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Riverdale, NY - Junior
Elijah Buchanan (Bronx, NY / Woodstock Academy (CT)) scored 15 points with five rebounds, four steals and a career-high three blocks to pace four double-figure scorers, but it wasn't enough as Manhattan dropped an 85-67 decision to Iona at the Hynes Center.
Classmate
Samba Diallo (Rufisque, Senegal / UMass) added 14 points with eight rebounds, while junior
Warren Williams (Kingston, Jamaica / St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)) chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and three steals and classmate
Ant Nelson (New York, NY / Seton Hall) 12 points to round out the double-digit performers for the Jaspers.
Trailing at 28 in the beginning stages of the second half, the Jaspers quickly ripped off nine-straight points to fuel a 19-5 run that sliced the deficit in half at 65-51 with 10:07 remaining. Manhattan would trim the Iona advantage to 14 on two more occasions, but was unable to get any closer.
The Jaspers registered a season-high 14 steals, while forcing 20 turnovers.
Manhattan is now 5-9 and 4-9 in the MAAC, while Iona is 6-3 and 4-1 in the league.
Notes
* The Jaspers have now notched double-figures in steals on four occasions, and forced 20-plus turnovers three times this season.
* Manhattan's 14 steals are the most since registering 15 at Quinnipiac last season.
* The Jaspers posted advantages in the paint (36-28) and in points off turnovers (22-20).
* Diallo became the seventh different Jasper to register double-figures in points.
* Buchanan paced the squad and scoring, and along with Nelson and Williams have all led the way on four occasions.
* Nelson has registered double-figures in scoring a team-best 11 times.
* Over four career games against Iona, Williams is averaging 9.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.8 bpg while shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26) from the field.
* Berrick JeanLouis scored 16 points with eight rebounds, while Asante Gist added 13 points with five assists to pace five double-digit scorers for Iona.
Up Next
* The teams will conclude their series tomorrow at 5:00 pm, with all the action available on
ESPN+.
