Gaye added 13 rebounds for his eighth-straight double-double on the season. He was named to the All Tournament Team.
Senior Jeff Thomas added 16 points and sophomore Chris DelBrocco contributed 14 points to help the Griffins avoid a three-game losing streak.
Gwynedd-Mercy actually trailed 43-41 at halftime before a strong second half and cold shooting by the Greyhounds helped GMC to the victory.
Moravian (4-9) shot 41.2% in the first half before hitting just 29.6% of its attempts in the second. Gwynedd-Mercy shot better than 50% in both stanzas and outrebounded the Greyhounds, 45-28.
Brandon Zaleski led Moravian with 21 points while teammate Steve Wenderfer added 14 points.
Junior Rick Haas scored 13 points in his first start of the season for the Griffins (9-3).
Newspaper Box Score Gwynedd-Mercy College vs Moravian College 01/09/05 1:00 PM at Johnston Hall, Bethlehem, PA At Johnston Hall, Bethlehem, PA GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 85, MORAVIAN COLLEGE 75 GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (9-3) Badou Gaye 8-12 2-3 18; Jeff Thomas 8-12 0-0 16; Chris DelBrocco 6-14 0-0 14; Rick Haas 4-6 4-4 13; Rashid Santiago 2-5 2-2 6; Frank Barder 1-2 2-2 5; Francis Bowe 2-2 0-0 5; Kevin Lauer 1-3 2-2 4; Troy Bixler 1-2 0-0 2; Courtney Griffin 1-3 0-0 2; Joe Kilpatrick 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-62 12-13 85. MORAVIAN COLLEGE (4-9) Brandon Zaleski 7-15 6-9 21; Steve Wenderfer 5-11 4-5 14; Michael Clemente 2-6 5-5 10; Chris Betley 3-4 0-1 8; Ryan Miller 1-5 6-6 8; Justin Chestnut 1-5 5-6 7; Chris Earley 3-5 0-0 6; Matt Devlin 0-1 1-2 1; Zach Zsilavecz 0-3 0-0 0; Ed Reid 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 27-34 75. Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 41 44 - 85 Moravian College.............. 43 32 - 75 3-point goals-Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-14 (Chris DelBrocco 2-9; Rick Haas 1-1; Francis Bowe 1-1; Frank Barder 1-1; Troy Bixler 0-1; Rashid Santiago 0-1), Moravian College 4-20 (Chris Betley 2-2; Michael Clemente 1-3; Brandon Zaleski 1-2; Justin Chestnut 0-1; Chris Earley 0-2; Zach Zsilavecz 0-1; Ed Reid 0-3; Ryan Miller 0-3; Steve Wenderfer 0-3). Fouled out--Gwynedd-Mercy College-Chris DelBrocco; Jeff Thomas, Moravian College-None. Rebounds-Gwynedd-Mercy College 45 (Badou Gaye 13), Moravian College 28 (Steve Wenderfer 8). Assists-Gwynedd-Mercy College 16 (Rashid Santiago 5; Jeff Thomas 5), Moravian College 9 (Ryan Miller 3). Total fouls-Gwynedd-Mercy College 24, Moravian College 17. A-150 27th Annual Starters Greyhound Classic Consolation Game Badou Gaye named to the All Tournament Team