With the win, GM (10-13, 8-8 PAC) guaranteed a spot in next weekend's PAC Tournament and hampered Cabrini's chances in the playoff chase.
Sophomore Kevin Lauer led Gwynedd with 25 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double on the year. Junior Chris DelBrocco added 19 points while senior Rick Haas chipped in 12 and Haven Wroten 11.
Jeff Dailey led the Cavs (9-14, 6-10 PAC) with 30 points as he hit six of his team's 11 treys on the day. Anthony Bennett notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards. Jim McMahon also netted 17 points.
Cabrini, leading by 10 at the break, used back-to-back treys from Dailey and Bennett to spark an 11-2 run to open the second half. With the Griffins in foul trouble, Bennett hit two from the line to take a 73-51 lead with 10:01 to play.
But back came the Griffins, outscoring the Cavs 30-3 over the next nine minutes. Lauer's jumper at the top of the key would tie the game at 76-76 and Haas' two free-throws finally gave GM the lead with 3:36 to play.
Dailey sank his sixth trey and Jim McMahon followed, hitting two-free throws with 53 seconds to deadlock the teams at 81-81 and force the extra session.
Lauer and Haas had the only two field goals in overtime before Bennett hit two more from the line with 1:19 left to make it a two-point contest. After getting the ball back with six ticks left, the Cavs had a last shot bounce off the rim and the ensuing tip-in did not fall as Gwynedd prevailed.
GM hit 39% (29-of-74) from the floor and scored 34 points off of 27 Cabrini turnovers. The Cavs hit on 51% (23-of-45) of its shots including 11-of-21 (52%) from downtown. Gwynedd won the battle of the boards, 37-35.
Newspaper Box Score Cabrini College vs Gwynedd-Mercy College 02/11/06 3 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 85, CABRINI COLLEGE 83 CABRINI COLLEGE (9-14, 6-10 PAC) Jeff Dailey 9-12 6-6 30; Jim McMahon 4-12 7-8 17; Anthony Bennett 3-6 10-12 17; Randy Reid 3-7 2-6 8; Dominique Barron 2-3 0-0 5; Jim Good 1-2 1-5 4; Bruce MacLelland 1-2 0-0 2; Victor O'Connor 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 26-37 83. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE (10-13, 8-8 PAC) Kevin Lauer 9-20 7-7 25; Chris DelBrocco 7-17 2-2 19; Rick Haas 3-9 5-6 12; Haven Wroten 5-7 1-2 11; Francis Bowe 2-6 2-2 7; Tom Keenan 1-3 0-0 3; Rashid Santiago 1-7 0-0 2; Jack Forth 1-4 0-0 2; Dave McFadden 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-74 21-23 85. Cabrini College............... 46 35 2 - 83 Gwynedd-Mercy College......... 36 45 4 - 85 3-point goals-Cabrini College 11-21 (Jeff Dailey 6-9; Jim McMahon 2-7; Dominique Barron 1-2; Jim Good 1-1; Anthony Bennett 1-2), Gwynedd-Mercy College 6-23 (Chris DelBrocco 3-9; Francis Bowe 1-3; Rick Haas 1-3; Tom Keenan 1-3; Jack Forth 0-2; Haven Wroten 0-1; Kevin Lauer 0-2). Fouled out--Cabrini College-None, Gwynedd-Mercy College-Tom Keenan; Rick Haas. Rebounds-Cabrini College 35 (Anthony Bennett 12), Gwynedd-Mercy College 37 (Kevin Lauer 14). Assists-Cabrini College 17 (Anthony Bennett 4), Gwynedd-Mercy College 18 (Rick Haas 5; Chris DelBrocco 5). Total fouls-Cabrini College 18, Gwynedd-Mercy College 23. A-350 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Game