Marist vs. Iona LIVE from the Times Union Center; Marist wins, 43-40

FINAL SCORE: Marist 43 Iona 40

With 42 seconds left, Marist is up, 43-40, and has the ball.

A Ryan Schneider three-pointer broke Iona's 7-0 run and Marist has opened up a six point lead after squandering an eight point advantage minutes earlier. With 2:32 left in possibly the season, Marist clings to a 43-37 lead against Iona.

Jonathan Huffman just drained a straightaway three-pointer and Iona climbed to within three points. Iona is on a 5-0 run after going 4:40 without scoring a single point. Marist leads, 38-35, with 6:02 left.

"When was the last time Iona scored?" - Ted Remsnyder
Kevin Willard called another timeout as Marist has gone on an 8-0 run. David Devezin has scored the Red Foxes' last four points. Marist leads, 38-30, with 7:24 remaining.

At the second official timeout, exactly six points have been scored. The teams are still tied, 30-30, with 11:31 left in the game. If either team has a four or six point run in them, that may just be enough. Ryan Schneider and Scott Machado have a game-high nine points. Interestingly, Gary Springer has not scored since he scored the Gaels first eight points.

There's been an offensive explosion to start the second half. Each team has put up seven points and the game is knotted at 28 with 15:03 remaining. The last bucket came courtesy of Kaylen Gregory, a corner three-pointer.

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"This is unbelievable. This is one of the worst MAAC games I've ever seen." - Ted Remsnyder

The quote says it all, folks. Both teams have no compunction about throwing blind passes all over the court and having big men shooting contested three-pointers. At halftime, this game is fittingly tied at 21.

An irate Kevin Willard called for an immediate timeout after Marist big man Korey Bauer drained an open three-pointer from the left wing. Marist is winning a sloppy game, 21-15, with 4:47 left in the half.

Marist went on a 9-0 run to grab a 13-9 lead. With 7:52 left in the first half, Marist has an 18-15 lead on the heels of strong play from David Devezin and Ryan Schneider. The duo has six and seven points, respectively.

With 11:54 remaining in the first half, Iona is holding onto a 9-8 lead. Gary Springer has eight points, meanwhile Schnider has four for Marist.

Gary Springer opened the game with a lay-up, but Marist responded when David Devezin found Korey Bauer underneath the basket for a two-handed jam. Springer has four points for Iona and this game is shaping up to be a low-scoring affair, as the first two meetings have been.

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The start of the game has been delayed due to the late finish of Canisius and Loyola. Canisius got past the No. 8 Loyola Greyhounds, 74-68. Canisius will play Siena tomorrow in the second game of the day. Siena won the last match-up, 78-74. Tip-off is slated for 10 p.m. in the Marist-Iona tilt. The winner will play Niagara tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.