January 2, 1985: at Lafayette (8-3)
That diabolical preppy 80s-movie jerk, Brady Cory, is still there. Oddly enough, the Leopards have two players from Fayetteville...but one from different states (NC, TN). The Leopards are a reasonably veteran squad (Cory has played in 101, Carmelo Kiely has played in 87 and started 78, several others have played at least 45), that is trying to get back to the NCAA after missing out last year (NIT bid). The Colonials will be the first team the Leopards have faced that is a true challenge...the only team they beat that has a winning record is Loyola-Chicago. They are a solid offensive unit who has feasted on poor defenses thus far. GW presents a challenge for them, easily.
That offense is led by guard Sandy Cosgrove (16.5 ppg) and Kiely (16.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg). Cory only averages 5.3 ppg, but also 5.8 rpg and 4.6 apg. This team is solid at rebounding. Truth be told, I like when GW plays Lafayette. There aren't many teams Jack has faced all four years. The Leopards are one of them.
Richard Welker hits the first bucket of the game for Lafayette. Hulett hits a three for GW. Jack's first attempt is blocked, but Woods follows. Jack gets his first points following his own miss. It's 7-2 with four minutes played.
Cosgrove hits a three, but Jack responds. Hector gets a steal and a layup. He's become quite wait he got another...adept at it. Two in fifteen seconds. 14-5 with five minutes gone. Jack finds Woods. Then he blocks Kiely's shot. It's 17-5 with 12:34 left. Jack has a 5-4-2 line after finding Woods. Chuck Eyler hits a three, but Jack responds. Woods hits, and with 10:11 left, it's 23-12.
Ali comes in for Jack. Jack then comes back at C, and hits a jumper. When Jack is at the center spot, GW is especially nasty. Eyler gets a tip, but Jack responds with a three. Grayson comes in and Jack slides to the 4. Armbruster comes in for Grayson after four seconds. Jack scores again. He has 14. Lafayette has 16. Well, Cosgrove hit a three. Hector responds after a Jack pass. Oddly enough, Lafayette, though playing horribly, is staying there. Jack hits two free throws...it's 34-19, but Welker just got a three-point play. Jack responds again. Cory gets his first points off a three. It's 36-25, but Jack gets two free throws. 38-25, 2:36 left.
Cosgrove hits two free throws...Kenny hits two. Welker scores, and it's 40-29. Ali drills a three, but Welker responds with a jumper. Ali is fouled, and he goes one of two. Jack comes back. Danny Fuller finds Kiely. Hector is fouled, gets both. Welker hits. 46-35. Jack gets several rebounds on the final possession, but Hector's three is waved off. It's 46-35 at the half, as Lafayette got hot late. Jack has a 20-6-3 line. Welker has 13 for the Leopards, who also have 11 turnovers, to just three for GW.
Jack gets a block of Kiely's dunk, then finds Woods for the score. Cosgrove respondsm with a three. Cory gets his third or fourth foul. Armbruster scores...he only has three. Eyler gets a three-point play off Armbruster's third foul. It's 50-41. Jack gets fouled by Kiely, and he hits both. Hulett with a steal, and a layup. That's his first score since his opening three. Jack hits again...he has 24-7-4. Jonathan Cundiff scores. Oh yeah, Carrol Jim is on this team...forgot about him. Armbruster gets fouled, and he misses both. He is playing hesitant right now.
Woods fouls Willie Gomez, who goes one of two. 56-46. Jack finds Hector for the basket. Jack's up to 24-11-5. Jack scores from the corner...Hulett with a steal...Jack hits off that. It's 62-46 and Jack gets a steal, but he misses. Hulett is fouled...he hits both. It's 64-46, and a close game feels so far away.
Grayson is in. He hasn't done anything. Jack commits his first foul, a charge...he gets a steal, and finds Hulett for the bucket. Jack gets a board, and finds Hulett again. He's up to 11, Jack has 28-13-7, and it's 68-48. Hector comes back...he has ten of the sneakiest points you'd ever see. Eyler hits a three. Hulett gets two free throws, as Jack comes back. Tony Matthews hits three. Armbruster gets to the line, goes one for two. It's 72-56, as here comes Lafayette.
Jack hits another shot. He has 30.
Grayson gets in the stat sheet, as he gets a rebound and an assist on Hector's three. Jack finds Armbruster for a hoop. Jack throws down an emphatic dunk, causing a timeout with 4:49 left. It's 81-58, and only a matter of time before everyone comes out. Hulett finds Jack for a score. The JVs come in with 2:15 left...what was a close game became completely one-sided, and it revolved around Jack's total ability to take over a game.
Hector, meanwhile, is on a roll. He had 15. Kenny, meanwhile, didn't take a shot, and had just two points in 24 minutes. Gotta wonder if he's losing confidence, or his place on the team. Hector is taking his role, and while there's total confidence in Hector, there seems to be waning confidence in Kenny. This is not good, and something to watch.
Code:
George Washington 85, Lafayette 62
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George Washington (12-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 32 2-4 2-6 2 4 1 3 6
Bruce Woods PF 28 5-7 0-2 2 5 0 4 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 13-23 6-6 5 13 8 1 34
Kenneth Frazier SG 24 0-0 2-2 0 0 4 2 2
Richie Hulett PG 33 4-7 5-6 1 3 3 2 14
Hector Patterson PG 24 6-13 2-2 2 2 3 2 15
Glenn Grayson PF 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0
Denny Perez C 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0
Porter Ali SF 5 1-3 1-2 0 0 1 0 4
F. Boutwell SG 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
David Echevarria PF 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 5 (J.Dawkins 2, K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 1,
H.Patterson 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 1)
Steals: 8 (J.Dawkins 2, R.Hulett 2, H.Patterson 4)
3P FGs: 5-13 (B.Armbruster 0-2, J.Dawkins 2-2, R.Hulett
1-2, H.Patterson 1-4, P.Ali 1-3)
Lafayette (8-4, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Charles Eyler C 33 4-7 2-3 3 6 1 2 12
Richard Welker PF 33 7-11 1-1 1 4 1 3 15
Carmelo Kiely SF 24 1-4 0-0 0 2 3 4 2
Sandy Cosgrove SG 17 3-6 2-2 1 2 3 4 11
Brady Cory PG 16 2-4 2-2 2 5 1 4 7
Danny Fuller PG 20 1-5 1-2 0 2 5 4 3
Carrol Jim SF 15 1-6 0-0 2 2 1 1 2
Johnathan Cundiff SG 16 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Lawerence Jones SG 7 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 4
Tony Matthews PG 2 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 3
Willian Gomez PF 17 0-1 1-2 4 5 1 1 1
Turnovers: 18 (C.Eyler 3, C.Kiely 2, S.Cosgrove 4,
B.Cory 1, D.Fuller 4, C.Jim 1, J.Cundiff 2, L.Jones 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Eyler 2, R.Welker 1)
Steals: 1 (D.Fuller 1)
3P FGs: 7-21 (C.Eyler 2-2, R.Welker 0-1, S.Cosgrove
3-5, B.Cory 1-1, D.Fuller 0-3, C.Jim 0-4, J.Cundiff
0-2, L.Jones 0-2, T.Matthews 1-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)