Marist-Iona

James Smith scored a career-high 27 points and Jared Jordan came within a rebound of a triple-double as Marist beat Iona 87-81 on Sunday.
Smith bettered his previous career high of 21 points before halftime, getting 24 as the Red Foxes (14-7, 8-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) took a 50-38 lead.
Jordan, a 6-foot-2 junior guard, had 16 points, 15 assists and nine rebounds.
Steve Burtt Jr. scored 16 of his 28 points in the second half for the Gaels (16-5, 10-3), who got within one point with just under 2 minutes to play. But Ryan Stilphen of Marist then hit a desperation 3-pointer as the shot clock was about to expire.