ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior Dan DelConte (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half to help Gwynedd-Mercy erase a nine-point halftime deficit in the Griffins' 97-93 win over Utica in the first game of the Harold J. Brodie Tournament hosted by RIT.

The Griffins (6-3) will face the host Tigers in the championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Junior Frank Champion (Northfield, N.J./Mainland) also shined, netting a career-high 22 points along with 15 rebounds for his first double-double on the season.

DelConte, after going just 2-of-8 in the first, responded by going 7-of-12 and by hitting all three six-pointers in the second stanza.

Reggie German had 18 points and 12 boards for the Pioneers (3-4), out of the Liberty League.