Week 11: 1.16-22.84
BYU (18-0) overtook Maryland in the polls, after the Terrapins lost at #10 Clemson, and #24 Virginia, last week. Cornell suffered their first loss and fell from #3 to #5. North Carolina fell out of the top ten, and down to #18. Clemson, meanwhile, jumped from 22nd to 10th.
George Washington also moved, from #16 to #14.
Code:
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Brigham Young (45) 18-0 1773 2 Western Athletic Conference
2. Maryland (27) 16-3 1745 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Missouri 16-2 1653 4 Big Eight Conference
4. Rice 13-1 1553 5 Southwest Conference
5. Cornell 15-1 1420 3 Ivy League
6. Texas Christian 16-0 1409 6 Southwest Conference
7. UTEP 14-2 1400 8 Western Athletic Conference
8. Texas A&M 15-1 1313 9 Southwest Conference
9. Baylor 13-2 1285 7 Southwest Conference
10. Clemson 15-3 1130 22 Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Princeton 13-2 1062 14 Ivy League
12. California 16-1 978 13 Pacific-8 Conference
13. Pennsylvania 13-2 880 18 Ivy League
14. George Washington 19-1 859 16 Independent
15. Southern California 14-3 850 20 Pacific-8 Conference
16. Duke 12-3 757 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Yale 12-1 634 19 Ivy League
18. North Carolina 14-3 538 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Southern Methodist 13-2 465 21 Southwest Conference
20. Wake Forest 14-2 465 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Nebraska 13-3 429 12 Big Eight Conference
22. Washington 14-2 299 17 Pacific-8 Conference
23. New Mexico 13-2 256 24 Western Athletic Conference
24. Virginia 12-3 146 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
25. North Carolina State 14-3 46 15 Atlantic Coast Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 12-3 35 Ivy League
Indiana 12-3 12 Big Ten Conference
Bradley 15-2 8 Missouri Valley Conference
1.20.84: vs Delaware (11-5)
The Blue Hens have racked up their record by preying on some bad teams. Their lone win against a semi-credible team is Arizona State, and nobody has them ranked. They also fell to Georgetown by 14, recently. They are not proficient rebounders, but they do score in bunches. And they do with good overall offense (21st in Adjusted FG%). They are awful at stopping good shooting, and their games typically get into...well, shootouts. That benefits GW.
Arthur Rodriguez, senior guard, averages 25.1 points a game. He just eclipsed his 2,000th point a few games ago. He is one of two players ahead of Jack in the race for the scoring title (which Douglas Tomasco is winning in a runaway). He shoots wel (51% field, 47% three), but poorly from the line (61%). He shot 87% last year. That doesn't make much sense.
Sly Holly (16.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg) adds a potent 1-2 punch. The rest of the team contributes here and there...but this team goes through those two. They are without forward David Davis (6.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg).
Armbruster opens things with a layup. Jack adds a basket after...and then follows up with another. Jack finds Davis for three, and it's 9-0 two minutes into the game. TImeout, Delaware. Woods takes a charge...Delaware is doing nothing write. Holly gets fouled by Armbruster, and hits both...Hulett scores to respond, though. Sandy hits a three, and it's 14-2. Jack's line is 4-1-1 through four minutes.
Rodriguez gets into early foul trouble, and he sits. Delaware is in a world of hurt, down ten to the best player in the country, and their top man is out. Jack gets a three-point play. Holley scores for Delaware. Holley hits a three, and it's 17-11. Justin Duhon gets a tip, and then a steal and a layup, and it's down to two. Guess they aren't in a world of hurt. Hulett scores to end the bleeding, but Ed Walker responds.
Jack scores, making it 21-17 with 10:43 left. Stefan Stroh hits two free throws, but Hector gets an and one...he misses, Sandy gets the rebound, and he's fouled. It's 25-21 with 10 left. Hector is fouled shooting a three...he hits two of three. Jack findsm Woods for a baset. Duhon is fouled by Woods, and he hits his shot. Rodriguez is back, and he hits two free throws, to make it 29-25. Holley hits, and it's back to two. Davis makes two free throws, and with 6:30 left, it's 31-27.
