MAAC semifinals
March 5 at Times Union Center in Albany, NY
ESPN
Iona reached its fifth consecutive league title game, thanks to a huge, second-half run and the work of Jordan Washington.
The Gaels, who will look for consecutive tournament titles when they play surprise No. 4 seed Siena in Monday's final, trailed 34-25 about two minutes into the second half when Jon Severe's jumper at the 17:42 run got the third seed started on a 17-0 spurt. By the time the run ended - after a Washington-assisted Rickey McGill jumper - Iona led 42-34 with 14 1/2 minutes to go.
St. Peter's got to within two points at the 13:21 mark, but Washington had eight of his game-high 22 points and McGill assisted on three baskets and scored eight of his nine points over the final 13 minutes to help the New Rochelle, NY school advance with a 73-65 win.
* Iona had a 2-to-1 assist ratio for the game, handing out 14 assists while giving it up just seven times.
* This is Tim Cluess' seventh season as head coach at Iona, and his teams have now appeared in the league title game six times.
* Great night for Saint Peter's Trevis Wyche, who along with Quadir Welton had a team-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists and just one turnover.
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