Saint Peter's Peacocks vs Iona Gaels
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
IONA | 18 | 36 | 54 |
| 22 | 34 | 56 |
Estrada's basket carries Saint Peter's past Iona
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Aaron Estrada's jump shot with 0.9 seconds left served as the game winner as Saint Peter's beat feisty Iona 56-54 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
The No. 2-seed Peacocks (18-12) moves on to the semifinals Friday where they will play the winner between third-seed Rider and No. 6-seed Niagara.
Estrada scored 11 points for Saint Peter's (18-12), Doug Edert added 10 and KC Ndefo grabbed seven rebounds.
Iona scored a season-low 18 points in the first half. Tajuan Agee had 20 points for the Gaels (12-17) and Isaiah Washington added 16 points with 10 rebounds. E.J. Crawford scored 11 points.
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Game Information
Atlantic City, NJ
Referee:Ron Tyburski
Referee:Edwin Young
Referee:Jason Mirabito
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-11 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 19-12 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-16 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
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