NCAA Round 2: vs Yale (19-11)
GW beat Yale, 88-74, back in December. Jack was going through his monster run at the time, and scored 36 on 14-17 shooting. Sandy also broke out that game, scoring 15 on 5-9. Here is that boxscore.
Code:
George Washington 88, Yale 74
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George Washington (6-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 25 2-4 0-0 1 5 1 5 4
Bruce Woods PF 30 3-5 0-1 2 2 1 2 6
Jack Dawkins SF 29 14-17 7-8 4 10 4 5 36
Richie Hulett SG 32 2-10 2-2 1 3 1 2 7
Dwight Davis PG 27 3-6 0-0 0 2 5 1 7
John Sandy SF 19 5-9 3-4 1 4 1 3 15
Hector Patterson PG 17 2-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 6
Michael King PG 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Porter Ali SF 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
Robert Mulvey C 11 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 2 5
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 17 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3,
R.Hulett 4, D.Davis 4, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1,
R.Mulvey 1, O.Maley 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 12 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 4, J.Sandy
2, H.Patterson 3, R.Mulvey 1)
3P FGs: 6-18 (J.Dawkins 1-3, R.Hulett 1-5, D.Davis 1-2,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-2, M.King 0-1, P.Ali 0-1,
R.Mulvey 1-1)
Yale (4-3, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Antoine Verdin C 30 2-6 3-4 0 7 3 2 7
Kevin Manning PF 35 8-14 3-5 2 7 0 1 19
Gabriel Smith SF 29 2-5 3-7 2 3 3 4 7
Bill Larkin SG 26 2-3 2-2 0 2 0 3 6
A. Escalante PG 21 7-10 1-2 0 0 4 3 19
Isaias Braden PG 18 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0
Marty Chilton SF 19 5-6 0-0 0 4 1 2 10
Timmy Day SG 7 1-2 2-2 1 1 0 0 5
Roger Snelling C 12 0-1 0-0 2 3 1 0 0
Andrew Stalker SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Dennis Desai C 3 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1
Turnovers: 23 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 3, G.Smith 6,
B.Larkin 2, A.Escalante 2, I.Braden 4, M.Chilton 5)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 2, B.Larkin 1,
D.Desai 1)
Steals: 7 (A.Verdin 2, G.Smith 2, B.Larkin 1,
A.Escalante 2)
3P FGs: 5-11 (G.Smith 0-1, A.Escalante 4-6, I.Braden
0-1, T.Day 1-2, A.Stalker 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)
Yale was a major thorn in GW's side, as they didn't pull away until late. Gabriel Smith, Kevin Manning and Antoine Verdin all played great roles in that first round. Even though Yale lost by 14, it felt a lot closer.
Pick: GW by four. This should be nip-and-tuck the whole way. Yale is probably the better team...it would not be a shock if this is where GW's season ends. This is a very tough second-round opponent.
Woods commits a foul on the first possession. Gabe Smith picks Jack's pocket, and it's 3-0 immediately. Bill Larkin hits a three...Jack responds with GW's first points. Verdin hits a three, and it's 9-3. Chapin gets a three-point play. Jack hits a bucket, and it's 9-8. Jack steals and gets a dunk, and GW takes the lead. Jack scores again...then assists Sandy. Manning gets a steal and a layup, and Jack responds to that. He has 11 early points. Manning has five points, and with 10 minutes left, it's 16-15, GW.
GW has gone cold after the early burst. The Apocalypse Twins are in...Maley draws a charge and gets an assist. He's done his job. Hulett remains cold, missing from everyone. Mulvey drills a three, making it 21-17. Hulett allows a three-point play, and Yale takes a 22-21 lead. Woods scores off a Jack pass, and retakes the lead. Verdin responds...Davis hits a three off another Jack pass. Hulett scores, making it 28-26, GW, with 5:27 left. Jack finds Davis for another hoop, but Larkin responds.
Jack has an 11-5-4 line, but has gone cold since the first few minutes. Roger Snelling ties it up for Yale. Hulett hits two free throws and the lead shifts back to GW. Isaias Braden hits a three, and Yale retakes the lead. Jack responds with his first bucket in ten minutes...Sandy gets a steal and promptly misses the dunk in the final seconds. It's 34-33 at the half, in favor of GW. GW has a 13-5-4 line. Both teams have seven turnoers, and Yale has a 22-20 rebounding edge.
