first nine-and-a-half minutes of the second half with half Marist's points coming from the foul line.
Farris made a 3 to tie it at 46-all. Jenkins made a 3 with 9:27 left and Iona gradually distanced itself. An 11-0 run turned a 57-53 lead to a 15-point advantage and the Gaels cruised from there.
Iona (27-7) entered as the conference's top seed while Marist (13-20) was the 11th and final seed. Iona entered with a 13-game winning streak where the average margin of victory was 16.3 points per contest.
Iona was playing in its 20th MAAC championship game in the conference's 42-year history while Marist was playing in its first. The last time the Red Foxes reached a title game was in 1992 when Robert Morris beat them in the Northeast Conference final.
Marist entered the tournament having lost five of its last seven before putting together a three-game win streak to reach the conference championship game.
Marist had a season in which it had a pair of five-game losing streaks, a four-game losing streak and a three-game skid.
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1st Half
MRST
Red Foxes
26
IONA
Gaels
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Stephane Ingo vs. Osborn Shema (Patrick Gardner gains possession)
19:35
Patrick Gardner misses two point jump shot
19:33
Stephane Ingo offensive rebound
19:27
Isaiah Brickner misses three point jump shot
19:25
Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
19:09
Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot
19:07
Osborn Shema offensive rebound
19:07
+2
Osborn Shema makes two point layup
0-2
18:36
Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Noah Harris's three point jump shot
18:34
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
18:31
Noah Harris shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
18:31
Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:31
Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:31
Patrick Gardner defensive rebound
18:20
+2
Stephane Ingo makes two point layup (Patrick Gardner assists)
2-2
18:02
+3
Walter Clayton Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)
2-5
17:49
Patrick Gardner turnover (Walter Clayton Jr. steals)
17:44
+3
Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
2-8
17:21
Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Patrick Gardner's two point layup
17:20
Gaels defensive rebound
17:10
Isaiah Brickner shooting foul (Daniss Jenkins draws the foul)
17:10
+1
Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-9
17:10
+1
Daniss Jenkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-10
16:58
Javon Cooley misses three point jump shot
16:56
Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
16:49
Daniss Jenkins turnover (out of bounds)
16:39
Patrick Gardner misses three point jump shot
16:37
Javon Cooley offensive rebound
16:21
Jaden Daughtry misses three point jump shot
16:19
Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound
16:11
Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
16:09
Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
15:58
+2
Patrick Gardner makes two point layup
4-10
15:40
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:38
Javon Cooley defensive rebound
15:27
Patrick Gardner misses three point jump shot
15:25
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
15:14
TV timeout
15:04
Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (out of bounds)
14:57
Nelly Junior Joseph blocks Patrick Gardner's two point layup
14:55
Michael Jefferson defensive rebound
14:51
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:49
Red Foxes defensive rebound
14:35
Isaiah Brickner misses three point jump shot
14:33
Javon Cooley offensive rebound
14:19
Patrick Gardner misses two point jump shot
14:17
Berrick JeanLouis defensive rebound
14:09
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
14:07
Kam Farris defensive rebound
13:54
+2
Patrick Gardner makes two point jump shot
6-10
13:33
+3
Berrick JeanLouis makes three point jump shot (Anton Brookshire assists)
6-13
13:12
Anton Brookshire personal foul
12:53
Kam Farris misses two point layup
12:51
Osborn Shema defensive rebound
12:42
+2
Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes two point layup (Walter Clayton Jr. assists)
6-15
12:17
Noah Harris misses two point layup
12:15
Anton Brookshire defensive rebound
12:08
Osborn Shema turnover (out of bounds)
12:04
Osborn Shema shooting foul (Jaden Daughtry draws the foul)
12:04
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-15
12:04
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-15
11:53
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:51
Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
11:41
+3
Kam Farris makes three point jump shot (Jaden Daughtry assists)
11-15
11:22
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup
11-17
10:58
+2
Trace Salton makes two point jump shot
13-17
10:37
Rollin Belton shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
10:37
TV timeout
10:37
Nelly Junior Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:37
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-18
10:35
Daniss Jenkins personal foul
10:33
Trace Salton turnover (Daniss Jenkins steals)
10:32
+2
Osborn Shema makes two point dunk (Daniss Jenkins assists)
13-20
10:05
Patrick Gardner turnover (traveling)
9:54
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:52
Red Foxes defensive rebound
9:50
Isaiah Brickner turnover (bad pass)
9:46
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup
13-22
9:46
Red Foxes 30 second timeout
9:28
Tyler Saint-Furcy turnover (bad pass)
9:18
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
9:16
Berrick JeanLouis offensive rebound
9:16
+2
Berrick JeanLouis makes two point layup
13-24
8:42
+2
Kam Farris makes two point jump shot
15-24
8:23
Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
8:21
Kam Farris defensive rebound
8:06
+2
Patrick Gardner makes two point jump shot
17-24
7:49
Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (traveling)
7:49
TV timeout
7:27
Osborn Shema personal foul
7:27
Isaiah Brickner turnover (bad pass)
7:11
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
7:10
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
7:10
Kam Farris personal foul
7:04
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
7:02
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
