December 24, 1984 Poll
Duke continued their season-long run atop the AP Poll by continuing their undefeated season. Rice and Kansas stayed #2 and #3, respectively, and then there was some jostling in the poll, based on writer preference (and region). Maryland, who lost to #22 TCU, dropped eleven spots to #16.
That enabled George Washington to slide back up a spot, to #8. Princeton, who has only gotten in six games this year, continued their rise up the polls. They moved up three spots to #9.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (72) 10-0 1800 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice 8-1 1724 2 Southwest Conference
3. Kansas 9-1 1616 3 Big Eight Conference
4. Clemson 11-1 1592 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Brigham Young 8-1 1478 4 Western Athletic Conference
6. Missouri 7-1 1434 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Southern California 8-1 1305 10 Pacific-8 Conference
8. George Washington 9-0 1288 9 Independent
9. Princeton 5-1 1233 12 Ivy League
10. Baylor 9-1 1223 8 Southwest Conference
11. Texas Christian 9-1 1108 15 Southwest Conference
12. Virginia 9-1 1017 11 Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Pennsylvania 8-2 898 17 Ivy League
14. UTEP 8-2 762 19 Western Athletic Conference
15. Texas Tech 7-1 761 14 Southwest Conference
16. Wake Forest 6-1 728 16 Atlantic Coast Conference
17. North Carolina 8-1 689 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Cornell 7-2 484 21 Ivy League
19. Kansas State 9-2 480 22 Big Eight Conference
20. Alabama 9-0 437 20 Southeastern Conference
21. Maryland 7-2 429 5 Atlantic Coast Conference
22. North Carolina State 6-1 361 23 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Illinois 9-1 218 NR Big Ten Conference
24. Yale 7-2 183 13 Ivy League
25. Bradley 9-1 68 NR Missouri Valley Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas A&M 6-2 27 Southwest Conference
Pittsburgh 8-1 18 Big East Conference
South Florida 8-1 16 Independent
Stetson 7-1 9 Independent
Marshall 7-1 6 Independent
Long Beach State 5-1 4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Iowa State 9-2 3 Big Eight Conference
Colorado 8-2 1 Big Eight Conference
12.26.84: vs Appalachain State (3-7)
The Mountaineers have a surprising history of success, especially recently. They reached the postseason four years in a five-year stretch from 1977-82. They won only ten games a year ago, though, and are still on a downward trend. The culprit is an inability to prevent teams from scoring or rebounding. They are a good rebounding team themselves, but they are still outrebounded on the general.
They are also a team still growing. They start two juniors and two sophomores, and only have two seniors on the roster. There is a lot of potential on the roster. Sam Hurley (14.3 ppg), Laurence Driver (11.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.8 apg), Jason Irby (9.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and Randolph McCutchen (8.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg) lead the way. But this roster does contribute up and down. They just don't find consistency, which is why they are losing. Once they find it, the Southern Conference is in trouble.
Jack opens things up with a three. Driver gets App State on the board. Jack hits another three. Driver scores again. Armbruster gets two free throws. It's an early 8-4 lead for GW. Jack heads to the line, and hits both. He has eight points. It's 10-4 with 16:42 left. Driver has seven points...Armbruster gets a dunk off a Jack miss. Lowell Craddock gets a steal and a dunk, but Jack finds Hulett on the other end. It's 14-9 with 15:29 left.
Irby scores. 14-11. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. Then he comes out. Ken Ponder scores. Jon Henson, who'd go on to host Talk Soup in the 90s, hits a three. Jason Irby gets a three-point play, but Hector responds. Then Hector finds Jack. It's 21-20 after Driver scores. Craddock gets a steal off Jack, and McCutchen scores. It's 22-21 with 13:14 to go.
Jack gets a steal, and Hulett eventually scores. Hulett then tips in a Jack miss. Jack gets a steal and a dunk. He's got 14. It's 27-22 with 10:55 left. Driver hits a three. He's got 12. Hurley gets a steal, but Kenny gets it back...Irby resteals. And nothing comes of any of that. Hulett hits from the corner. He's got eight. It's 29-25 with 8:13 to go.
Jack finds Woods. He's got a 14-3-2 line so far. The second line comes in for GW, trying to steal a few minutes for the starters. Boutwell hits a dunk. Grayson is fouled...he hits both. Jack takes over at the C spot. Jack gets to the line, and hits both. 37-26, GW, 5:53 left.
