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DeAndre Eggins led five Ichabods in double figures with 20 points as they beat Central Methodist, 95-73 Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Washburn Classic in Lee Arena.

Washburn (2-0) will now take eight days off before hosting Baker November 25 at 7 p.m.

Eggins made 4-of-9 shots and was 3-of-5 from 3-point range and 9-of-12 from the free throw line. LeKheythan Malone made 5-of-10 shots for 12 points while Mario Scott and Logan Stutz each scored 11 and Darnell Kimble had 10.

The Ichabods shot 49 percent as a team while the Eagles shot 40 percent. WU was 72 percent from the free throw line and 47 percent from 3-point range. The Ichabods held a 40-35 lead in rebounding.

WU fell behind 5-0 and didn't lead until the 12:40 mark of the first half when Stutz made a pair of free throws that made the score 22-20.

The Eagles (5-0 with Sunday's game counting as an exhibition for them) rebuilt their lead to five points and held off Washburn until a 29-29 tie at 5:32 on a shot from Malone. Jeremie Hart's lay-up at 3:42 gave WU a 35-33 lead and they kept it the rest of the game.

Stutz rolled one in in the final minute of the half to put the Ichabods up by 10 and then Mario Scott hit a shot in the final seconds to give WU a 52-38 halftime lead.

The Eagles cut WU's lead to 13 opening the second half with a free throw, but they never got closer.

A 7-0 run, capped by a lay-up from Kimble at 17:33 gave WU a 20-point lead, and the Ichabods kept their cushion around 20 points the rest of the way.

Kimble led the team with eight rebounds and Scott and William McNeill led with three assists each. McNeill also led with two steals.

Jeff Blauvelt led Central Methodist with 18 points off 9-of-14 shooting.


Notes
• Mario Scott and DeAndre Eggins started at guard and Paul Byers, Lekheythan Malone and Darnell Kimble started at forward for Washburn. This is the only starting combination WU has used and the five are 2-0 when starting.
• Washburn improved to 1-0 against the Eagles in the first meeting between the two schools.
• The Ichabods have won eight straight home, early season classic games and they are 9-1 since 2001-02 when hosting such events.
• The Ichabods are 2-0 for the first time since 2004-05 when they started the year with six straight wins.
• Bob Chipman's next game coached will be his 900th in his 30th season at WU and overall.