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Sacred Heart 91, at Iona 80

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · Final · Metro Atlantic

Metro Atlantic 1 2 PTS

Sacred Heart Pioneers

14-19 · L1 · #242 (1165 ELO +34)

34 57 91

Iona Gaels

18-14 · L1 · #228 (1193 ELO -34)

29 51 80

Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City, NJ

Attendance: 1,037

Officials: John Cahill., Adam Vandenburgh, Greg Evans

Sacred Heart Surges Past Iona in Metro Atlantic Tournament First Round

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Interstat) — In a stunning reversal of fortune from their regular-season meeting, the Sacred Heart Pioneers rode a dominant second-half performance and a career night from Nyle Ralph-Beyer to upset the Iona Gaels 91-80 on Thursday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament game at Boardwalk Hall. The Pioneers, who lost by 12 to Iona at home in December, avenged that defeat decisively, overcoming a slow start to seize control after halftime and never relinquishing it. The victory improved Sacred Heart’s record to 14-18 and ended Iona’s season at 18-14. The game’s pivotal shift came in the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Nyle Ralph-Beyer SHU 37m 26p 4r 1a 1b
Yann Farell SHU 34m 19p 10r 2a 1b
Lamin Sabally IONA 34m 16p 7r 8a

Forecasting

ELO Probability IONA 61.5%

Spread IONA -2.5

Money Line IONA -145/SHU +125

Over/Under 147 (Over)