7:02
Javon Cooley personal foul
6:56
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
6:54
Patrick Gardner defensive rebound
6:26
Kam Farris misses three point jump shot
6:24
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
6:13
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
6:11
Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
6:11
Michael Jefferson personal foul
5:54
Isaiah Brickner misses two point jump shot
5:52
Nelly Junior Joseph defensive rebound
5:31
Nelly Junior Joseph turnover (bad pass)
5:13
Daniss Jenkins shooting foul (Jaden Daughtry draws the foul)
5:13
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-24
5:13
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-24
4:47
Anton Brookshire turnover (Patrick Gardner steals)
4:32
Isaiah Brickner misses two point layup
4:30
Michael Jefferson defensive rebound
4:22
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point jump shot
19-26
3:59
Noah Harris misses three point jump shot
3:57
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
3:43
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:41
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
3:39
Noah Harris personal foul
3:39
TV timeout
3:36
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:34
Walter Clayton Jr. offensive rebound
3:28
Anton Brookshire misses three point jump shot
3:28
Red Foxes defensive rebound
3:28
Kam Farris offensive foul
3:28
Kam Farris turnover (offensive foul)
3:23
+2
Walter Clayton Jr. makes two point layup
19-28
3:08
+3
Patrick Gardner makes three point jump shot
22-28
2:42
+2
Anton Brookshire makes two point layup
22-30
2:33
Patrick Gardner turnover (Anton Brookshire steals)
2:21
Walter Clayton Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:19
Berrick JeanLouis offensive rebound
2:14
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:12
Isaiah Brickner defensive rebound
2:04
Javon Cooley misses two point dunk
2:02
Gaels defensive rebound
1:49
+3
Sadiku Ibine Ayo makes three point jump shot
22-33
1:15
+2
Patrick Gardner makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Brickner assists)
24-33
0:52
Nelly Junior Joseph misses two point layup
0:50
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
0:46
+2
Nelly Junior Joseph makes two point layup
24-35
0:35
Patrick Gardner misses three point jump shot
0:33
Tyler Saint-Furcy offensive rebound
0:21
Sadiku Ibine Ayo personal foul
0:21
+1
Patrick Gardner makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-35
0:21
+1
Patrick Gardner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-35
0:21
Gaels 30 second timeout
0:00
Anton Brookshire misses three point jump shot
0:00
Gaels offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
MRST
Red Foxes
29
IONA
Gaels
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:50
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:48
Patrick Gardner defensive rebound
19:25
+2
Stephane Ingo makes two point layup (Noah Harris assists)
28-35
19:01
Osborn Shema misses three point jump shot
18:59
Nelly Junior Joseph offensive rebound
18:50
+3
Daniss Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Nelly Junior Joseph assists)
28-38
18:12
Patrick Gardner misses two point jump shot
18:09
Gaels defensive rebound
17:40
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
17:38
Stephane Ingo defensive rebound
17:27
Patrick Gardner misses two point jump shot
17:25
Stephane Ingo offensive rebound
17:12
Noah Harris misses two point jump shot
17:10
Osborn Shema defensive rebound
17:05
Daniss Jenkins turnover (bad pass)
17:05
Gaels 30 second timeout
17:05
TV timeout
16:44
Walter Clayton Jr. shooting foul (Jaden Daughtry draws the foul)
16:44
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 1 of 2
29-38
16:44
+1
Jaden Daughtry makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-38
16:30
+2
Daniss Jenkins makes two point jump shot
30-40
16:05
Red Foxes turnover (5-second violation)
16:00
Berrick JeanLouis misses two point layup
15:58
Trace Salton defensive rebound
15:31
Noah Harris misses three point jump shot
15:29
Jaden Daughtry offensive rebound
15:22
+2
Jaden Daughtry makes two point dunk
32-40
15:05
Jaden Daughtry personal foul (Osborn Shema draws the foul)
15:05
TV timeout
14:48
Daniss Jenkins misses two point jump shot
14:46
Jaden Daughtry defensive rebound
14:29
Sadiku Ibine Ayo shooting foul (Kam Farris draws the foul)
14:29
+1
Kam Farris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-40
14:29
+1
Kam Farris makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-40
14:18
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:14
Red Foxes defensive rebound
14:14
Stephane Ingo turnover (lost ball)
14:00
Daniss Jenkins misses three point jump shot
13:58
Red Foxes defensive rebound
13:40
Trace Salton misses two point jump shot
13:38
Stephane Ingo offensive rebound
13:38
Stephane Ingo misses two point layup
13:38
Red Foxes offensive rebound
13:38
Osborn Shema shooting foul (Stephane Ingo draws the foul)
13:38
+1
Stephane Ingo makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-40
13:38
+1
Stephane Ingo makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-40
13:22
+2
Daniss Jenkins makes two point jump shot
36-42
13:02
Noah Harris misses three point jump shot
13:00
Patrick Gardner offensive rebound
12:40
+3
Patrick Gardner makes three point jump shot (Tyler Saint-Furcy assists)
39-42
12:18
Trace Salton shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
12:18
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-43
12:18
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-44
12:03
Patrick Gardner misses two point jump shot
12:01
Walter Clayton Jr. defensive rebound
11:57
Walter Clayton Jr. misses two point layup
11:55
Patrick Gardner defensive rebound
11:42
+2
Tyler Saint-Furcy makes two point dunk (Patrick Gardner assists)
41-44
11:18
Tyler Saint-Furcy shooting foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
11:18
TV timeout
11:18
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 2
41-45
11:18
+1
Nelly Junior Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-46
11:09
+2
Isaiah Brickner makes two point layup
43-46
10:49
Berrick JeanLouis misses three point jump shot
10:45
Red Foxes defensive rebound
10:28
+3
Kam Farris makes three point jump shot
46-46
10:02
Patrick Gardner personal foul (Nelly Junior Joseph draws the foul)
