ST. THOMAS, USVI (November 22, 2025) — Trailing by 19 points with 10:45 remaining and facing a 99.3% loss probability according to ESPN.com, the Iona University men’s basketball team stormed back for a dramatic 91-84 double-overtime win over Oregon State in its second contest at the 2025 Paradise Jam at the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center.
Graduate Luke Jungers drilled a corner three with 1.5 seconds left to force the first overtime, and graduate CJ Anthony sank two clutch free throws with under six seconds remaining to send the game to a second extra period.
Anthony led all scorers with 22 points, while junior Denver Anglin and graduate Toby Harris added 16 apiece among five Gaels in double figures.
Anthony gave Iona a lead at 15-14 with 12:28 left in the opening half, but Oregon State answered immediately and did not trail again until Harris buried a wing three with 1:39 left in double overtime. The game remained within two possessions for the rest of the first half as the Beavers carried a 34-30 lead into the break.
Oregon State opened the second half on an 11-1 run to build a 45-31 advantage with 16:22 to play. Iona responded with six straight on back-to-back threes by graduate Keshawn Williams and Harris. After an exchange of baskets, the Beavers put up 11 unanswered points over a 2:20 stretch to take a 58-39 lead with 10:45 left. Iona countered with a 13-0 run to pull within five, and the comeback was completed on Jungers’ game-tying triple to make it 70-70.
The Gaels trailed throughout the first overtime and fell behind by four with 1:14 remaining, but Anthony’s free throws forced a second extra period.
Down three early in double overtime, Anglin’s floater trimmed it to 84-83 at the 2:16 mark, sparking a stretch in which Iona scored the final 10 points of the game. A defensive stop set up Harris’ go-ahead three after teammate Lamin Sabally nearly lost the ball on the wing. Anthony, Harris, and Anglin hit key free throws in the closing seconds to seal the victory.
Anthony delivered 16 of his 22 points across the second half and overtime while going 10-for-11 from the line, including a perfect 9-for-9 over the final 30 minutes. He added five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block.
Anglin finished with 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting, including 10 in the opening half, while adding two rebounds and two assists.
Harris hit all five of his field goals from beyond the arc to reach 16 points, while chipping in four rebounds and a steal, including the go-ahead three in the second overtime.
Sabally turned in 12 points, eight boards, five assists, five steals, and a block. He played every minute of the second half and both overtimes.
Jungers provided a season-high 11 points, hitting 3-of-5 from deep including the dramatic corner three that forced overtime, and adding two key free throws.
Williams contributed six points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal, including a crucial second-half three.
Alliou Fall produced six points, seven rebounds, and three blocks in a career-high 30 minutes.
For Oregon State, Noah Amenhauser paced with 20 points and 10 rebounds on 8-for-11 shooting. Isaiah Sy added 18 points, five rebounds and three assists. Johan Munch had 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
Oregon State edged Iona in overall field goal percentage, 43.1% to 38.5%. In overtime, the Gaels shot 5-for-12 from the field and 9-for-10 at the line, while the Beavers went 3-for-12 and 7-for-12, respectively.
Iona won the rebounding battle 49-43, including 16-12 on the offensive glass, and held an 11-8 edge in second-chance points.
Iona hit 13 three-pointers and shot 18-for-22 (81.1%) from the free throw line; Oregon State went 21-for-36 (58.3%).
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