Reaves scores 20 points as Iona secures 79-73 victory over Colgate

AP
Dec 22, 2024

HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) Dejour Reaves' 20 points helped Iona defeat Colgate 79-73 on Sunday.

Reaves also contributed nine rebounds and six steals for the Gaels (4-8, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Yaphet Moundi added 13 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor while they also had five rebounds. Adam Njie had 12 points and shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 4 from the line.

The Raiders (3-10) were led in scoring by Nicolas Louis-Jacques, who finished with 27 points. Jalen Cox added 16 points, four assists and two steals for Colgate. Parker Jones also had seven points and two steals.

Reaves scored 11 points in the first half for Iona, who led 36-32 at the break. Iona used a 7-0 run in the second half to build an eight-point lead at 43-35 with 16:42 left in the half before finishing off the win.

Up next for Iona is a matchup Sunday with Harvard at home. Colgate hosts Army on Thursday.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
IONA
Gaels
36
COLG
Raiders
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Clarence Rupert vs. Jeff Woodward (Dejour Reaves gains possession)
19:39		Christian Winborne turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cox steals)
19:13	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:42	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point layup (Christian Winborne assists)	2-2
18:17	+3	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes three point jump shot (Brady Cummins assists)	2-5
17:52	+3	Clarence Rupert makes three point jump shot (Adam Njie assists)	5-5
17:23	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point jump shot	5-7
17:00		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
16:58		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
16:48		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
16:46		Dejour Reaves defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Adam Njie makes two point jump shot	7-7
16:15		James Patterson shooting foul (Parker Jones draws the foul)
16:15	+1	Parker Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
16:15	+1	Parker Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
16:10		Nicolas Louis-Jacques shooting foul (Adam Njie draws the foul)
16:09		Adam Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:09	+1	Adam Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
15:53	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point layup (Jeff Woodward assists)	8-11
15:37	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	10-11
15:22		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
15:20		Dejour Reaves defensive rebound
15:06		Adam Njie misses three point jump shot
15:04		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
14:53		Jalen Barr personal foul (Brady Cummins draws the foul)
14:53		TV timeout
14:46		Jalen Barr personal foul (Parker Jones draws the foul)
14:45		Parker Jones turnover (bad pass) (Dejour Reaves steals)
14:35		Parker Jones personal foul
14:12	+3	Dejour Reaves makes three point jump shot (Justin Menard assists)	13-11
13:47	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point jump shot	13-13
13:27		Kernan Bundy turnover (out of bounds)
13:19		Blake Forrest turnover (lost ball) (James Patterson steals)
13:11		James Patterson turnover (traveling)
12:56	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point layup (Parker Jones assists)	13-15
12:48		Adam Njie turnover (bad pass)
12:37		Blake Forrest turnover (traveling)
12:22		James Patterson misses three point jump shot
12:20		Yaphet Moundi offensive rebound
12:14	+2	Yaphet Moundi makes two point layup	15-15
12:02	+3	Parker Jones makes three point jump shot (Nicolas Louis-Jacques assists)	15-18
11:41	+2	Adam Njie makes two point jump shot	17-18
11:27		Chandler Baker misses three point jump shot
11:25		Christian Winborne defensive rebound
11:18		Nicolas Louis-Jacques blocks Christian Winborne's two point layup
11:18		Gaels offensive rebound
11:18		TV timeout
11:02		Dejour Reaves misses three point jump shot
11:00		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
10:53		Sam Wright personal foul
10:44		Adam Njie misses three point jump shot
10:42		Raiders defensive rebound
10:35		Clarence Rupert blocks Jeff Woodward's two point layup
10:34		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
10:34	+2	Jeff Woodward makes two point layup	17-20
