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Comey · 01-31-2018, 03:49 AM

1983-84 NCAA Championship vs Princeton (30-6)

The Princeton Tigers won the NCAA championship four years ago as only the second undefeated champion in history (the first was the 36-0 UNC Tar Heels, back in 1958-59). Rice lost that title game, 84-58...it would have been interesting if they got back to face each other. But nevermind that. There were lofty expectations for the class that came out of that national title.

Four years later, that class has nearly realized those expectations. After three straight early-round losses for the Tigers, they have returned, perhaps against odds, to the national title game. Overall, this is their fifth Final Four, and third NCAA championship game. They lost in the 1976-77 title game.

This is a deep, extremely experienced group. Six players have played at least 98 games. Three have played at least 130. Two 100+ game starters. SF Blake Quillen is a mini-Jack, averaging 15.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.4 assists, along with a steal a game. Travis Cruz, the new starter this year, has averaged 14.2 points, and has been the leading scorer for Princeton this postseason. Power forward Charlie Snell averages 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds a game.

Princeton is a top-twenty scoring team in a deep conference. They went 15-5 in games against the RPI top 50, and 10-1 against 51-100. They have a championship resume. They shoot very well...they aren't a great defensive team, but they do well enough. Their 12.2 margin of victory is eighth in the nation. GW's powerful defense will definitely be tested in this game.

Kermit Lee wins the tip, and Stephen Williams finds Cruz. Jack gets to the line and scores both, so we're tied at 2-2. Hulett fouls Williams, who hits both. Jack beats the press and gets it to Hulett, who hits one of two. If GW is going to rely on Hulett...he beats the press and gets a layup, so it's 6-5, Princeton. Benton Gober comes in; that's the perfect name for a sidekick in an 80s sitcom. Jack with a steal...Gober commits a foul. With five minutes gone, it's 8-5.

Cruz hits a three. Charlie Snell scores, and is fouled. It's 14-5 Princeton. Quillen finds Cruz. Davis gets a bucket, and the foul...16-8 with 12:32 left. Princeton responds. Davis gets hurt. Jack with a steal and a layup. 18-12 Tigers. Jack hits Sandy for three...18-15. Jack has a 4-1-1 line. Porter Ali comes in and beats the press, and throws it down. Sandy heads to the line, and hits two, and GW has a 19-18 lead with 9:45 left.

Quillen responds...Dennis Davis blocks Jack's layup. Princeton is totally controlling the boards (16-5). So many second chances...they take a 25-19 lead, while GW can't get multiple tries on their end. Hulett goes one of two from the line. Williams drills a three, and it's 28-20. Sandy scores, and Woods draws a charge on Cruz. Jack throws one home off a Hulett miss. Cruz hits two free throws...30-24 with 5:11 left.

Gober hits a jumper. Williams hits two free throws. Jack goes to the line, and hits two. He's up to 8-2-1, but Princeton is up 34-26. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. DePrieto responds. Ali is fouled, and he hits both...Princeton has the response for now. Jack gets a steal, and Sandy scores. Back to four. GW is getting confidence. Armbruster hits one of two free throws, but Williams finds Quillen. Hector hits two free throws. 38-35. Cruz hits both free throws he takes. Hector gets back to the line...he goes one of two.

Dennis Davis hits...Armbruster responds. Gerald Alarcon finds Cruz, but Jack finds Hulett. Dennis Davis hits two free throws to end the half...Princeton is up 46-40. They have a 22-13 rebounding edge, but nine turnovers to just four for GW. Quillen had 10 for the Tigers. Jack had an 8-3-3 line, while Sandy had nine, and Hulett eight.

Cruz gets a steal and is fouled by Hulett. Armbruster gets fouled, and he hits both. 48-42. Jack's dunk attempt is blocked. He gets two blocks on the other end. Jack scores...48-44. Sandy commits his fourth foul, and here's Ali. They are down Dwight Dvais. Hector scores, and is fouled...he has six, and it's 50-47. Armbruster fouls on the other end. So many fouls.

