Down by as many as 17 points with just over nine minutes in regulation, the Griffins stormed back taking a 72-70 lead on a breakaway dunk by forward Jeff Thomas with 47 ticks on the clock.
After Chris DelBrocco just missed a game winning shot at the end of regulation, the teams entered the first overtime tied at 72-72.
The Griffins raced out to a five-point lead in the extra session thanks to a big three-pointer from sophomore Kevin Lauer and a putback from senior Courtney Griffin to take a 77-72 GMC lead.
This time, the Cavs rallied, and tied the contest with 15 seconds left as Jim McMahon connected on his only trey of the game to deadlock the teams at 80-80.
In the second overtime, Gwynedd-Mercy built a four-point lead before Cabrini fought to get within 86-84 on a layup from Ty Teasley with 1:40 remaining.
Gwynedd-Mercy had several chances to ice the game, but missed on four occasions from the free-throw line. A last-second desperation shot from Messiah Reames did not fall as the buzzer sounded capping the comeback victory and extending their win streak to nine games.
With the win, GMC goes to 17-3 and 11-0 in the PAC. The win also clinches a playoff spot for the PAC Tournament.
Thomas was one assist shy of a triple-double, recording 20 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists before fouling out in the first overtime. Teammates DelBrocco totaled 15 points and sophomore Francis Bowe netted 12 points.
Junior Rick Haas chipped in nine points and seven boards. The squad connected on 26-of-66 (39.4%) of its shots.
Teasley led Cabrini with 20 points and 19 rebounds as the team shot 25-of-75 (33.3%) for the game. Reames finished with 16 points while Jeff Dailey had 14 and Jim Good totaled 12 points for the Cavs (11-9, 7-5 PAC).
Newspaper Box Score Gwynedd-Mercy College vs Cabrini College 02/05/05 3 p.m. at Radnor, Pa. Dixon Center At Radnor, Pa. Dixon Center GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 86, CABRINI COLLEGE 84 GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (17-3, 11-0 PAC) Jeff Thomas 7-12 6-8 20; Chris DelBrocco 3-11 6-6 15; Francis Bowe 4-5 2-4 12; Badou Gaye 4-5 1-7 9; Rick Haas 2-13 4-4 9; Rashid Santiago 3-10 2-4 8; Courtney Griffin 1-1 2-7 4; Kevin Lauer 1-6 1-2 4; Troy Bixler 1-1 0-0 3; Joe Kilpatrick 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 26-45 86. CABRINI COLLEGE (11-9, 7-5 PAC) Ty Teasley 7-18 5-5 20; Messiah Reames 3-12 10-12 16; Jeff Dailey 5-14 0-0 14; Jim Good 4-4 4-4 12; Jim McMahon 3-14 2-4 9; Dan Clemens 1-3 4-4 6; Randy Reid 1-6 2-4 4; Bill Leahy 1-2 0-0 3; Anthony Bennett 0-1 0-0 0; Jody Boon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-75 27-33 84. Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 30 42 8 6 - 86 Cabrini College............... 37 35 8 4 - 84 3-point goals-Gwynedd-Mercy College 8-19 (Chris DelBrocco 3-7; Francis Bowe 2-3; Kevin Lauer 1-4; Troy Bixler 1-1; Rick Haas 1-3; Rashid Santiago 0-1), Cabrini College 7-29 (Jeff Dailey 4-10; Jim McMahon 1-5; Ty Teasley 1-7; Bill Leahy 1-1; Jody Boon 0-1; Dan Clemens 0-1; Messiah Reames 0-4). Fouled out--Gwynedd-Mercy College-Chris DelBrocco; Jeff Thomas, Cabrini College-Jim McMahon. Rebounds-Gwynedd-Mercy College 48 (Jeff Thomas 12), Cabrini College 56 (Ty Teasley 19). Assists-Gwynedd-Mercy College 20 (Jeff Thomas 9), Cabrini College 16 (Ty Teasley 5). Total fouls-Gwynedd-Mercy College 29, Cabrini College 31. A-450 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game