Game 4 Washburn Ichabods (3-0) vs Southwestern Okla. State Bulldogs (3-0) Friday, November 28 • 6 p.m. Central Oklahoma OSSO Thanksgiving Classic Where: Edmond, Okla. Arena: Hamilton Fieldhouse Capacity: 3,000 Rankings: both teams unranked Series Record: WU 1-0 Last Meeting: WU 87-71 in 1977-78 WU Coach Bob Chipman: 649-251 (.721) in his 30th season at WU and overall SOSU Coach Todd Thurman: 41-17 (.707) in 3rd season at SOSU and 172-99 (.635) in 9th season overall

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Game 5 Washburn Ichabods at Central Oklahoma Bronchos (5-0) Saturday, November 29 • 8 p.m. Central Oklahoma OSSO Thanksgiving Classic Where: Edmond, Okla. Arena: Hamilton Fieldhouse Capacity: 3,000 Rankings: UCO ranked No. 7 in NABC preseason oll Series Record: UCO leads 11-7 Last Meeting: WU 71-68 on 12/04/07 (H) Last UCO Win: 82-72 on 12/05/06 (A) WU Coach Bob Chipman: 649-251 (.721) in his 30th season at WU and overall UCO Coach Terry Evans: 122-62 in his 7th season at UCO and overall Complete Notes in PDF

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Ichabods take 3-0 record on the road to face a pair of unbeatens, including No. 7 UCO
The Ichabods will take their first 3-0 start in four years on the road as they play two games against fellow unbeaten teams in the Central Oklahoma OSSO Thanksgiving Classic this weekend. Friday they will play Southwestern Oklahoma State (3-0) at 6 p.m. and then Saturday they will play the host Bronchos (5-0) at 8 p.m. in Hamilton Fieldhouse.
   
UCO will host the event after playing earlier in the year in the Washburn Classic. The Bronchos will play Langston Friday at 8 p.m. and the fourth game of the classic will feature SOSU against Langston Saturday at 6 p.m.
       
Notes of Interest
• Washburn last won its first three games of the season in 2004-05 when the Ichabods started 6-0.
• Paul Byers is eight blocks away from tying for third in school history.
• The Ichabods are winning their games by an average of 28.6 points and out-rebounding opponents 43.3 - 36.0 through the first three game.

Ichabods vs Bulldogs Last Time Out
Washburn 87, Southwestern Oklahoma State 71
Ichabods tip off season with win over Bulldogs
1977-78
Washburn opened a 19-9 season under Glen Cafer with an 87-71 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State in a neutral-site battle. Bob Chipman was in his second season as an assistant coach.

Southwestern Oklahoma State Series History
• This is just the second meeting between the two schools in series history and the first as NCAA II schools.
• Washburn beat SOSU, 87-71 in 1977-78.

Ichabods vs Bronchos Last Time Out
Washburn 71, Central Oklahoma 68 OT
Ichabods hold off 17th-ranked UCO in overtime
December 4, 2007
James Williams' three-point play late in the second half sent the game against Central Oklahoma into overtime and then he hit a pair of free throws late in the extra period to help Washburn to a 71-68 win over the 17th-ranked Bronchos in Lee Arena.
   
Williams led the 'Bods, winners of five straight, with 17 points after scoring just three in a sloppy first half. Washburn (5-1) missed its first 11 3-pointers in the game before Kyle Snyder hit one at the 2:48 mark of the first half. Snyder finished 4 of 6 from the field for 11 points and had 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the year and third of his career. Down by three in the final minute-plus, Williams got his own rebound on a missed 3-pointer. He made a lay-up and then converted a three-point play on a free throw to tie the score at 57-57 with 1:15 left. Down by two with 1:09 left in the extra period, Williams hit another 3 to give Washburn a 66-65 lead. Mario Scott then swiped the ball from UCO and took it to the other end of the court for a lay-up as he drew a foul. He converted the free throw for a four-point lead. The Bronchos answered back with a 3-pointer from Eric Cazenave but two free throws by Williams gave the Ichabods a three-point lead with 20 seconds remaining. After a timeout John Neal missed a 3 in the final seconds and Byers secured the rebound to give WU the win. The Ichabods ended the game shooting 39 percent while UCO was 34 percent. The Bronchos held a 45-41 lead in rebounding and drew 22 fouls while fouling just 12 times.