Chris Davis is in. This is bad. Hulett gets the tip. Jack comes out. Hmmm....Davis hits a three to put GW up 52-50?!!?!?! What?! Then he's fouled by Quillen, and Jack comes back. Quillen gets fouled by Grayson, and ties the game. Hector with a steal...Jack is fouled, he hits both. 54-52 lead. Jack hits from the top of the key. Then he finds Woods. It's 58-54, GW, with 12:53 left. Patterson hits! He's hitting in a huge way!

Jack finds Hector for another score. He has ten and is reminding everyone of last year. Jack finds Hulett for three! 65-54! Joe Mattox scores...Jack responds. He's up to 16-5-6, and he gets a steal and dunk the other way. GW is on a huge run right now. Jack with the bucket, and the foul! Michael King got the assist! Marty Reed is pushing all the buttons right now! Jack hits two more free throws, and Princeton gets a T! Jack hits those, and Chris Davis gets two free throws. It's 76-64, but Princeton is far from done. Jack with a tip of a Woods miss...he has 25, and it's 78-66 with nine minutes left.

Quillen scores. Cruz has 19, Quillen 12. Hulett hits a three! He has 16! Lee scores on the other end, those are his first points. Snell gets a rebound, but Woods ties him up immediately. Davis and King is the backcourt again. They are stealing time with this backcourt...they've done is a few times. Jack scores off a King pass. Jack draws a charge off Quillen. Davis with two more free throws...he has seven! FOur minutes left...85-70, George Washington. What an unbelievable full team effort.

Hulett goes to the line as Williams fouls out. He hits both. Jack comes out. Alacorn hits two free throws. Hulett misses, and here comes Princeton. Quillen gets a layup. 1:51 left, 87-74. Ali hits, and this is over. This game is over. Quillen hits a three...89-77 in the final minute. Armbruster hits a free throw, and DePrieto hits a three at the buzzer...

...and George Washington knocks off Princeton, 90-80.

The George Washington Colonials.

YOUR 1983-84 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions!

GW dominated the boards, and only had two turnovers in the second half. Princeton got cold, fouled a lot, and committed 17 turnovers for the game. Jack, naturally, was named Player of the Game, for his 27-7-7 effort. But let's go through this.

Dwight Davis was hurt seven minutes in. John Sandy got into foul trouble. So, in a national championship game, Chris Davis played seven minutes, and scored seven points. Michael King played just two minutes, but had two assists. Hector, who was huge last season but a forgotten man this year, played 18 minutes, and scored ten points. Hulett, who now had to be the other man in the offense, a role he always wanted, stepped up. He went 6-11 from the field, 2-3 from 3, and had 18 points and eight rebounds. Brian Armbruster, who went invisible late this season, scored eight points. Bruce Woods scored just two points, but had five big rebounds.

And then there was Jack. 9-17 from the field, 9-9 from the line. Just seven rebounds, four offensive. Seven assists, no turnovers. Three blocks, SIX steals. All of those were huge.

For Princeton, this has to be heartache. The GW defense clamped down in the second half. Travis Cruz finished with 19 points on 5-9 shooting, 8-8 from the line. Quillen had 17-7-5. Dennis Davis had 10 off the bench.

GW has pulled off a miracle. What an unbelievable season. More to come on that later.

Code:

George Washington 90, Princeton 80


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George Washington  (35-1, 0-0):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bruce Woods       C    32   1-4   0-0   1   5   0  3   2
Brian Armbruster  PF   25   1-2   6-8   2   5   0  4   8
Jack Dawkins      SF   33  9-17   9-9   4   7   7  0  27
Dwight Davis      SG    7   1-5   1-1   1   3   0  0   3
Richie Hulett     PG   32  6-11   4-6   2   8   1  4  18
John Sandy        SG   18   3-6   2-2   2   3   0  4   9
Hector Patterson  PG   18  3-11   4-5   1   1   1  1  10
Michael King      PG    2   0-0   0-0   0   0   2  0   0
Porter Ali        SF   10   2-3   2-2   0   0   0  1   6
Glenn Grayson     PF   14   0-2   0-0   0   1   1  3   0
Robert Mulvey     SF    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Chris Davis       SG    7   1-3   4-4   1   2   0  0   7


