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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods rallied from an eight-point deficit with 1:34 to go in regulation to send the game to an extra period on a 3-pointer by De'Andre Washington with 0.7 seconds to go but fell in overtime after the Missouri Western used a 12-0 run in the overtime period leading to a 75-69 Griffon win. Washburn will take on No. 13 Fort Hays State on Wednesday in Hays at 7:30 p.m.

Coming down the stretch trailing by eight with 94 seconds to play, Washington recorded a traditional 3-point play cutting the Griffon lead to five with 1:25 remaining. After a pair of empty possessions for each team, Nate Daniels hit the second of two free throws pulling the Ichabods with four at 59-55 with 47 seconds remaining. A Griffon turnover on an inbounds pass returned the ball to the Ichabods and after two missed shots and offensive boards by the Ichabods, William McNeill's stick-back with 20 seconds left cut the lead to two at 59-57. The Griffons' Martin Nolan hit the second of two free throws with 18 seconds remaining pushing the lead back to three points. After a missed 3-pointer by Nate Wallace, Dezahn Otis picked up the offensive rebound and passed it to Washington who hit a fall away 3-pointer tying the score at 60 and the long-range shot by Missouri Western fell short sending the game into overtime.

In the extra frame, Washington hit a 3-pointer giving the Ichabods (7-4, 1-3 MIAA) a 63-60 lead, but the Griffons would score the next 12 points as the Ichabods would get no closer than four at 73-69 with nine seconds to play on a 3-pointer by Daniels.

Both teams struggled in the first half as the Ichabods recorded a season-low 20 points while shooting 30 percent from the field hitting 8 of 27 attempts. The Griffons (8-3, 3-1 MIAA) were 35 percent from the field hitting 9 of 26 from the field as the Griffons needed a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to take a 23-20 lead into halftime.

Washington finished with his third straight double double with career highs of 33 points and 14 rebounds with all of the boards coming on the defensive end. He finished 11 of 16 shots including 4 of 6 from 3-point range and a perfect 7 of 7 from the free throw line. McNeill was the only other Ichabod to reach double figure scoring with 15 points before missing the overtime period fouling out with 18 seconds left in regulation.

Marcus Rhodes led Missouri Western with 17 points.

Both teams heated up in the second half with Washburn hitting 12 of 25 shots for a 48 percent clip while Missouri Western was 12 of 24 for 50 percent. The Ichabods were 15 of 20 from the free throw line while the Griffons hit 17 of 33 attempts.