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Iona Gaels vs St. John's Red Storm

College Basketball
Iona
2-1
65-104
Final
Madison Square Garden

Lead tracker

IONA leadsBiggest lead IONA 0, SJU 43
H1H2
SJU leads
Team1H2HT
IONA234265
SJU5450104

Who won: St John's 104-65

The St. John's Red Storm beat the Iona Gaels 104-65 on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The St John's outscored the Iona 54-23 in the 1st half. Tounde Yessoufou led the St John's in points (23). Ore Odutayo led the Iona in points (12).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.0Tounde YessoufouG
  2. 27.7Quinn EllisG
  3. 37.3Ore OdutayoF
  4. 47.3Ian JacksonG
  5. 56.9Keyshawn HallF
  6. 66.9Zsombor MaronkaF
  7. 76.5Lefteris LiotopoulosG
  8. 86.2Keyshawn MitchellF
  9. 96.2Kyle Cuffe Jr.G
  10. 106.1Ruben PreyF
  11. 115.9Sadiku Ibine AyoF
  12. 125.9Luke JungersF

Team stats

IONASJU
22-54FG37-67
41Field Goal %55
10-293PT13-28
34Three Point %46
11-13FT17-24
85Free Throw %71
28Rebounds38
8Offensive Rebounds12
20Defensive Rebounds26
14Assists22
1Steals9
3Blocks3
19Turnovers4
2Team Turnovers1
19Total Turnovers4
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
2Points Off Turnovers26
10Fast Break Points13
22Points in Paint48
21Fouls11
0Largest Lead43
0Lead Changes0
0Percent Led98

Player of the game

Tounde Yessoufou

SJU · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL

9.0

Win probability

100%SJU final
IONASJU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:08Reed Bailey

    Defensive rebound

    Reed Bailey Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:12

    Misses 23-foot three point jumper

    Oliver Sassella misses 23-foot three point jumper

    O. Sassella · 7 PTS

  5. THREEH2 0:26
    Kyle Cuffe Jr.

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    K. Cuffe Jr. · 7 PTS · ast R. Bailey

    Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Reed Bailey assists)

    IONA 65 - 104 SJU
  6. THREEH2 0:36

    Three! Jumper, 27 ft

    O. Sassella · 7 PTS · ast N. Kirk

    Oliver Sassella makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nathan Kirk assists)

    IONA 65 - 101 SJU
  7. H2 0:48Lazar Stojkovic
    +2

    Hook shot, 4 ft

    Lazar Stojkovic makes 4-foot hook shot

    L. Stojkovic · 2 PTS

    IONA 62 - 101 SJU
  8. H2 1:08Alliou Fall
    +2

    Layup

    Alliou Fall makes layup (Oliver Sassella assists)

    A. Fall · 4 PTS · ast O. Sassella

    IONA 62 - 99 SJU
  9. H2 1:25Alliou Fall

    Defensive rebound

    Alliou Fall Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 1:29Lazar Stojkovic

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Lazar Stojkovic misses 25-foot three point jumper

    L. Stojkovic · 2 PTS

  11. H2 1:53
    +2

    Pullup jump shot, 18 ft

    Panagiotis Lefas makes 18-foot pullup jump shot

    P. Lefas · 2 PTS

    IONA 60 - 99 SJU
  12. H2 2:10Kyle Cuffe Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    K. Cuffe Jr. · 7 PTS

    IONA 58 - 99 SJU
  13. H2 2:11Kyle Cuffe Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    K. Cuffe Jr. · 7 PTS

    IONA 58 - 98 SJU
  14. H2 2:11

    Foul on Oliver Sassella

    Foul on Oliver Sassella.

    O. Sassella · 7 PTS

  15. H2 2:12Avery Brown

    Defensive rebound

    Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 2:15

    Misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

    Oliver Sassella misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot

    O. Sassella · 7 PTS

  17. H2 2:30Luke Jungers

    Defensive rebound

    Luke Jungers Defensive Rebound.

  18. H2 2:33Avery Brown

    Misses 19-foot jumper

    Avery Brown misses 19-foot jumper

    A. Brown

  19. H2 2:43Reed Bailey

    Defensive rebound

    Reed Bailey Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 2:46Alliou Fall

    Misses 10-foot hook shot

    Alliou Fall misses 10-foot hook shot

    A. Fall · 4 PTS

  21. H2 3:02Kyle Cuffe Jr.
    +2

    Layup

    Kyle Cuffe Jr. makes layup (Avery Brown assists)

    K. Cuffe Jr. · 7 PTS · ast A. Brown

    IONA 58 - 97 SJU
  22. H2 3:05Avery Brown

    Steal

    Avery Brown Steal.

    A. Brown

  23. H2 3:05
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Oliver Sassella bad pass turnover

    O. Sassella · 7 PTS

  24. H2 3:26Kyle Cuffe Jr.
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Kyle Cuffe Jr. bad pass turnover

    K. Cuffe Jr. · 7 PTS

  25. H2 3:40Avery Brown

    Defensive rebound

    Avery Brown Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

IONASJU
Points
Ore Odutayo
12
Tounde Yessoufou
23
Assists
Oliver Sassella
4
Quinn Ellis
11
Rebounds
Keyshawn Mitchell
5
Tounde Yessoufou
7