Iona faces Mount St. Mary’s following Harris’ 26-point game

By Canadian Press on December 29, 2025.

Iona Gaels (9-4, 1-1 MAAC) at Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (4-9, 0-2 MAAC)

Emmitsburg, Maryland; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Iona visits Mount St. Mary’s after Toby Harris scored 26 points in Iona’s 83-78 win against the Vermont Catamounts.

The Mountaineers have gone 2-2 in home games. Mount St. Mary’s is ninth in the MAAC scoring 68.5 points while shooting 44.2% from the field.

The Gaels are 1-1 against conference opponents. Iona is the MAAC leader with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Lamin Sabally averaging 5.5.

Mount St. Mary’s averages 68.5 points per game, 10.0 fewer points than the 78.5 Iona gives up. Iona averages 80.5 points per game, 4.5 more than the 76.0 Mount St. Mary’s allows to opponents.

The Mountaineers and Gaels square off Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Arlandus Keyes is scoring 11.9 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Anastasios Rozakeas is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

CJ Anthony is averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals for the Gaels. Harris is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 70.1 points, 31.8 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.9 points per game.

Gaels: 6-4, averaging 78.4 points, 32.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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