Marist gave the No. 2 team in the MAAC a run for its money, but ultimately, Iona prevailed.
Iona feasted off of Marist's turnovers and converted its free-throws en route to a 56-51 win in the McCann Center on Sunday afternoon.
After Candon Rusin split a pair of free-throws to cut the Gaels' lead to 50-48, Iona went 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in the final 1:41 to close out the game.
The Red Foxes never led in the game, although Daye Kaba's jumper with 3:21 left in the first half tied the game, 28-28. Iona led by as many as eight points in the second half, but Rusin and Dorvell Carter buried three-pointers to keep Marist close.
Rusin and Iona's Scott Machado tallied a game-high 17 points. Daye Kaba added 10 points while Carter scored eight points off the bench. Korey Bauer grabbed 10 rebounds inside.
Marist's other two freshmen continued to struggle. Devin Price and Rob Johnson combined to shoot 3-of-14 from the field, good for eight points.
Like good teams do, Iona capitalized on Marist's mistakes. The Gaels scored 22 points off the Red Foxes 18 turnovers. Iona also converted 15 of their 19 free-throws as compared to Marist's 9-of-16.
Marist does not play again until Friday, Feb. 12, at Canisius. The Golden Griffs are 6-8 in the MAAC and coming off a 73-72 overtime loss to Saint Peter's.
Marist dropped to 1-24 on the season and 1-14 in conference play.
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