Iona 66, Canisius 59
2/8/2008 9:19 PM
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) -Dexter Gray scored 20 points and Iona beat Canisius 66-59 on Friday night for its third straight victory.
Gary Springer added 18 points and 14 rebounds, and Milan Prodanovic had 11 points for the Gaels (10-15, 6-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).
Frank Turner scored 12 points, and Elton Frazier added 11 for the Golden Griffins (4-19, 2-11), who have lost five of six.
Gray had 10 points in helping Iona take a 32-23 lead at halftime.
There were 10 lead changes in the first half before Iona nudged ahead at the break.
Frank Turner scored 4:02 into the second half to cap a 14-2 run that propelled Canisius to a 37-36 lead.
Prodanovic nailed the second of back-to-back 3-point goals with 9:02 remaining in the game to stake Iona to a 54-44 lead. Pawel Malesa's trey with 44 seconds left cut the margin to 63-59 but the Griffs got no closer.
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