#MAACHoops15 Semifinals Results

-- Albany, NY

(4) Monmouth vs (1) Iona

Monmouth 77
Iona 95

What do you do when your conference player of the year doesn't reach double digits in scoring? For Iona the answer would be from beyond the arc. AJ English and Isaiah Williams would combine to make 16 of Iona's MAAC tourney record 19 three point baskets on the day.

English would tally 29 points on 11-16 shooting for Iona, hitting 3-10 three point attempts in 33 minutes of action. Williams would record 27 points on 9-15 shooting, with all of his field goal attempts coming from behind the arc in 34 minutes.

Laury would finish the day with 7 points on 1-8 for Iona in 28 minutes of play. Scary for Iona's upcoming opponent Manhattan in the MAAC finals as the Gaels scored 95 points with Laury only having one made field goal. Kelvin Amayo would lead Iona in both rebounds (11) and assists (7).

Monmouth would be led in scoring by Max Dileo with 21 points on 5-9 shooting in 25 minutes. All five of Dileo's made field goals would be from beyond the arc, where he shot 5-7. Brice Kofane would lead Monmouth on the boards with 7 rebounds in 32 minutes, and Andrew Nicholas would lead them in assists with 6 in 30 minutes of floor time.

- Iona would lead the game for 36:55, only trailing Monmouth for 1:21
- Iona shot 19-35 from 3 (54%), Monmouth shot 10-25 from 3 (40%)
- Both teams would shoot at least 50% for the game, Monmouth 50%, Iona 51%

(7) St Peters vs (3) Manhattan

St Peters 48
Manhattan 65

Manhattan would lead for 37:41 of this one as the last St. Peters lead would be 2-0 at the 18:49 mark of the first half. Shane Richards would lead Manhattan with 14 points on 4-10 shooting in 36 minutes of action. Three of Richards four field goals would come from 3 where he was 3-7.

Three Manhattan players would reach double digits in scoring as Ashton Pankey would tally 10 points on 4-8, and Zane Waterman would record 10 points on 3-6 in 9 minutes off the bench. Rashawn Stores would lead Manhattan in assists with 4, recording 0 turnovers on the day in 29 minutes.

Two St. Peters players would score in double digits as Tyler Gaskins had 12 points on 5-8 in 29 minutes, and Marvin Dominique recorded 13 points on 6-10 in 36 minutes. Tyler Gaskins led the way on the boards for St. Peters and Trevis Wyche would lead the Peacock's in assists with 3 with 1 turnover in 26 minutes.

- Manhattan outscored SPU 24-7 in points off turnovers
- SPU would shoot 40% on the game but only 3-12 from 3 (25%)
- Manhattan would make 1 more FT (17) than SPU would attempt (16)