Central Oklahoma Series History
• This is the 19th meeting in the series history. The Bronchos lead the series 11-7.
• Washburn won the last meeting but has lost three of the last four.
• Washburn's two highest scoring combined games in school history came against UCO. In 1992 the two teams scored 246 points (132-114, UCO) and in 1998 they scored 218 points (111-107, UCO).
• WU has scored at least 100 points against UCO three times and the Bronchos have done so twice.
• The two teams have met just three times in Edmond and WU is 2-1 when playing there. Five of the meetings were in Topeka (WU 3-2) and seven were in neutral-site locations (UCO 5-2). Location information is not available for the first two meetings in the series.
• Bob Chipman is 6-5 coaching against UCO and 4-3 coaching against Terry Evans.

Washburn's Last Time Out
Washburn 107, Baker 64
Ichabods pass century mark and get Chipman a win in his 900th career game
November 25, 2008
Head coach Bob Chipman coached his 900th game with the Ichabods Tuesday night and they reached the 100-point mark for the 64th time in school history as they beat Baker 107-64 in Lee Arena.

Washburn (3-0) made 14 3-pointers, one short of the school record and the Ichabods shot 51 percent from the field and 45 percent from 3-point range. DeAndre Eggins led WU with 20 points with a 6-of-9 performance and 5-of-6 night from 3-point range. Lekheythan Malone was 7-of-11 for 18 points and Darnell Kimble shot 75 percent (6-of-8) for 12 points. Steve Feighny played in five minutes late in the game and made 4-of-5 baskets for nine points. Mario Scott had nine assists, one short of a career high and four other players had three assists.

Washburn opened the game on a 6-0 run and then the Ichabods pushed the lead to double digits at 14:16 when Nate Daniels' lay-up made the score 19-8. The Ichabods kept their double-figure lead the rest of the way and built it as high as 32 points in the opening half when Scott hit a 3-pointer with 6:49 left in the half.

The Ichabods led 75-43 at halftime and they pushed the lead to 40 with a shot from Paul Byers that made it 89-49. Feighny's jumper at 3:46 gave Washburn its 64th 100-point game in school history and third in the last two years.

Chipman, coaching his 30th year, all at Washburn, is now the eighth coach in NCAA Division II history to coach at least 900 games with at least 600 wins.

Paul Byers led WU with eight rebounds and he blocked two shots to move within eight of third in career history, now with 71.

Brock Entner led Baker with 17 points. The Wildcats (1-4) counted the game as an exhibition.

Chipman coached game No. 900 Tuesday
Head coach Bob Chipman coached his 900th game Tuesday against Baker and he became the eighth coach to do so and win at least 600 games. Chipman is 649-251 (.721) in his 30th season with Washburn and overall as a coach.

Chipman is the second active MIAA coach to coach at least 900 games. Missouri Western's Tom Smith has coached 939 games and is 555-386 (.591) in his 33rd year.

Ichabods get big results from DI transfers to start the year
Seniors Lekheythan Malone and DeAndre Eggins transferred this year from Arkansas-Little Rock and the two of them are leading the team in scoring this year.

Malone was 8-for-9 in his Washburn debut and 5-for-5 from the 3-point line as he scored 24 points to lead the Ichabods against Colorado Christian on November 15 in the first day of the Washburn Classic. The next day he was 5-of-10 with 12 points against Central Methodist as he averaged 18.0 points a game to start the season. He shot 68 percent during the weekend and 60 percent from the 3-point line. He also pulled in nine rebounds against CCU and 6 against CMU to average 7.5 a game. Malone missed his first shot against Colorado Christian and then made his next eight. He was 2-for-3 in the first half and then 6-for-6 in the second half. Tuesday against Baker he had 18 points and was 7-of-11 from the field.

Through three games he is averaging 18.0 points a game to lead the team and he's shooting 67 percent from the field and 53 percent from 3-point range.

