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For the seventh straight game the Ichabods found themselves in a close contest but this time they finished strong for a 59-50 win over Truman Saturday in Lee Arena. Grant Hargett scored all 17 of his season-high points in the second half and eight in the final five minutes as the Ichabods improved to 11-4 and 3-3 in the MIAA. Truman dropped to 3-12 and 2-4 in the conference.

Washburn will return to the road for a 7:30 p.m. game at Southwest Baptist Tuesday.

Hargett was 5 of 7 in the second half and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. His 3-pointer at 2:43 gave the Ichabods a 49-47 lead and after the Bulldogs tied the game, Brady Sisk's free throw and then lay-up gave Washburn a three-point lead with 1:48 left.

Washburn led by four with 42 seconds left when Kyle Snyder charged into the lane and grabbed a defensive rebound. On Washburn's possession Andrew Meile was fouled and made one of two free throws to give the Ichabods a five-point lead.

The Bulldogs got the ball in but Hargett swiped it away and was fouled with 19 seconds left. He made both free throws and then after a missed 3-pointer from TSU, Hargett iced the game with two more free throws.

Sisk also reached double figures in scoring with 11 points off 5 of 8 shooting and Kyle Snyder had his fifth double-digit rebound game with 11 boards.

Both teams were cold in the first half with Truman shooting 35 percent and Washburn 38 percent. Washburn led by a point with 5:07 left in the half before Ethan Freeman's lay-up gave TSU a one-point lead.

The Bulldogs pushed the lead to four points before Mario Scott's basket cut it to one with 37 seconds left. Neither team scored after that and Truman went into the locker room with a narrow 25-24 lead.

Sisk scored on Washburn's first possession of the second half and the Ichabods led until 12:55 when Banks Estridge tied the score at 35-35 on a 3-pointer. The Bulldogs built the lead as high as five and held it until Hargett hit a 3-pointer at 6:09.

Paul Byers had three blocks to move into a tie for sixth in career blocks at Washburn, now with 62. Meile led the Ichabods with three assists and Hargett, starting in his second game, had three steals.

The Ichabods shot 48 percent in the second half to finish the game at 42 percent while TSU was 36 percent. The Ichabods were 55 percent from the free throw line.


Notes:
• In the 48th meeting between the schools Washburn improved to 32-16 in the series and 18-2 in Lee Arena.
• The Ichabods used their sixth starting lineup this year with Mario Scott returning to the point guard position, Andrew Meile and Grant Hargett starting at guard and Paul Byers and Brady Sisk starting at forward.
• Paul Byers moved into a tie for sixth with Clarence Tyson with 62 career blocks at Washburn. He had three against TSU and now 14 this year to lead the team. He is now four away from moving into a tie with Ryan Murphy for fifth.
• Brady Sisk reached double figures for the eighth time this year and Washburn improved to 7-1 when he does that.
• Washburn's .423 shooting percentage was its lowest since shooting 39 percent against Central Oklahoma on December 4.
• Washburn's last six games prior to this one had been decided by six points or less. Hargett's free throws down the stretch pushed WU's lead to nine at the end.
• Washburn scored a season-low 59 points and the 109 total points between WU and TSU is the second lowest total in Washburn history since joining the MIAA and NCAA II in 1989-90.