Davis gets hurt early in the second half, but he stays in. Davis ends up with the first point, hitting a three. Yale responds immediately. Jack finds Hulett, and it's 39-35. It's 13-6-6 for Jack...Gabe Smith has four points, but gets it to within two for Yale. GW had a lengthy possession, but got no points. Davis hits a three, and Jack adds one of his own. It's 46-40...Davis hits another jumper. Escalante responds, but Jack responds to that. It's 50-42 with 11:32 left.
Larkin finds Marty Chilton, making it 50-44. Manning hits a jumper...back to four. Jack is blocked by Verdin, but Hulett steals a pass and gets the dunk. Sandy nails a three as Jack takes a seat, and Chapin draws a charge on Smith. Sandy hits another three...he is Yale's villain. He has ten, and it's 61-48, after Hector scores. Braden hits a jumper, and Smith gets a steal...Hulett gets his fourth foul, and Jack comes back in. Manning gets Yale to 61-52, but Davis responds. Verdin responds to that, then gets a steal, and a layup. It's back to 63-56 with 4:30 left.
Braden scores, and GW is cowering, somehow. Manning scores. 63-60. Jack misses, but Davis gets a follow. Verdin makes 1-2 from the line. Hulett draws a foul off Larkin, and hits both free throws. 2:55 left. Jack misses a three. Woods collects his fourth foul, but Larkin turns it over. Jack gets a breakaway dunk.
Snelling scores and Chapin fouls him. The free throw makes it 69-64. Yale is fouling. Jack goes to the line...he hits both. 71-64, 1:35 left. Manning with a three. Sandy goes to the line. He hits both. 73-67, 1:26 left. Escalante gets the tip. Davis to the line. He goes 1-2, but Chapin gets the rebound. He goes 1-2, and Jack gets Larkin to turn it over. Hector hits 1-2, and it's 76-69. Davis goes to the line, hits both, and this is over. 78-69 with :18 left. Yale hits a three, but Davis hits two more. Escalante hits a three, Davis hits 1-2 from the line, and it's over...81-75, GW moves on. That was an incredibly hectic last few minutes for the Colonials.
Jack and Davis finished with 22 each. Chapin had four points, but 12 big rebounds. Jack may have had his worst game of the season, going just 9-23, and only at the line twice. He did get three blocks and two steals, but his shooting issues are a problem.
Regardless, GW, the impossible team, is back into the Sweet Sixteen.
Code:
George Washington 81, Yale 75
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Yale (19-12, 8-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Antoine Verdin C 21 3-7 1-2 1 3 1 3 7
Kevin Manning PF 36 7-16 1-2 2 10 2 4 16
Gabriel Smith SF 34 2-15 0-0 4 10 10 4 4
Bill Larkin SG 31 2-5 0-0 2 6 2 4 5
A. Escalante PG 25 6-7 0-0 1 2 1 5 14
Isaias Braden PG 18 5-10 2-3 1 2 1 2 13
Marty Chilton SF 10 4-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 8
Timmy Day SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Snelling C 20 3-6 1-1 2 3 1 1 8
Dennis Desai C 2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 14 (A.Verdin 3, K.Manning 2, G.Smith 3,
B.Larkin 5, I.Braden 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 1, G.Smith 1)
Steals: 11 (A.Verdin 1, K.Manning 1, G.Smith 3,
B.Larkin 1, A.Escalante 4, I.Braden 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (K.Manning 1-1, G.Smith 0-8, B.Larkin 1-4,
A.Escalante 2-2, I.Braden 1-4, R.Snelling 1-1)
George Washington (28-2, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Manuel Chapin C 33 1-3 2-3 4 12 0 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 31 1-2 0-2 1 5 1 4 2
Jack Dawkins SF 36 9-23 2-2 2 8 6 0 22
Richie Hulett SG 31 4-9 5-6 2 4 1 2 13
Dwight Davis PG 28 7-13 6-8 0 2 3 1 22
John Sandy SF 22 4-6 2-2 2 3 3 1 12
Hector Patterson PG 13 1-4 1-2 2 4 1 1 3
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Mulvey C 4 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 3
Orlando Maley PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (M.Chapin 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 4, J.Sandy 3, H.Patterson 2)
Blocked Shots: 6 (M.Chapin 3, J.Dawkins 3)
Steals: 6 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (J.Dawkins 2-4, R.Hulett 0-4, D.Davis 2-5,
J.Sandy 2-3, H.Patterson 0-1, R.Mulvey 1-2)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)