December 17, 1984 Poll
Duke is one of two teams undefeated and in the top ten. They are your unanimous #1 after Virginia lost, and fell nine spots to #11. Rice ascends to the top spot, followed by Kansas, BYU, and Maryland.
George Washington fell a spot, as Baylor slid up. They are now ninth overall.
Code:
Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 9-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 7-1 1720 4 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas 8-1 1634 5 Big Eight Conference
4. Brigham Young 7-1 1520 6 Western Athletic Conference
5. Maryland 7-1 1477 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Clemson 8-1 1400 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Missouri 6-1 1377 7 Big Eight Conference
8. Baylor 7-1 1330 11 Southwest Conference
9. George Washington 7-0 1318 8 Independent
10. Southern California 6-1 1152 3 Pacific-8 Conference
11. Virginia 7-1 1043 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
12. Princeton 2-1 1012 14 Ivy League
13. Yale 6-1 885 16 Ivy League
14. Texas Tech 6-1 769 17 Southwest Conference
15. Texas Christian 6-1 754 15 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 5-1 743 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Pennsylvania 6-2 681 21 Ivy League
18. North Carolina 6-1 565 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. UTEP 6-2 338 12 Western Athletic Conference
20. Alabama 7-0 337 23 Southeastern Conference
21. Cornell 5-2 295 25 Ivy League
22. Kansas State 7-2 287 NR Big Eight Conference
23. North Carolina State 4-1 272 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Florida 7-1 257 NR Southeastern Conference
25. Marshall 6-0 224 24 Independent
Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Methodist 3-1 67 Southwest Conference
Wyoming 6-1 52 Western Athletic Conference
Bradley 7-1 32 Missouri Valley Conference
Illinois 6-1 18 Big Ten Conference
Nebraska 5-1 16 Big Eight Conference
Columbia 6-2 11 Ivy League
South Florida 7-1 7 Independent
Tennessee 6-1 4 Southeastern Conference
Davidson 5-1 2 Southern Conference
Stetson 5-1 1 Independent
A bit of history...Jack is now 29 points away from the all-time scoring record. So, he's likely to get it, either in this game, or the next. It may likely be in this one.
12.17.84: vs Lehigh (1-6)
The Mountain Hawks are a perennial doormat. They have won 24 games in the last three seasons, and are one of the few teams never to see the postseason. This year, their offense is a major issue, which is a major issue when facing a team like GW. They also rebound horribly. They are outrebounded by an average of 8.3 a game. That's 225th in the country. And they shoot worse than 39% from the field. That's atrocious.
The backcourt of Jack Powers and Bradley Daniels "lead" the way. They are averaging 12.6 and 10.1 points, respectively. This is not an offense to marvel at, unfortunately for Lehigh fans.
Lehigh is one of the smaller teams in the NCAA, which makes sense for their rebounding woes. Armbruster opens things with a three. Ron Martin scores for Lehigh. Jack finds Hulett in the corner. Jack Powers hits a three to tie things up. Hulett responds, and Kenny gets a steal and flush the other way. Armbruster gets a dunk...both he and Hulett have five early points. It's 12-5 after three minutes.
Francis Hardnett gets a dunk. Daniels hits a jumper. Woods responds, and Powers responds to that. Armbruster hits off a Jack pass. Jack hasn't taken a shot, until now, when he gets a layup off a Hector steal. Powers responds. Hulett hits another three...Hector with a steal, but nothing comes of it. It's 21-13 after a frantic six minutes. Jack gets a break, as Grayson comes in. Hulett continues his hot shooting...Hector gets his third steal, but again, nothing comes of it. Lehigh has seven turnovers. Jack comes back, and commits his first foul.
Powers gets two free throws. He has nine. Frazier hits a three...it's 26-17. Jack hits a three off a Hector pass. So far, Lehigh is in control of the boards. Very odd. Armbruster scores off a Jack pass. Jack hits another bucket. Grayson hits...it's 35-18. Jack gets fouled, and he hits one of two. Jack gets his second foul, but stays in. Von Abbott is in. Jack gets another bucket, and then his third foul. Oy vey. It's 39-25 as he exits.