Turnovers: 6 (D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1)
Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 6, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 4-13 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 0-1, D.Davis 
 0-2, R.Hulett 2-3, J.Sandy 1-3, P.Ali 0-1, C.Davis 1-2)


Princeton  (29-7, 10-4):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kermit Lee        C    33   1-9   0-0   4  11   2  3   2
Charles Snell     PF   35   2-2   4-4   1   9   0  4   8
Blake Quillen     SF   33  8-11   0-0   1   7   5  4  17
Travis Cruz       SG   27   5-9   8-8   3   3   3  1  19
Stephen Williams  PG   16   1-4   4-4   0   0   6  5   7
Benton Gober      SG   13   1-4   0-0   1   2   1  4   2
Gerald Alarcon    PG   15   2-3   2-2   0   2   4  4   6
Harvey Dipietro   SF   11   2-6   2-2   1   2   1  2   7
Joseph Mattox     SG    2   1-1   0-1   0   0   0  0   2
Dennis Davis      PF   12   3-6   4-7   1   2   0  1  10
Bruno Decroy      PG    2   0-1   0-0   0   0   0  0   0


Turnovers: 17 (K.Lee 3, B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 3, 
 S.Williams 2, B.Gober 1, G.Alarcon 3, H.Dipietro 1, 
 J.Mattox 1, D.Davis 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Lee 3, B.Gober 1, D.Davis 1)
Steals: 4 (B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 1, B.Gober 1)
3P FGs: 4-15 (B.Quillen 1-1, T.Cruz 1-4, S.Williams 
 1-3, B.Gober 0-2, G.Alarcon 0-1, H.Dipietro 1-3, 
 B.Decroy 0-1)


Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)

