A. J. English hit a fadeaway jumper with 1 minute 39 seconds left to break a tie, Deyshonee Much followed with a driving layup that he converted into a 3-point play, and second-seeded Iona beat top-seeded Monmouth, 79-76, in Albany on Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament title and an N.C.A.A. tournament berth.
Monmouth (27-7), which joined the MAAC in 2013, was seeking its first tournament appearance since 2006. It entered the title game on a five-game winning streak and had won 13 of 14 in a storybook season, the lone loss having been at Iona (22-10).