GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. – Sixth-seeded Immaculata knocked off third-seeded Gwynedd-Mercy, 94-82, Saturday afternoon in a 2012 CSAC Men's Basketball Tournament First-Round Game.

The Mighty Macs (11-15) advance to play at top-seeded Cabrini on Tuesday. The Griffins finish the season at 17-9.

Brandon Smith led IU with a game-high 29 points on 12-of-14 shooting. He was one of four players in double figures.

Sophomore Brandyn Wims (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty) netted 23 for the Griffins, who were held without a field goal over a five and half minute span late in the first half, turning a tie game into a double-digit deficit that Gwynedd could not recover from.

Freshman Justin Knight (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest) added 18 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Senior Dan DelConte (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) added 12.

After being down for most of the first half, junior Brendan Stanton (Harleysville, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) hit a three-pointer to knot the score at 23-23 with 7:15 showing. However, it would be the last field goal for GM over the next five minutes. Two Nelson Torres free throws gave IU a 40-24 edge with just under three minutes in the stanza.  The Mighty Macs would lead 50-33 at the break.

In the second, Gwynedd could not gain traction early on, falling behind as much as 75-50 midway through the period. Wims, who scored 19 of his 23 points in the second stanza, tried to rally the troops by hitting back-to-back three-pointers on consecutive possessions to get within 19. GM would fight to get within 13 (82-69) with 2:15 remaining, but Immaculata would ice the contest at the free-throw line, hitting 10-of-12 attempts down the stretch to seal the win.

Gwynedd-Mercy forced 14 IU turnovers which led to 22 points, but were outrebounded, 39-32.

Torres finished with 18 points, who additionally went 12-of-17 at the line, and a team-high six assists. Rob Siter added 19 points and eight boards while Todd Stokley was one rebound shy of a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine caroms.

Senior Brandon Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Philadelphia Electrical) added eight points, four rebounds, two assists, and two steals off the bench for Gwynedd.

IU was 30-for-51 (58.5%) from the floor while the Griffins shot 28-of-67 (41.8%).