01-31-2018, 03:49 AM	#118
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	1983-84 NCAA Championship vs Princeton (30-6) The Princeton Tigers won the NCAA championship four years ago as only the second undefeated champion in history (the first was the 36-0 UNC Tar Heels, back in 1958-59). Rice lost that title game, 84-58...it would have been interesting if they got back to face each other. But nevermind that. There were lofty expectations for the class that came out of that national title. Four years later, that class has nearly realized those expectations. After three straight early-round losses for the Tigers, they have returned, perhaps against odds, to the national title game. Overall, this is their fifth Final Four, and third NCAA championship game. They lost in the 1976-77 title game. This is a deep, extremely experienced group. Six players have played at least 98 games. Three have played at least 130. Two 100+ game starters. SF Blake Quillen is a mini-Jack, averaging 15.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.4 assists, along with a steal a game. Travis Cruz, the new starter this year, has averaged 14.2 points, and has been the leading scorer for Princeton this postseason. Power forward Charlie Snell averages 9.4 points and 9.0 rebounds a game. Princeton is a top-twenty scoring team in a deep conference. They went 15-5 in games against the RPI top 50, and 10-1 against 51-100. They have a championship resume. They shoot very well...they aren't a great defensive team, but they do well enough. Their 12.2 margin of victory is eighth in the nation. GW's powerful defense will definitely be tested in this game. Kermit Lee wins the tip, and Stephen Williams finds Cruz. Jack gets to the line and scores both, so we're tied at 2-2. Hulett fouls Williams, who hits both. Jack beats the press and gets it to Hulett, who hits one of two. If GW is going to rely on Hulett...he beats the press and gets a layup, so it's 6-5, Princeton. Benton Gober comes in; that's the perfect name for a sidekick in an 80s sitcom. Jack with a steal...Gober commits a foul. With five minutes gone, it's 8-5. Cruz hits a three. Charlie Snell scores, and is fouled. It's 14-5 Princeton. Quillen finds Cruz. Davis gets a bucket, and the foul...16-8 with 12:32 left. Princeton responds. Davis gets hurt. Jack with a steal and a layup. 18-12 Tigers. Jack hits Sandy for three...18-15. Jack has a 4-1-1 line. Porter Ali comes in and beats the press, and throws it down. Sandy heads to the line, and hits two, and GW has a 19-18 lead with 9:45 left. Quillen responds...Dennis Davis blocks Jack's layup. Princeton is totally controlling the boards (16-5). So many second chances...they take a 25-19 lead, while GW can't get multiple tries on their end. Hulett goes one of two from the line. Williams drills a three, and it's 28-20. Sandy scores, and Woods draws a charge on Cruz. Jack throws one home off a Hulett miss. Cruz hits two free throws...30-24 with 5:11 left. Gober hits a jumper. Williams hits two free throws. Jack goes to the line, and hits two. He's up to 8-2-1, but Princeton is up 34-26. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. DePrieto responds. Ali is fouled, and he hits both...Princeton has the response for now. Jack gets a steal, and Sandy scores. Back to four. GW is getting confidence. Armbruster hits one of two free throws, but Williams finds Quillen. Hector hits two free throws. 38-35. Cruz hits both free throws he takes. Hector gets back to the line...he goes one of two. Dennis Davis hits...Armbruster responds. Gerald Alarcon finds Cruz, but Jack finds Hulett. Dennis Davis hits two free throws to end the half...Princeton is up 46-40. They have a 22-13 rebounding edge, but nine turnovers to just four for GW. Quillen had 10 for the Tigers. Jack had an 8-3-3 line, while Sandy had nine, and Hulett eight. Cruz gets a steal and is fouled by Hulett. Armbruster gets fouled, and he hits both. 48-42. Jack's dunk attempt is blocked. He gets two blocks on the other end. Jack scores...48-44. Sandy commits his fourth foul, and here's Ali. They are down Dwight Dvais. Hector scores, and is fouled...he has six, and it's 50-47. Armbruster fouls on the other end. So many fouls. Chris Davis is in. This is bad. Hulett gets the tip. Jack comes out. Hmmm....Davis hits a three to put GW up 52-50?!!?!?! What?! Then he's fouled by Quillen, and Jack comes back. Quillen gets fouled by Grayson, and ties the game. Hector with a steal...Jack is fouled, he hits both. 54-52 lead. Jack hits from the top of the key. Then he finds Woods. It's 58-54, GW, with 12:53 left. Patterson hits! He's hitting in a huge way! Jack finds Hector for another score. He has ten and is reminding everyone of last year. Jack finds Hulett for three! 