10:34		Christian Winborne shooting foul (Jeff Woodward draws the foul)
10:34		Jeff Woodward misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:34		Adam Njie defensive rebound
10:09		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
10:07		Julian Scott defensive rebound
10:00		Chandler Baker turnover (out of bounds)
9:43		Christian Winborne misses three point jump shot
9:41		Dejour Reaves offensive rebound
9:29		Dejour Reaves misses two point jump shot
9:27		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
9:12		Clarence Rupert blocks Josh Ahayere's two point layup
9:10		Dejour Reaves defensive rebound
8:59		Christian Winborne misses three point jump shot
8:57		Dejour Reaves offensive rebound
8:57		Dejour Reaves misses two point layup
8:55		Dejour Reaves offensive rebound
8:54	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point jump shot	19-20
8:45		Adam Njie personal foul
8:31		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
8:29		Raiders offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	19-22
7:56		Adam Njie offensive foul
7:56		Adam Njie turnover (offensive foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:45		Jalen Cox misses two point jump shot
7:43		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Yaphet Moundi makes two point layup	21-22
6:44		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
6:42		Christian Winborne defensive rebound
6:33		Jump ball. Comeh Emuobor vs. Jalen Cox (Jalen Cox gains possession)
6:33		Comeh Emuobor turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Cox steals)
6:24		Jalen Cox turnover (lost ball) (Christian Winborne steals)
6:17		James Patterson misses two point jump shot
6:15		Sam Wright defensive rebound
6:09		Jump ball. Sam Wright vs. Dejour Reaves (Dejour Reaves gains possession)
6:09		Sam Wright turnover (lost ball) (Dejour Reaves steals)
6:07	+2	James Patterson makes two point layup (Justin Menard assists)	23-22
5:55		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses three point jump shot
5:53		Gaels defensive rebound
5:30	+2	James Patterson makes two point jump shot	25-22
5:23	+2	Sam Wright makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	25-24
5:23		Justin Menard shooting foul (Sam Wright draws the foul)
5:23		Sam Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:23		Yaphet Moundi defensive rebound
5:08		Adam Njie turnover (bad pass) (Brady Cummins steals)
4:40		Justin Menard blocks Nicolas Louis-Jacques's three point jump shot
4:38		James Patterson defensive rebound
4:21		Dejour Reaves turnover (bad pass)
4:04		Parker Jones turnover (bad pass)
3:52		Adam Njie misses two point jump shot
3:50		Parker Jones defensive rebound
3:41		Parker Jones misses two point jump shot
3:39		Parker Jones offensive rebound
3:37		Jump ball. (Parker Jones gains possession)
3:37		TV timeout
3:32		Adam Njie shooting foul (Nicolas Louis-Jacques draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-25
3:32		Nicolas Louis-Jacques misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:32		Parker Jones offensive rebound
3:29		Jalen Cox turnover (traveling)
3:19	+2	Justin Menard makes two point layup (Clarence Rupert assists)	27-25
3:05		Brady Cummins turnover (bad pass) (Christian Winborne steals)
3:05		Jeff Woodward personal foul (Christian Winborne draws the foul)
2:44	+2	James Patterson makes two point jump shot (Clarence Rupert assists)	29-25
2:19	+3	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes three point jump shot (Jeff Woodward assists)	29-28
1:55		James Patterson misses three point jump shot
1:52		Jeff Woodward defensive rebound
1:46		Jeff Woodward misses two point layup
1:44		Jeff Woodward offensive rebound
1:43		Jeff Woodward turnover (lost ball) (Dejour Reaves steals)
1:38	+2	Dejour Reaves makes two point layup	31-28
1:25	+2	Nicolas Louis-Jacques makes two point layup (Jalen Cox assists)	31-30
1:11		James Patterson misses two point jump shot
1:09		Jalen Cox defensive rebound
1:03	+2	Jalen Cox makes two point layup	31-32
0:42	+3	Clarence Rupert makes three point jump shot (Dejour Reaves assists)	34-32
0:40		Gaels 30 second timeout
0:35		Nicolas Louis-Jacques turnover (bad pass) (Yaphet Moundi steals)
0:32	+2	Yaphet Moundi makes two point dunk	36-32
0:23		Raiders 30 second timeout
0:01		Brady Cummins misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Reaves scores 20 points as Iona secures 79-73 victory over Colgate

1st Half IONAGaels36COLGRaiders32

1st Half
IONA
Gaels
36
COLG
Raiders
32