Anyway, Von Abbott is in. It sounds like the name of the antagonist in an 80s Bill Murray movie to me. GW is up 42-30, as Daniels hits a three. He and Powers have 17 combined. Hector scores. Hulett has 13, Armbruster 9. Hector has five assists so far. Hulett gets his second foul...he and Kenny both have two. Hector scores, Kenny gets a steal and a layup the other way. Powers responds. It's 48-32 with two minutes left.
Michael King comes in, but Patterson comes right back. Ali gets one of two free throws, but Hector follows it with a beautiful tip in. At the half, it's 54-37. Lehigh had eleven turnovers to just one for GW. But they controlled the rebounds. That's just nuts.
Jack is back. And he scores the first points. He has 13-2-3. Hulett has 14. Kenny with a steal, and a layup...that's his third such play this game. It's 58-37 with 17:09 left to go. Jack gets it to Woods, who gets it to go, and the foul. He hits, and it's 61-37.
Jack finds Armbruster. He is facilitating like crazy. GW has 19 assists. Kenny hits off a Grayson pass. Jack gets his fourth foul. This is a frustrating game. I speed up the game, and nothing of any particular note happens. Lehigh begins to chip away, but GW has answers. Armbruster goes on a little streak...he has 13 with 8:30 left. Woods has ten again. His scoring is up this year. It's 77-50 with 7:20 left. It gets to 85-57 with five minutes left...Jack is not coming back, as the subs come in. The final is 94-64. Jack finishes with just 13 points in 19 minutes. The POTG is Hector, who scores 13 with six assists and three steals. It is very rare that someone other than Jack is POTG. It happened here.
Code:
George Washington 94, Lehigh 64
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George Washington (8-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 33 6-13 1-6 0 7 1 2 14
Bruce Woods PF 31 5-9 2-3 2 6 3 0 12
Jack Dawkins SF 19 5-8 2-3 1 4 5 4 13
Kenneth Frazier SG 25 6-7 0-0 1 4 2 3 13
Richie Hulett PG 26 5-11 2-3 1 3 3 4 14
Hector Patterson PG 28 5-10 3-3 2 3 6 1 13
Michael King PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Glenn Grayson PF 10 2-3 3-4 1 2 1 1 7
Denny Perez C 6 0-0 2-2 0 3 1 1 2
Porter Ali SF 14 2-8 1-2 0 2 2 2 6
F. Boutwell SG 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
David Echevarria PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 3 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Armbruster 2, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 7 (K.Frazier 4, H.Patterson 3)
3P FGs: 6-18 (B.Armbruster 1-4, J.Dawkins 1-1,
K.Frazier 1-2, R.Hulett 2-5, H.Patterson 0-1, P.Ali
1-5)
Lehigh (1-7, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bryant Fisher C 23 1-1 0-0 1 7 1 4 2
Ronald Martin PF 24 2-6 0-0 1 2 0 1 4
Francis Hardnett SF 24 3-8 0-1 3 11 0 2 6
Bradley Daniels SG 26 4-8 1-2 2 6 4 2 11
Jack Powers PG 29 4-15 4-4 1 1 0 2 13
Casey Mills PG 19 2-5 2-2 0 2 2 3 7
Von Abbott C 15 1-6 2-2 1 4 0 5 4
Corey Smith SF 15 1-6 6-6 2 3 0 3 9
Donovan Brown SF 5 2-3 0-0 2 2 0 1 5
Ahmad Kelly PF 11 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0
Ellis Koziol C 6 1-3 0-0 0 4 1 1 3
Noé Hellin SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 18 (B.Fisher 2, R.Martin 2, F.Hardnett 3,
B.Daniels 2, J.Powers 5, C.Mills 3, D.Brown 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Fisher 2, F.Hardnett 1, V.Abbott 1,
A.Kelly 1)
Steals: 0
3P FGs: 7-17 (F.Hardnett 0-4, B.Daniels 2-2, J.Powers
1-4, C.Mills 1-2, C.Smith 1-1, D.Brown 1-1, A.Kelly
0-1, E.Koziol 1-2)
Player of Game: PG Hector Patterson (GW)