LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Rick Pitino's Iona Gaels became the first team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's history to beat an AP Top-10 team after upsetting No. 10 Alabama 72-68 on Thursday night.
Nelly Junior Joseph and Walter Clayton Jr. made key free throws in the final seconds to lift Iona in the opening-round game at the ESPN Events Invitational.
Clayton got an offensive rebound and made one of two free throws to make it 70-68 with 20 seconds left. After Jahvon Quinerly missed a shot for Alabama, Joseph secured the win with two free throws with 9 seconds remaining.