Sean Armand came off the bench to score 15 points and Mike Glover had 10 points and 17 rebounds as the Iona held off Niagara 72-66 last night in Lewiston, N.Y., for their fifth straight win.
The Gaels (13-6, 7-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) led 33-27 at the half, then Glover and Kyle Smyth opened the second half with layups to increase the lead to 10 points.
The Purple Eagles (4-16, 1-7) then launched a 15-5 run, including three 3-pointers to tie it at 42, but could get no closer.
Eric Williams had 18 points and Anthony Nelson 17 for the Purple Eagles, who have lost three in a row.
Armand answered with three consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 1:04 to give Iona a nine-point lead with 13:30 to go.
Fairfield 67, Canisius 60
In Buffalo, Derek Needham scored 19 points as Fairfield defeated cold-shooting Canisius.
St. Peter’s 77, Siena 69
Ryan Bacon scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead St. Peter’s over Siena.