Coach Rick Pitino media comments post IONA 65-53 Win Over AppState on Opening Night for college basketball on SALRADIO Iona down by six points early in second half used strong defense to take the lead and score the last 12 points of the game. Gaels led by SMU grad transfer Tyson Jolly who had 19 pts, returning grad student Dylan Van Eyck had 17 points and 8 rebounds, and sophmore Nelly Jr Joseph 12 pts. Gaels outshoot AppState 59% to 29% in second half. Adrian Delph led AppState with 15 pts. Gaels 1-0 will host Harvard on Saturday at 1 PM. Video by Ken Kraetzer for Sons of the American Legion Radio.