Jones scores 19 in Long Beach State's 80-76 win over Iona

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Jadon Jones scored 19 points as Long Beach State beat Iona 80-76 on Tuesday.

Jones added three steals for the Beach (3-3). Messiah Thompson added 14 points while going 4 of 8 and 5 of 8 from the free throw line, and he also had three steals. Lassina Traore shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 5 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding six rebounds and three blocks.

Idan Tretout led the way for the Gaels (1-3) with 17 points, five assists and three steals. Jean Aranguren added 16 points for Iona. In addition, Greg Gordon had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

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