February 25, 1985 Poll
Duke stayed atop the poll, while Rice gained three first-place votes, and slid back into second. Missouri fell to #11 Kansas State, and slipped one spot. George Washington stayed at #7, not too far away from Cornell at #6.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (69) 25-1 1796 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (3) 24-2 1730 3 Southwest Conference
3. Missouri 23-2 1656 2 Big Eight Conference
4. Southern California 26-2 1581 4 Pacific-8 Conference
5. Texas Christian 23-2 1516 5 Southwest Conference
6. Cornell 20-4 1396 9 Ivy League
7. George Washington 26-1 1365 7 Independent
8. Kansas 20-5 1252 10 Big Eight Conference
9. Brigham Young 22-4 1170 8 Western Athletic Conference
10. Pennsylvania 19-6 1132 6 Ivy League
11. Kansas State 22-6 1107 15 Big Eight Conference
12. Princeton 18-4 1078 12 Ivy League
13. Florida 25-2 956 14 Southeastern Conference
14. Baylor 17-7 868 11 Southwest Conference
15. Yale 20-5 791 16 Ivy League
16. UTEP 20-6 709 13 Western Athletic Conference
17. Virginia 20-6 689 18 Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Maryland 17-8 569 21 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Colorado State 19-6 461 22 Western Athletic Conference
20. Clemson 18-9 401 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Purdue 20-6 385 19 Big Ten Conference
22. Wake Forest 18-7 268 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Oregon State 21-5 201 24 Pacific-8 Conference
24. Texas A&M 17-7 199 25 Southwest Conference
25. Illinois 21-6 78 NR Big Ten Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia 16-9 13 Ivy League
Bradley 22-6 10 Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina 17-8 9 Atlantic Coast Conference
Texas Tech 16-8 8 Southwest Conference
Nebraska 17-9 4 Big Eight Conference
East Carolina 20-7 2 Southern Conference
February 27, 1985: at Georgetown (10-17)
Things haven't gone well for the Hoyas in the Big East, but, then again, nothing goes right in the Big East. They have a pretty good starting five...not one that will contend with GW, but relatively close (three G/G, two Y/G). Their bench is hideous, though. And they don't play defense, giving up 70.4 points a game. James Hermann leads the offense, with 15.8 points a game. There are three three-year starters on this team, who played on the group that played in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. This is unacceptable for this program.
But, here we are.
Jack finds Woods for the opening points, who gets fouled and the free throw. Hermann hits a three for Georgetown. Elvin Mitchell follows that up with a score, and Jack gets his first points in response. Jack goes one of two from the line, then gets a steal and finds Armbruster. It's 8-8 with 16:10 left.
Jack gets fouled by Nathan Long on a three; he converts the triple, then gets another steal. He gets yet another board, and scores. Joey Loque scores, making it 13-11, GW. Jack finds Hector as he comes in. He has an 8-6-3 line with 14:07 to go.
Jack drills a three...18-16, GW. Mitchell hits two free throws, making it 18-17. Georgetown is 7-3 at home...Jack drills another shot. Armbruster throws down a dunk. Jack fouls Hermann for his first. Oh well. Kenny scores off a Jack pass, then Jack gets a steal...but misses the layup. It's 25-23 with 8:22 left...Ali scores in relief of Jack, gets fouled, and the freebie. It's 28-23 with 7:53 left.
Kenny gets fouled...he goes one of two. Charlie Rhoades scores, then gets a steal, but they can't convert the tying three. It's 29-26 as Hector goes to the line. He hits both, and Jack returns with a 13-8-4 line. Hector stays aggressive, and gets to the line. He hits one of two. Ali hits a three...it's 35-27. Jack's up to a double-double (15-10-4) as he scores. Then he commits his second foul.
Jack finds Hector for the score. Hector gets a steal, and John Olson gets T'd up. Jack hits the freebies, and Hector hits his free throws for the foul. It's 43-27, and Georgetown has lost all grip on this game. Rhoades quells the chaos with a steal and a layup...Woods gets his third foul. 25 fouls total here. Jack gets an offensive board and put back. He's got 19-12-5, and it's 46-31.
Jack with yet another steal...GW has eight. Jack finds Ali for the bucket...Clark Banuelos scores for GTown. Denny Perez is in, and he hits both free throws. Jack secures one more rebound at the end of the half. It's 50-33. GW holds a 22-13 edge, punctuated by Jack's fourteen boards. They also have eight steals, though GTown has five. Georgetown has 13 turnovers, to eight for GW. Jack has an 19-14-6 line here, while Hector has nine. Elvin Mitchell has ten points and five rebounds.
