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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

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Final
HomeIona80
Thursday, March 5, 2026All Meridian sports
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Final

Sacred Heart beats Iona 91-80

Sacred Heart Pioneers beat Iona Gaels 91-80 on Thursday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

The second half made the difference: Sacred Heart outscored Iona 57-51.

Sacred Heart shot 50% to 45% and lost the boards 35-34.

For Sacred Heart, Nyle Ralph-Beyer (G): 26. For Iona, Luke Jungers (F): 20.

Sacred Heart improves to 14-18. Iona falls to 18-14.

Attendance: 1,037.

Full recap at ESPN: Ralph-Beyer has 26, Sacred Heart beats Iona 91-80 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#22
SHU · PointsNyle Ralph-Beyer G26
#3
SHU · AssistsMekhi Conner G12
#6
SHU · ReboundsYann Farell F10
#7
IONA · PointsLuke Jungers F20
#9
IONA · AssistsLamin Sabally F8
#9
IONA · ReboundsLamin Sabally F7
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
Y. Essamvous F35196-94-73-3102111372
A. Hill F35195-112-67-852112143
M. Conner G3194-101-70-2312410033
N. Ralph-Beyer G37268-106-74-541011044
D. Gittens G36104-90-42-272002342
A. Yadd F600-30-30-021000111
F. Gueye G000-00-00-000000000
J. Slaughter G2082-60-34-411001012
Team9129-5813-3720-24342174782617

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Nyle Ralph-Beyer rocks the rim with powerful flush

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Khalil Badru gets the hoop and the harm

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Nyle Ralph-Beyer rocks the rim with slam

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Dashon Gittens rocks the rim with jam

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Mekhi Conner hits the basket vs. Iona Gaels

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Lamin Sabally drills bucket vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers

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Luke Jungers gets up for the beautiful flush

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