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MAAC Tournament title game pits Manhattan against Iona

An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament is on the line at the MassMutual Center in Springfield on Monday night, as the Manhattan Jaspers tangle with the Iona Gaels in the title game of the 32nd annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament.Seeded fourth for this year's tourney, the Gaels are the most successful of the current members of the MAAC in this event, having taken home the trophy a total of seven times, but that hasn't happened since 2006. Sporting a record of 39-24 in the event overall, Iona began this year's run with an 89-85 victory versus Canisius on Saturday and then followed it up with a 79-73 victory versus top-seeded Niagara on Sunday afternoon.Sixth-seeded Manhattan, which is facing the Gaels in the championship round for the first time ever, started off the 2013 edition of the tournament with a 55-52 win against third-seeded and defending champion Loyola-Maryland two nights ago, and continued with a 60-42 romp over seventh-seeded Fairfield yesterday. The Jaspe...

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