Hulett went scoreless in that first half, as he sat with three fouls. Rhoades hits a three, and Hulett gets his first points, off a Jack pass. Rhoades scores again. Nathan Long's line: one point, one rebound, three fouls. Rhoades scores again. It's 52-40. Hulett drills a three off a Hector pass. Hermann hits two free throws, but Jack hits a three in response. Kenny gets a steal, but GW can't score. Jack's missing again. Kenny gets two free throws, making it 60-42 with 13:31 left.
Jack gets a steal, and Woods eventually scores. Jack's up to 22-17-7 for his line, as he takes a seat with 11:50 left. He coems back twenty seconds later. Woods throws down a dunk, two-hand style. Jack finds Hulett for a bucket. Hermann hits a three, but Armbruster finds Hulett for three. Jack gets yet another steal. Jack scores...he also got Long's fourth foul. Pretty sure Long fouled Jack four times. It's 71-50, GW. Jack scores off a Hector pass...Woods with a steal, but he was so elated over it, he threw it into the stands. Jack gets ANOTHER steal...then he gets his 20th rebound. He has a 26-20-8 line. Hermann hits a three. 73-55. He comes out with four minutes left...can't imagine he'll be back. Hulett scores, and Jack comes back. Nevermind. Rhoades gets hurt. Kenny fouls, the starters come out, and this is over. The final is 79-61, and GW rules DC once again.
Jack shot 9-20, going 2-5 from three. He had seven steals, and a whopping 21 rebounds. I think that's the high-water mark for his career. Hermann finished with 20 for Georgetown.
Code:
George Washington 79, Georgetown 61
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George Washington (27-1, 0-0):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Brian Armbruster C 35 2-5 0-0 2 8 2 3 4
Bruce Woods PF 32 3-7 1-1 0 4 0 3 7
Jack Dawkins SF 35 9-20 6-7 6 21 8 2 26
Kenneth Frazier SG 29 1-5 4-6 1 2 1 4 7
Richie Hulett PG 20 5-8 0-0 1 1 1 3 12
Hector Patterson PG 22 2-5 5-6 0 0 3 1 9
Michael King PG 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Grayson PF 8 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 2
Denny Perez C 5 0-0 4-4 0 2 0 1 4
Porter Ali SG 9 3-3 1-1 0 0 0 1 8
F. Boutwell SG 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 16 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 3, J.Dawkins 1,
K.Frazier 3, R.Hulett 1, H.Patterson 2, G.Grayson 1,
D.Perez 3, F.Boutwell 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 2, G.Grayson 2)
Steals: 13 (B.Armbruster 1, B.Woods 1, J.Dawkins 7,
K.Frazier 3, H.Patterson 1)
3P FGs: 6-17 (B.Armbruster 0-1, J.Dawkins 2-5,
K.Frazier 1-4, R.Hulett 2-4, H.Patterson 0-2, P.Ali
1-1)
Georgetown (10-18, 5-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jose Holder C 34 1-6 0-1 1 4 0 2 2
Elvin Mitchell PF 32 4-7 4-6 1 8 1 1 12
Nathan Long SF 15 0-1 1-2 0 2 0 4 1
James Hermann SG 35 5-11 6-8 1 3 2 3 20
Charles Rhoades PG 22 6-10 1-1 0 2 1 1 14
Joseph Louque PG 25 1-5 0-0 0 1 4 3 3
John Olson PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 3 0
Derek Dressler PF 13 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 2 2
Thomas Watson SG 4 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 3
Clark Banuelos SF 11 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 2
David Brody PF 5 1-1 0-1 0 1 0 2 2
Wilfredo Curley PF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (J.Holder 3, E.Mitchell 1, N.Long 1,
J.Hermann 4, C.Rhoades 2, J.Louque 5, J.Olson 2,
D.Dressler 1, D.Brody 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (J.Holder 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Holder 1, E.Mitchell 1, J.Hermann 1,
C.Rhoades 2)
3P FGs: 7-17 (J.Hermann 4-7, C.Rhoades 1-2, J.Louque
1-4, T.Watson 1-2, C.Banuelos 0-1, W.Curley 0-1)
Player of Game: SF Jack Dawkins (GW)