Eggins opened with nine points against CCU and then he led the team with 20 against CMU. He was 4-of-9 against the Eagles and 3-of-5 from the 3-point line. He also made 9-of-12 free throws that game. He had his second straight 20-plus scoring night with 20 against Baker as he was 6-of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3-point range.

Eggins is scoring 16.3 points a game through the first three games while shooting 45 percent from the field with a 59 percent effort from 3-point range.

Scott returns to point guard position
Junior guard Mario Scott returns for his second year after playing in all 29 games last year. He was Washburn's starting point guard in 19 of the first 21 games.

Scott has started at the point in all three games this year and he's averaging 7.3 points and 5.0 assists. He scored 11 points against Central Methodist off 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and he's had three assists in each of the first two games this year and then Tuesday against Baker he had nine assists. His assist/turnover ratio is 2.14 with 15 assists and seven turnovers.

Byers enters senior season fourth in blocks
Washburn senior forward Paul Byers enters his senior year fourth in school history with 71 career blocks. He is eight away from third and 29 away from tying former assistant coach Ewan Auguste for first in school history with 100.

Byers was second on the team last year as a junior with 20 blocks. He totalled 31 blocks in 2005-06, his freshman season, to lead the team and rank seventh in WU single-season history.

He had two blocks Tuesday against Baker and he has three this year.

Kimble remains strong in post position
Senior forward Darnell Kimble returns for his second year after finishing second on the team last year with 9.4 points a game. He led the team with 15 double-figure scoring games and scored a season-high 16 points three times. Kimble led Washburn with 21 blocks and averaged 0.75 per game. He played in 28 games with 16 starts as a junior last year after transferring from Brown Mackie CC.

This year Kimble has started in the post every game and he's averaging 8.3 points. He scored 10 against Central Methodist with two field goals and a 6-of-8 performance from the free throw line and he had his second double-figure scoring game of the year Tuesday with 12 against Baker.

Stutz leading off the bench for Ichabods and leading rebounder overall
Sophomore forward Logan Stutz is the leading scorer off the bench for the Ichabods with 8.3 points a game. He scored nine in his debut against Colorado Christian and then 11 against Central Methodist with a 4-of-5 performance from the floor that night. He's shooting 56 percent from the field this year and he's leading the team with 6.0 rebounds a game.

About the Bulldogs
The Bulldogs won their first three games by an average of 24.7 points despite being out-rebounded 43.0 - 41.7 to start. Senior guard Kenneth White is one of four SOSU players in double figures with 20.7 points a game and he's been the leading scorer in all three games. Jerad Campbell, also a senior guard is scoring 15.0 points and leading with 8.7 rebounds.

Southwestern Oklahoma State went 21-7 last year and was tied for second in the Lone Star Conference with a 9-3 record. Head coach Todd Thurman is 41-17 in his third season there and he was 131-82 at Wayland Baptist. He is a 1983 graduate of Southern Nazarene.

About the Bronchos
Central Oklahoma was ranked seventh in the NABC preseason poll after going 28-6 last year and finishing first in the Lone Star Conference at 11-1. The Bronchos won the conference tournament and were South Central Region champions.

They have won their first five games by an average of 15.6 points. Senior forward Lance Harper is the leading scorer with 17.4 points a game and he's shooting 57 percent from the field. He also leads with 8.6 rebounds a game. Senior guard David Thomas is second on the team with 15.0 points a game.

The Bronchos are coached by Terry Evans, a seventh-year coach with a 122-62 record. He's a graduate of Oklahoma in 1992.

Final notes on the Baker game
• Mario Scott and DeAndre Eggins started at guard for WU and Paul Byers, Lekheythan Malone and Darnell Kimble started at forward. The five have started all five games and are 3-0.
• Washburn improved to 60-4 in its 65th 100-point game.
• Washburn is now 50-17-1 against Baker and has won 26 straight against the Wildcats. The last three games in the series have been decided by an average of 42.7 points.
• Washburn made 14 3-pointers. The school record is 15 made 3s, set on February 8 against Central Missouri.

Coming up next
MIAA play begins Wednesday as WU welcomes Nebraska-Omaha (4-0) into the conference at 7:30 in Lee Arena. The two teams have not met since the 1986-87 season and have not played regularly since the early 1970s.