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Griffin scores 29, Iona beats Fairfield 83-71 for MAAC title

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) New faces. Same old Iona.

Roland Griffin and Zach Lewis, transfers playing their first seasons with the Gaels, combined to score 49 points and Iona beat Fairfield 83-71 on Monday night to capture the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament title for the third straight time and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

It was the fourth MAAC title for coach Tim Cluess and every bit as sweet as the others, if not moreso, because of all the doubters that surfaced after the Gaels started the season 1-4 after being picked to win the conference.

Leaders
Points:	T. Nelson	22.2
Rebounds:	J. Kasibabu	5.6
Assists:	T. Nelson	3.3
FG%:	T. Nelson	42.0%
FT%:	T. Nelson	88.0%
3P%:	T. Nelson	35.3%
Steals:	J. Cruz	1.6
Blocks:	J. Kasibabu	1.1

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	31-3
2	Villanova	36-4
3	Xavier	29-6
4	Kansas	31-8
5	Michigan State	30-5
6	Cincinnati	31-5
7	Michigan	33-8
8	Gonzaga	32-5
9	Duke	29-8
10	North Carolina	26-11
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Villanova	36-4
2	Michigan	33-8
3	Kansas	31-8
4	Duke	29-8
5	Virginia	31-3
6	Texas Tech	27-10
7	Loyola Chicago	32-6
8	Xavier	29-6
9	Purdue	30-7
10	Gonzaga	32-5
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Metro Atlantic Athletic Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Rider	15-3	22-10
Canisius	15-3	21-12
Niagara	12-6	19-14
Iona	11-7	20-14
Fairfield	9-9	17-16
Manhattan	9-9	14-17
Quinnipiac	7-11	12-21
Monmouth	7-11	11-20
Saint Peter's	6-12	14-18
Siena	4-14	8-24
Marist	4-14	6-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	75.9 (108)
Rebounds:	9.1 (263)
Assists:	14.8 (89)
FG%:	43.9% (210)
FT%:	71.0% (186)
3P%:	33.9% (232)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	77.2 (289)
Rebounds:	25.8 (135)
Assists:	12.8 (124)
FG%:	45.5% (263)
FT%:	70.7% (145)
3P%:	39.3% (340)