NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Lamont Jones scored 18 points as Iona

outlasted Nevada Saturday, 90-84.

In a Bracket Busters shootout, Iona (22-6) won its fourth

straight. The Gaels, atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference,

got balanced scoring from Jones, Michael Glover (15 points), Scott

Machado and Sean Armand (13 apiece) and a boost from Randy

Dezouvre, who came off the bench to score 17 points.

Machado, the point guard, hitting all 8 of his free throw

attempts and had 15 of Iona's 23 assists.

But the Gaels, up 47-46 at halftime, couldn't shake Nevada

(22-5), which leads the Western Athletic Conference. Olek Czyz

scored 28 points and Deonte Burton 21. Dario Hunt had a 15-point,

14-rebound double-double.

Trailing 71-58 midway through the second half, Nevada whittled

it to 82-77 with 4:04 left. But Dezouvre stuck a jumper, Machado a

layup and two free throws. Jones' two foul shots with 28 seconds

left clinched it.