February 15, 1985: vs Centenary (4-18)
The Gentlemen give up 78.5 points a game. They have one player averaging more than nine points a game (Kenny Manzano - 17.5). They are putrid offensively, and get outscored by 14.8 points a game, on average. That's 232nd out of 234 teams.
Get the win. Don't get hurt. Those are the goals.
Jack throws down a dunk to start things. Joshua King scores for the Gentlemen. Jack finds Hulett for a hoop. Jack gets a steal, but Hulett misses a three. Jack finds Hulett later on, and Woods scores. It's 8-2 with 16:18 left. Jack hits a three, and the Gentlemen call time.
King throws it out of bounds off of that. Jack is fouled, and he hits both. 13-2. Jonathan Chaparro scores for the Gents. Jack gets a steal, and Hector gets fouled...he gets one of two. Manzano scores...Jack takes a break. He comes back and scores, making it 16-8. Joe Lapierre hits a three. Jack has a 7-0-3 line so far, but it's 16-13 with ten minutes left.
Jack gets to the line, and hits both. Chaparro responds. Then Chaparro scores again. It's down to one...and Centenary takes a 20-18 after a three by Brian Turk. Kenny ties it with a breakaway. Jack gets fouled...Manzano doesn't like the home cooking, and gets T'd up. Jack hits all four, making it 24-22. Jack finds Ali for three...Damien Perlman responds with one. Jack gets two freebies, and then a steal, and an assist for Kenny. Armbruster draws a charge, and Woods tips in a Jack miss. It's 33-25 with 4:22 left.
Tony Mata hits two free throws. Grayson gets to the line, he gets one of two. 34-27. Jack gets a block...he has a 15-2-5 line. Make that 17-3-5 after he tips in his own miss. Hector with a steal and a dunk. Then he fouls Perlman, who hits both. 38-29. Perez gets fouled, get the hoop, and the free throw. Jack tips in a Woods miss. It's 43-29 with a minute left. Chapparo gets one of two freebies, but King scores. The half ends at 45-33. Jack has a 19-6-5 line. King has nine for Centenary...they shot 58%, offsetting their 12 turnovers.
Jack finds Kenny to open the half, but Lapierre hits a three. Chaparro scores...it's 48-38. Woods scores, and Jack draws a charge on Perlman. Woods scores again. He has eight points. Horace Quinn hits a three, but Jack finds Armbruster for his first points. It's 54-41 with fifteen left.
Jack finds Kenny for three; he has ten points, and Jack takes a seat for a moment. Chaparro scores for the Gents. He does so again. He has 13...Patterson scores for GW. Jack returns; Hulett gets a steal, but nothing comes of it. 10:29 left, it's 59-45.
Jack charges into Joseph Penn for his second foul. He has a 19-9-8 line. Armbruster scores. Woods tips in a Hulett miss. Allan Townsly scores, and Jack finds Hulett for three. 66-48, Jack has a 19-10-9 line. He completes the triple-double with a pass to Perez. Jack finds Hulett, who now has nine points. Then he finds Kenny. Centenary keeps playing hard...it's 72-54 with 2:36 left, and the starters are still in. Jack finds Armbruster, and that should wrap it up. Kenny with a steal, and he gets a lob to Jack for a thunderous dunk. Penn scores, there's a foul, and GW clears their bench. The final is 76-59...Jack shot an abysmal 5-18, but had 21-13-10, with three steals and a block.
Code:
George Washington 76, Centenary 59
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Centenary (4-19, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Chaparro C 29 6-9 2-4 1 3 0 3 14
Joshua King SF 33 5-8 1-2 2 8 1 3 11
Kenneth Manzano SF 12 1-4 0-0 0 1 2 4 2
Douglas Lapierre SG 31 2-5 0-0 0 4 4 3 6
Damien Perlman PG 27 1-6 2-3 0 4 1 3 5
Joseph Penn PF 19 1-4 3-4 1 5 1 2 5
Allan Townsley PF 19 2-2 2-3 4 4 1 1 6
Tony Mata C 3 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 0 2
Horace Quinn PG 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 0 3
Brian Turk SG 6 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 5
Gerald Lafayette SF 7 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0
Turnovers: 22 (J.Chaparro 1, J.King 2, K.Manzano 4,
D.Lapierre 5, D.Perlman 4, J.Penn 1, A.Townsley 3,
B.Turk 2)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Chaparro 2)
Steals: 4 (J.Chaparro 1, D.Lapierre 1, B.Turk 2)
3P FGs: 5-11 (J.King 0-1, D.Lapierre 2-3, D.Perlman
1-2, H.Quinn 1-1, B.Turk 1-1, G.Lafayette 0-3)
George Washington (24-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 29 3-4 0-2 0 4 0 4 6
Bruce Woods PF 34 4-9 2-2 3 6 0 1 10
Jack Dawkins SF 33 5-18 10-10 3 10 13 2 21
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 5-6 0-0 1 3 3 1 12
Richie Hulett PG 22 4-9 0-0 2 4 1 4 9
Hector Patterson PG 23 2-6 1-2 0 0 3 2 5
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 9 1-1 1-3 1 1 0 2 3
Denny Perez C 8 2-3 1-1 0 0 0 3 5
Porter Ali SG 8 2-4 0-0 2 3 0 1 5
F. Boutwell SG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 2, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 1, R.Hulett 3, H.Patterson 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Dawkins 1)
Steals: 8 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 3, K.Frazier 2,
R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 5-18 (J.Dawkins 1-5, K.Frazier 2-3, R.Hulett
1-4, H.Patterson 0-1, D.Perez 0-1, P.Ali 1-3,
F.Boutwell 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)