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James Williams had a career-high 20 points and three other Ichabods also reached double figures as Washburn defeated Pittsburg State, 85-73 Wednesday night in Lee Arena.

The Ichabods improved to 10-6 overall and moved to third in the MIAA with a 6-3 record. The Gorillas dropped to 7-8 and 2-6 in the league. Washburn will return to action Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Emporia State. The Hornets are 12-3 and tied for first in the MIAA with a 6-2 record.

Williams was 6 of 12 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. He hit three 3-pointers and had six assists. He finished second on the team with six rebounds.

DeAndre Eggins scored 18 points for Washburn and was 9 of 11 from the free throw line. He attempted and made all seven of Washburn's first half free throws. Lekheythan Malone scored 13 points with three 3s and Darnell Kimble came off the bench to score 10 points as he was 5 of 6 from the field. He also led the team with seven rebounds.

After two early ties and lead changes the Ichabods pulled to a 10-point lead at the 10:21 mark of the opening half on a dunk by Logan Stutz. A 7-0 run gave WU a 15-point lead with 8:27 remaining and PSU never got closer than nine points away in the half. The Ichabods led 43-30 at halftim.

The two teams traded points the first three minutes of the second half and then Washburn went on a 9-0 run to lead, 61-40 at 14:39. PSU hit a free throw to break the scoreless drought before the Ichabods pushed it to a game-high 27 points, 68-41 two and a half minutes later.

Those two streaks added up to a 16-1 run during a 4:55 stretch.

The Gorillas dropped the lead under 20 at the 8:42 mark and again at 2:05. They ended the game on a 9-0 run but that only pulled them within 12 as time ran out.

The Ichabods shot 48 percent from the field and a season-high 52 percent from 3-point range. PSU was 43 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range.

Mario Scott led Washburn with seven assists and he had no turnovers with three steals and nine points.


Notes
• Washburn improved to 88-72 against Pittsburg State in the 160th meeting between the two schools. Washburn is now 24-2 against PSU in Lee Arena.
• The home team improved to 22-4 in the last 26 regular season meetings.
• The WU-PSU series is the second-most played series in WU history with 160 meetings and the two have met every year since 1941-42.
• James Williams had a career-high 20 points. His previous high was 17 against Central Oklahoma on December 4, 2007.
• Washburn shot a season-high 52 percent (11 of 21) from 3-point range. The previous high was 50 percent, reached three times.
• Washburn failed to block a shot for the first time since a loss against Pittsburg State on January 20, 2007. That was a span of 54 straight games with at least one block.