OXFORD, Ohio — (CLARKSVILLENOW) On the same day he scored his 1,000th career point, junior Josh Robinson dropped in the game-winning bucket with 1.9 seconds left to lift the Govs to a 76-75 win against Delaware at the Tarkett Sports Classic.
After the Blue Hens went up 75-74 on a free-throw, Robinson drove the length of the floor and laid in the final two of his 23 points over the Blue Hens defense
A balanced first-half attack gave the Govs a 38-36 lead going into the half. Senior Kenny Jones (nine points, eight rebounds) and junior Dre’Kalo Clayton (eight points) controlled the interior, while Robinson scored eight in a back-and-forth battle that featured four ties and 10 lead changes in the opening 20 minutes alone.
The second half turned into the Kenny and Josh Show, with the duo combining for 32 of the Governors 38 second half points—17 for Jones, 15 for Robinson. After being up two at the half, Austin Peay roared out on a 17-5 run to open the second half, with Robinson scoring eight, including his 1,000th career point on a three-pointer with 18:23 to go, during this stretch.
The lead would reach 15 with 9:29 left on an emphatic Jones dunk, but Delaware would chip away at the lead thanks to a flurry of scoring from Devonne Pinkard; he scored 22 to lead the Blue Hens, including 13 in the final 4:56. He tied the game at 69 on a three with 2:29 to go, then put Delaware up three with 50 ticks left on another three-pointer.
Robinson responded with another three to tie it again with 34 seconds left. When Eric Carter went 1-of-2 from the line with 7.9 to go, that set the stage for Robinson’s last-second heroics.