65-54! Joe Mattox scores...Jack responds. He's up to 16-5-6, and he gets a steal and dunk the other way. GW is on a huge run right now. Jack with the bucket, and the foul! Michael King got the assist! Marty Reed is pushing all the buttons right now! Jack hits two more free throws, and Princeton gets a T! Jack hits those, and Chris Davis gets two free throws. It's 76-64, but Princeton is far from done. Jack with a tip of a Woods miss...he has 25, and it's 78-66 with nine minutes left. Quillen scores. Cruz has 19, Quillen 12. Hulett hits a three! He has 16! Lee scores on the other end, those are his first points. Snell gets a rebound, but Woods ties him up immediately. Davis and King is the backcourt again. They are stealing time with this backcourt...they've done is a few times. Jack scores off a King pass. Jack draws a charge off Quillen. Davis with two more free throws...he has seven! FOur minutes left...85-70, George Washington. What an unbelievable full team effort. Hulett goes to the line as Williams fouls out. He hits both. Jack comes out. Alacorn hits two free throws. Hulett misses, and here comes Princeton. Quillen gets a layup. 1:51 left, 87-74. Ali hits, and this is over. This game is over. Quillen hits a three...89-77 in the final minute. Armbruster hits a free throw, and DePrieto hits a three at the buzzer... ...and George Washington knocks off Princeton, 90-80. The George Washington Colonials. YOUR 1983-84 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions! GW dominated the boards, and only had two turnovers in the second half. Princeton got cold, fouled a lot, and committed 17 turnovers for the game. Jack, naturally, was named Player of the Game, for his 27-7-7 effort. But let's go through this. Dwight Davis was hurt seven minutes in. John Sandy got into foul trouble. So, in a national championship game, Chris Davis played seven minutes, and scored seven points. Michael King played just two minutes, but had two assists. Hector, who was huge last season but a forgotten man this year, played 18 minutes, and scored ten points. Hulett, who now had to be the other man in the offense, a role he always wanted, stepped up. He went 6-11 from the field, 2-3 from 3, and had 18 points and eight rebounds. Brian Armbruster, who went invisible late this season, scored eight points. Bruce Woods scored just two points, but had five big rebounds. And then there was Jack. 9-17 from the field, 9-9 from the line. Just seven rebounds, four offensive. Seven assists, no turnovers. Three blocks, SIX steals. All of those were huge. For Princeton, this has to be heartache. The GW defense clamped down in the second half. Travis Cruz finished with 19 points on 5-9 shooting, 8-8 from the line. Quillen had 17-7-5. Dennis Davis had 10 off the bench. GW has pulled off a miracle. What an unbelievable season. More to come on that later. Code: George Washington 90, Princeton 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Washington (35-1, 0-0): Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts Bruce Woods C 32 1-4 0-0 1 5 0 3 2 Brian Armbruster PF 25 1-2 6-8 2 5 0 4 8 Jack Dawkins SF 33 9-17 9-9 4 7 7 0 27 Dwight Davis SG 7 1-5 1-1 1 3 0 0 3 Richie Hulett PG 32 6-11 4-6 2 8 1 4 18 John Sandy SG 18 3-6 2-2 2 3 0 4 9 Hector Patterson PG 18 3-11 4-5 1 1 1 1 10 Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 Porter Ali SF 10 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 6 Glenn Grayson PF 14 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 Robert Mulvey SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Davis SG 7 1-3 4-4 1 2 0 0 7 Turnovers: 6 (D.Davis 2, R.Hulett 2, J.Sandy 2) Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Dawkins 3, R.Hulett 1) Steals: 7 (J.Dawkins 6, H.Patterson 1) 3P FGs: 4-13 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 0-1, D.Davis 0-2, R.Hulett 2-3, J.Sandy 1-3, P.Ali 0-1, C.Davis 1-2) Princeton (29-7, 10-4): Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts Kermit Lee C 33 1-9 0-0 4 11 2 3 2 Charles Snell PF 35 2-2 4-4 1 9 0 4 8 Blake Quillen SF 33 8-11 0-0 1 7 5 4 17 Travis Cruz SG 27 5-9 8-8 3 3 3 1 19 Stephen Williams PG 16 1-4 4-4 0 0 6 5 7 Benton Gober SG 13 1-4 0-0 1 2 1 4 2 Gerald Alarcon PG 15 2-3 2-2 0 2 4 4 6 Harvey Dipietro SF 11 2-6 2-2 1 2 1 2 7 Joseph Mattox SG 2 1-1 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 Dennis Davis PF 12 3-6 4-7 1 2 0 1 10 Bruno Decroy PG 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Turnovers: 17 (K.Lee 3, B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 3, S.Williams 2, B.Gober 1, G.Alarcon 3, H.Dipietro 1, J.Mattox 1, D.Davis 1) Blocked Shots: 5 (K.Lee 3, B.Gober 1, D.Davis 1) Steals: 4 (B.Quillen 2, T.Cruz 1, B.Gober 1) 3P FGs: 4-15 (B.Quillen 1-1, T.Cruz 1-4, S.Williams 1-3, B.Gober 0-2, G.Alarcon 0-1, H.Dipietro 1-3, B.Decroy 0-1) Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW) __________________ Last edited by Comey : 01-31-2018 at 03:49 AM.