NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 11, 2026) — The Iona University men’s basketball team completed a weekend home Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sweep with a 74-48 victory over Canisius on Sunday afternoon at the Hynes Center.
The Gaels outscored the Griffs 44-16 over the final 17-plus minutes, using decisive runs of 19-0 and 12-0 to pull away.
Iona got off to a slow offensive start as Canisius opened a 13-6 lead through the first seven and a half minutes. The Gaels responded with a 14-0 run to take a 20-13 advantage. Canisius cut the deficit to two, but Iona carried a 30-25 lead into halftime.
In the second half, Canisius took a 32-30 lead at the 17:13 mark. Lamin Sabally tied the game on the ensuing possession. Two trips later, Denver Anglin buried a three-pointer to give Iona the lead for good.
The Gaels then delivered 19-0 and 12-0 runs surrounding five Canisius points in a 31-5 stretch over 10.5 minutes. During that period, Iona shot 12-for-16 from the field with six three-pointers, committed no turnovers, and limited Canisius to 2-for-17 shooting with two giveaways. Iona led 61-37 with 6:34 to play.
Sabally’s layup at the 3:44 mark pushed the margin to 67-41. The Gaels matched their largest lead of 29 on two occasions, the last on Khalil Badru’s runner in the paint with under two minutes remaining.
Junior Denver Anglin scored a game-high 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. He added 11 points in the second half, five rebounds and three assists. Iona outscored Canisius by 20 points while he was on the floor.
Graduate CJ Anthony and junior Kosy Akametu added 12 points apiece. Anthony shot 4-for-7 from the field with three three-pointers, scored nine of his points in the final 8:30, and posted a game-high six assists with three rebounds and three steals. Akametu finished 5-for-8 from the field with two three-pointers, including nine points in the first half.
Sabally contributed six points and a game-best 13 rebounds with four assists and one steal without a turnover.
The Gaels improved to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in the MAAC. Canisius fell to 8-9 and 3-3 in conference play.
Iona shot 53.7% from the field (29-of-54) compared to 29.5% for Canisius, and connected on 13-of-28 three-point attempts while the Griffs went 6-for-18. The Gaels held a 42-30 rebounding advantage.
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