Henson draws a charge on Hector. Jack gets fouled by Irby, and hits two more freebies. It's 39-26. Hurley hits. Patterson gets a layup after beating the press. Irby responds. Woods gets a tip-in. Craddock scores. Woods responds off a Kenny pass. The action is crazy. Jack gets a steal, but misses the dunk. With three minutes to go, it's 45-33. Grayson gets an and-one off a Jack pass. He hits the free throw, and GW leads 48-35.
Woods commits a bad foul at the end of the half. The two free throws by Jones make it 48-37 at the break. Jack has an 18-9-3 line.
Jack gets his tenth rebound to open things up. And then he scores the first points, off Kenny's third assist. Kenny has yet to score. Driver gets a three-point play. Jack scores inside. Driver hits a three. He has 18. McCutchen gets a three-point play, and it's 52-46, GW, as they call time. Jones scores again. It's down to four. Hulett scores...Kenny gets a steal, and Jack gets fouled. He hits both. It's back to eight. McCutchen scores. Jack responds with a three. He has 27-10-3, and it's 59-50. McCutchen hits two free throws...Hulett responds with a three, and it's a 62-52 lead for GW.
The second line comes in early for GW. Craddock scores. David Echevarria scores for GW...I think those are his first collegiate points. Jack, Hulett and Kenny come back. It's 64-56, and GW has seven fouls. App State is in the bonus. Jack finds Perez. Kenny draws a charge on Driver. Jack dunks a Hector miss. He gets a steal and a layup, and Hector does the same. it's 72-56. Irby scores for App State...he has a 9-14-1 line. Jack is with the scrubs at the moment. Perez scores...he has a 4-3-0 line. Jack gets a block...GW has seven of them.
Ali scores off a Hector pass. 76-60 after Jones scores. Perez gets fouled. He hits both. Driver responds...he has 20. Perez gets fouled again...he gets one of two. Jack gets the board...Hector hits. Driver is fouled by Kenny, and he gets the three-point play. Hulett gets fouled. He hits both. It's 83-65. Jack has a 31-20-4 line. Hector gets in another tip. Dude is 5-foot-nothing, and he rebounds like crazy. Jack gets two free throws and comes out with the score 87-65. Driver scores again...he has 25. He hits a three...it's 87-70. He has 28...Jack comes back to finish this off, but App State is charging. Jack gets two more free throws, and with 1:28, comes out for good. The final is 94-77, and that's the game fans have been waiting for from Jack. 35 (sure, on 9-23 shooting, but 14-14 from the line), 21 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks.
Code:
George Washington 94, Appalachian State 77
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Appalachian State (3-8, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jason Irby C 31 4-11 1-1 6 14 1 4 9
R. McCutchen PF 27 3-10 6-9 2 6 0 4 12
Sam Hurley SF 26 2-6 1-2 0 3 4 2 5
Laurence Driver SG 33 11-20 3-3 3 4 3 3 28
Lowell Craddock PG 31 3-9 2-2 1 1 1 3 8
Jonathan Henson PG 9 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 1 2
Charles Jones PF 12 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 4
Damon Henninger C 9 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 3 2
Ken Ponder SF 15 2-4 0-0 0 3 2 1 4
Antony Allred SG 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3
Ivory Steffen PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 13 (J.Irby 1, R.McCutchen 3, S.Hurley 1,
L.Driver 5, L.Craddock 1, C.Jones 1, D.Henninger 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (J.Irby 1, D.Henninger 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Irby 1, S.Hurley 1, L.Craddock 2)
3P FGs: 4-18 (R.McCutchen 0-2, L.Driver 3-9, L.Craddock
0-2, J.Henson 0-2, K.Ponder 0-2, A.Allred 1-1)
George Washington (10-0, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 13 1-1 2-2 1 3 0 4 4
Bruce Woods PF 22 3-5 0-0 1 5 1 4 6
Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-23 14-14 4 21 4 1 35
Kenneth Frazier SG 27 0-5 0-0 2 3 3 2 0
Richie Hulett PG 34 6-9 2-2 4 4 4 2 15
Hector Patterson PG 23 5-9 2-4 3 4 2 2 13
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 12 2-8 3-3 3 4 0 1 7
Denny Perez C 20 2-5 4-6 0 3 1 3 8
Porter Ali SF 10 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 2
F. Boutwell SG 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
David Echevarria PF 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2
Turnovers: 10 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 2, J.Dawkins 2,
K.Frazier 2, H.Patterson 1, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins
2, G.Grayson 1, D.Perez 1, P.Ali 1)
Steals: 9 (J.Dawkins 4, K.Frazier 2, H.Patterson 2,
D.Perez 1)
3P FGs: 5-17 (J.Dawkins 3-8, K.Frazier 0-1, R.Hulett
1-4, H.Patterson 1-3, D.Perez 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)