Stroh scores. Hulett responds. Jack is currently out. Rodriguez hits a three...he has seven. Davis responds. Woods fouls, and Jack comes back. He's at 9-3-2 so far. Jack scores from the baseline off a Dvais pass. Jack then fouls Bennett Nowicki. Armbruster scores, and hits the and-one. 40-34 with three minutes left. Holley scores, and it's 40-36. Jack finds Hector for a basket. Then he's fouled, and he hits both. 44-36. Jack finds Sandy for a basket...then gets his second foul, right before the half. Jack hits a three at the buzzer, making it 49-37 at the half. His line: 16-7-4. Holley had 14 for Delaware.
Davis gets his third foul, and Hulett his second. Jack hits a three to start the scoring. Jack gets his third foul immediately after. Jack hits ANOTHER three...it's 55-37. Ed Walker scores to start things for the Blue Hens. Hulett hits a three. Where is this coming from? GW is shooting 62%, and 60% from 3. Jack gets fouled and the bucket, but misses the freebie. It's 60-39.
Jack has 24-9-4, Rodriguez has 9-1-1. Hmmm. And now a block, and an assist to Hulett for 3. Holley scores...Oh, here's Porter Ali. Bet he shoots a three. No! He assists Hulett on another! Holy cow! Jack with ANOTHER THREE! They've hit seven or eight this half! Holy cow!
Jack is up to 27-12-5. And he scores from the baseline. It's 71-41...22-4 to start the half for GW. Jack HE HITS ANOTHER THREE!!!!! He's got 32! Jack with a steal, but Sandy misses the layup. Jack gets a break with 9:15 left.He comes back with 7:15 left, and the score 80-49. He immediate gets a rebound and finds Grayson. Duhon hits for Delaware. It's 82-52...Stroh hits a three. Jack gets his fourth foul, and he sits down with 5:23 left. He comes back with four minutes left, and the score 82-57.
Jack misses, but gets his own rebound. Ali shoots, misses, but Grayson throws it down. Jack misses a couple of shots in garbage time...Stroh (16 points) hits another three. Jack gets one more rebound, and runs out the clock. The final is 86-62.
Code:
George Washington 86, Delaware 62
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Delaware (11-6, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Justin Duhon C 28 3-8 1-3 4 13 1 0 8
Edmundo Walker PF 25 3-5 0-0 1 4 0 3 6
Sylvester Holley SF 31 6-15 3-5 3 4 1 3 16
Arthur Rodriguez SG 28 3-12 4-5 0 1 1 2 11
Bennett Nowicki PG 29 0-2 3-4 0 2 5 4 3
Christian Mendoza SG 14 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 2 0
Stefan Stroh SF 18 4-6 6-6 0 1 0 2 16
John Miller PF 12 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Randal Lynch C 10 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 2 0
Mervin Harmon C 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (J.Duhon 2, E.Walker 1, S.Holley 3,
A.Rodriguez 4, B.Nowicki 3)
Blocked Shots: 1 (S.Holley 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Rodriguez 2, B.Nowicki 1, C.Mendoza 1,
S.Stroh 1, J.Miller 1)
3P FGs: 5-22 (J.Duhon 1-3, S.Holley 1-5, A.Rodriguez
1-6, B.Nowicki 0-2, C.Mendoza 0-1, S.Stroh 2-4,
M.Harmon 0-1)
George Washington (20-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods C 21 2-3 0-0 1 4 1 4 4
Brian Armbruster PF 25 2-6 1-3 0 9 1 2 5
Jack Dawkins PF 34 12-19 3-4 3 15 6 4 32
Dwight Davis SG 25 2-6 2-2 0 1 3 4 7
Richie Hulett PG 28 6-10 0-0 1 3 2 3 15
John Sandy SF 28 2-6 4-4 5 7 0 2 9
Hector Patterson PG 15 3-5 2-4 1 3 1 4 8
Porter Ali SF 9 0-3 1-2 0 1 2 1 1
Glenn Grayson C 11 2-3 1-2 1 1 0 0 5
Robert Mulvey SF 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Davis SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 13 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins 2,
D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 3, J.Sandy 1, P.Ali 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (B.Woods 1, B.Armbruster 2, J.Dawkins
1)
Steals: 4 (J.Dawkins 1, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 10-19 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 5-6, D.Davis
1-2, R.Hulett 3-5, J.Sandy 1-3, P.Ali 0-1)
Player of Game: PF Jack Dawkins (GW)
GW sits at 20-1, and Jack is the talk of the nation. He will be on the US Olympic team for the summer games, easy.