ALBANY N.Y. (AP) Elijah Burns hit the winning free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining and Siena defeated four-time defending conference champion Iona 65-64 on Wednesday night, pulling into a first-place tie with idle Saint Peter's.

Burns finished with 19 points for the Saints (14-10, 10-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), Manny Camper led with 21 points and Jalen Pickett scored 18 with 11 rebounds.

E.J. Crawford led Iona with 23 points and pulled the Gaels (9-13, 7-8) into a 64-64 tie with 9.5 seconds remaining - coolly sinking two free throws despite howls from the 6,897 in attendance at the Times Union Center where Siena has been unbeaten all season.