Iona Gaels @ West Virginia Mountaineers
Javon Small scores 23 points and West Virginia routs Iona 86-43
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- — Javon Small scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, Tucker DeVries added 13 points and West Virginia routed Iona 86-43 on Wednesday night.
Johnathan Powell scored 11 points and Amani Hansberry had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (3-1). Small had five rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Powell had a dunk and two 3-pointers in a 10-0 West Virginia run that gave the Mountaineers a 21-7 lead less than seven minutes into the game. DeVries and Powell hit 3s and soon afterward West Virginia went on a 12-0 run. In a span of eight minutes the Mountaineers stretched their lead from 11-7 to 39-17.
The Mountaineers led 45-22 at halftime and their lead reached 30 when KJ Tenner hit back-to-back jumpers with 12 1/2 minutes remaining in the game. An 11-0 run made it 77-36 with 4 1/2 minutes to go.
West Virginia shot 65% in the second half, 52% for the game, and made 15 of 31 3-pointers.
Iona managed eight baskets in the first half and six in the second. The Gaels shot 24% for the game.
James Patterson scored 12 points and Luke Jungers had 10 for Iona (1-4).
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Kipp Kissinger
- Brooks Wells
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siena | 2-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Marist | 2-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Merrimack | 2-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Saint Peter's | 2-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Iona | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Sacred Heart | 1-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| Manhattan | 1-1 | 1 | 4-7 |
| Fairfield | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Canisius | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 0-2 | 2 | 3-8 |
| Niagara | 0-2 | 2 | 2-9 |
| Rider | 0-2 | 2 | 1-8 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |

