VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – It took five extra minutes, but the Cabrini College men's basketball team topped The Apprentice School 89-77 at the Virginia Wesleyan College Marlin Tip-Off Tournament.  The overtime victory puts the Cavaliers in the championship game of the season-opening event.

Freshman Arron Goodman led five Cavaliers in double-figure scoring. The rookie opened his collegiate career with a bang, logging 21 points, 11 rebounds and three steals.  Junior Fran Rafferty added 18 points on 7-13 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds.  Senior A.J. Williams chipped in with 15 points.  Junior Jon Miller paired a career high 14 rebounds with 10 points in the win.

The Blue and White got off to a great start, scoring the game's first five points.  Apprentice rallied with a 10-0 run to establish a 10-5 lead.  Cabrini managed to cut the deficit to 17-15, but the Builders immediately responded, increasing their lead with an 8-0 run.  The Cavaliers never regained their footing, as they never got within 10 points in the first half.  

After 20 minutes, the Builders held a 47-35 lead.  While the Cavaliers shot 41.7% from the field, they connected on just 3-10 from beyond the three-point line, while the Builders knocked down 8-15 from beyond the arc.  Williams paced the Blue and White with nine points, while Rafferty added seven points before the break.

The Builders extended their lead to 55-37 just 90 seconds into the second stanza before Cabrini began to chip away.  After a pair of Apprentice free throws, Knowles found Rafferty for a three pointer, cutting the lead to 61-52 with just under 15 minutes to play.  The Cavaliers continued to battle.  

With 5:15 on the clock, junior Corey Frizzera found Goodman for a three, tying the score at 65.  After a Builder bucket, Frizzera found Rafferty for a trey, giving the Blue and White its first lead since 5-3, two minutes into play. Miller's offensive rebound and put-back extended Cabrini's lead to 72-69 with 70 seconds to play.  

While the Cavaliers missed three late free throws, the Builders' Darrell Fenton knocked down a pair of jumpers to send the game to overtime, tied at 73.

The clubs exchanged buckets early in the extra period before Apprentice's Tevin Andrews hit a jumper, giving the Builders a 77-76 lead with 3:40 to play.  It was the final points for Apprentice before Goodman took over.  

The freshman immediately knocked down a jumper to regain the lead.  On Cabrini's next possession, he found himself stuck with the ball about 22 feet from the basket with no one to pass to, so he simply knocked down a three pointer.  After grabbing the next defensive rebound, he found Miller for a two-handed dunk and an 83-76 lead.

Goodman tallied six points, grabbed two rebounds and handed out an assist in the extra frame, while Knowles scored six of his 11 points in overtime.

Andrews led the Builders (2-1) with 18 points and eight boards, while Fenton tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals.

The Cavaliers will face No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan College in Saturday's tournament final.  The game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.  The 2:00 p.m. consolation game pits Apprentice against St. Vincent College, who fell to the host 86-65 on Friday.