Elgin, Ill.- Career-highs and a new winning streak was set at the Lindner Fitness Center as Judson University (14-6/7-0) rolled to a 98-86 win over Purdue-North Central (4-20/0-7). Judson has now won seven games in a row which is a new single season record for consecutive wins.
Dewayne Robinson and Justen Boyd also had career nights for the Eagles. Robinson set a personal best for points making 34 as he shot 9-of-14 from the floor and 13-of-15 from the free throw line. He was also one rebound shy of a double-double. Boyd, on the other hand, had a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 13 assists. Chris Oates had 18 points and Steffan Williams added 15 points. Terry Polk scored 30 points for PNC.
Judson had as large as a 21-point lead in the second half but PNC did not go away easily. JU took a 21-point lead, their largest of the game, on an Oates three-pointer at the 16:50 mark. JU easily kept their distance and did not let PNC get close. PNC brought JU’s lead down to 15, 57-42 (15:07), but JU went back up by 21 with 12:04 left in the game, 68-47 (12:04).
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With that commanding lead, 86-65, PNC pushed JU until the end and finished the game on a 21-12 run to come within 12 points. In the run, PNC had JU’s lead down to nine, 90-81, with 1:03 remaining. From that point, JU went six-of-six from the foul line and made a lay up to conserve their lead.
In the first half, PNC had a 7-2 lead in the first four minutes of the game. Robinson then took over as he scored the next 10 points on a 10-4 run to take a 12-11 lead. Robinson started the run with a three-pointer at the 16:05 mark followed by a three-point play at 15:45 to tie the game at eight. With 13:09 on the clock, he flushed down a dunk on a fast break to give JU their first lead of the game, 10-9. He then finished the run with two free throws at the 12:29 mark for a one-point advantage, 12-11.
Both teams exchanged baskets in the next two minutes to swap the lead as PNC had a one-point lead, 15-14, with 11:05 left in the half. An Oates lay up to take a one-point lead sparked a JU 9-0 run in the next minute and a half as the Eagles took over the game with an eight-point lead, 23-15. JU never gave up the lead again.
PNC cut the eight-point lead to three, 24-21, but JU outscored the Panthers, 20-9, in the final 7:35 to claim a 14-point halftime lead, 44-30.
Overall, Judson shot 54% from the floor, 32% from the three-point line, and 76% from the stripe. PNC finished at 45% from the floor and made only 11% from beyond the arc. PNC also out rebounded JU, 38-36.
Judson will face another tough game in the CCAC as they travel to Milwaukee, Wisc., on Wednesday, February 6th, to face Cardinal Stritch at 7:30 p.m.
NOTES: Judson now has the longest winning streak in school history at seven games…The old streak of six games was set in the 2005-06 season under Jim Cook …Joe Gonnam needs just 9 points to reach 1,000 career points…Chris Oates needs 76 points to reach 1,000 career points…Dewayne Robinson has career-high 34 points and now has scored 20 or more points in 14 of the 18 games played this season …Robinson’s 34 points is the 3rd best in CCAC this season…Robinson’s 15 attempted free throws is third best in the CCAC…Justen Boyd’s 13 assists is a career-high and the best this season in the CCAC…This is the 8th game that JU has shot over 50% in a game…This is the 14th game this season that JU has made 30% or more shots from the 3-point line…It is the 5th time this season that JU has scored 90 or more points in a game…Dewayne Robinson now has 1,256 career points and is the 14th all-time leading scorer – he needs just 10 points to move into the 13th spot…Justen Boyd has 1,281 career points and is the 12th all-time leading scorer.
