Game Facts Matchup: Washburn (5-1, 0-1 MIAA) vs Northwest Missouri (4-1, 0-1 MIAA) Date: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 Time: 2 p.m. CST Site: Maryville, Mo. - Bearcat Arena (2,500) Radio: AM 580 WIBW Live Stats: northwestbearcats.com Radio: AM 580 WIBW Online Audio:  wusports.com Internet Streaming: wusports.com

Washburn Ichabods Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Coaches Head Coach: Bob Chipman Alma Mater: Kansas State, 73 WU Record:    667-265, 31st season Career Record: 667-265, 31st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Northwest Missouri Bearcats Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach:     Ben McCullom Alma Mater:     Northwest Missouri, 2003 Record: 4-1, 1st season School Record: 4-1, 1st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Setting the scene . . .
The Washburn Ichabods will hit the road for the second straight MIAA encounter when they will travel to Maryville, Mo., to face Northwest Missouri. Both teams dropped their MIAA opener with Washburn (5-1, 0-1 MIAA) falling 80-72 at Nebraska-Omaha while the Bearcats (4-1, 0-1 MIAA) were topped by Emporia State 86-81 at home. The Ichabods will return to action next week when they will face Truman in Lee Arena on Dec. 12.

Ichabods on Radio . . .
The game will be broadcast live on AM 580 WIBW. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link under basketball. Bruce Steinbrock will be the play-by-play voice of the Ichabods and former WU quarterback Mark Elliott will be the color analyst.

The Coaches. . .
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 31st season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. For 24 years now Chipman has been the winningest coach in school history and in 2006-07 he became the second winningest coach as a member of the MIAA. Chipman is 667-265 (.716) overall and he has 421 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman is 31-16 against the Bearcats.
Northwest Missouri head coach Ben McCollum is in his first season as head coach at his alma mater. He spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Emporia State. He is 4-1 overall in his first head coaching position.

Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Dec. 2, 2009) OMAHA, Neb. -- A nearly six minute stretch without a field goal proved too much to overcome for the Ichabods as they fell 80-72 at Nebraska-Omaha on Wednesday night.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair with neither team leading by more than seven. Washburn (5-1, 0-1 MIAA) took a 17-14 lead with 10:23 remaining in the opening half on a jumper from Dezahn Otis. A 20-10 run by the Mavericks (6-0, 1-0 MIAA) gave UNO a 34-27 lead with 2:23 to play in the period. The Ichabods closed the half with a 7-1 run and trailed 35-34 at the break.
A 7-3 run to start the second half gave WU a 41-38 lead with 17:16 remaining in regulation. The lead was 44-42 on a three from Bobby Chipman when Washburn went into a nearly six minute scoreless drought. Nebraska-Omaha outscored the Bods 10-0 during that span and opened a 52-44 lead with just over 10 to play.
UNO pushed the lead to 11 with just over five to play before Washburn rallied. The Ichabods were able to get within five on two separate occasions, but could get no closer. The Mavericks made 10-of-12 free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
Washburn shot 40 percent, 25-of-62, from the floor, but just 39 percent in the second half. The Ichabods struggled from the foul line making 14-of-24 attempts for 58 percent.
De'Andre Washington led Washburn with 15 points, while Dezahn Otis had 14 and Bobby Chipman added a career-high 12 on four three-pointers.
Tyler Bullock led four Mavericks in double figures with 19 points. Andrew Bridger added 18 points and nine assists.

ABOUT Northwest Missouri . . .
Northwest Missouri State is 4-1 on the season with four of their wins coming over NAIA opponents. They are averaging 93.6 points per game and only allowing 67.4 through five games this season. They are led by Elijah Allen who is averaging 19.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He is joined by Girod Adams who is averaging 15.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

Last time out for the Bearcats . . .
(Dec. 2, 2009) MARYVILLE, Mo.—Emporia State battled back from 17 points down in the second half to beat Northwest Missouri State 86-81 Wednesday night at Bearcat Arena in the MIAA opener for both teams.
Matt Boswell hit three second-half 3-pointers and was one of three Emporia State players with 15 points. Tim Niles and Taylor Euler were the others. The Hornets (4-2, 1-0) had six players score in double figures.
Elijah Allen scored 14 of his game-high 20 points to lead the Bearcats (4-1, 0-1). DeShaun Cooper came off the bench to score 17. Arunas Simanavicius chipped in nine points and nine rebounds.
Northwest opened the second half on a 22-5 run and took a 63-46 lead on a three-pointer by Cooper less than eight minutes into the frame. Emporia State scored the game's next 15 points while the Bearcats went nearly six minutes without field goal.
A 3 by Euler completed the comeback and gave the Hornets their first lead of the second half, 68-67, with less six minutes to play.
The team's battled back-and-forth down the stretch, but the key bucket came on a step-back three-pointer by Niles with 1:15 to play that gave the Hornets an 80-76 lead. Emporia State made 6-of-8 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Emporia State shot 57 percent from the field, made 9-of-18 from 3-point range and committed 10 turnovers. Adam Holthaus was 8-of-10 from the field and led the Hornets with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Northwest point guard Girod Adams picked up his fourth foul at the 10-minute mark of the second half and drew number five with six minutes left. Adams entered play averaging 17 points per game and finished with nine Wednesday.

SERIES NOTES . . .
This is the 87th meeting between the two schools and Washburn holds a 54-32 lead in the series. Washburn swept the regular season series for the second straight season and have won four of the last five. Washburn swept the regular season series last year for the first time since 2004-05. The series dates back to the 1940-41 season and they have played each other every year since WU joined the MIAA in 1989-90.

Last meeting with Northwest Missouri . . .
Jan. 28, 2009 -- MARYVILLE, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods trailed at the half 29-28 but opened the second stanza on a 5-0 run holding Northwest Missouri without a field for the first 4:38 and held the lead the remainder of the game in a 71-65 win over the Bearcats.
The Ichabods scored the first five points of the second half to take a 33-29 lead while Washburn held the Bearcats without a field goal for the first 4:38 of the half.  The Ichabods built a second half lead to 45-37 as Nate Daniels scored four straight for Washburn on a tip in and a pair of free throws with 10:05 left. After Northwest cut the lead to five at 45-40, back-to-back 3-pointers for the Ichabods by James Williams and Daniels put the Ichabods up nine at 51-42 with 9:07 to go in the game.
With Washburn leading 51-44, the Ichabods' Lekheythan Malone was fouled on a dunk attempt, but picked up a technical. Northwest hit one free throw and Malone added one on his attempts to put Washburn up 52-45 with just under eight minutes to play.
The Ichabods were holding a 52-49 lead and Williams connected on a 3-pointer with 6:42 to go and Darnell Kimble scored lay up putting Washburn up 57-49 with 6:17 to play in the game. The Bearcats cut the lead down to 61-57 with 1:46 remaining, but DeAndre Eggins hit a pair of free throws pushing the lead back to six at 63-57.
Coming out of timeout and holding the six-point margin, Eggins was fouled and went to the line with 1:05 left and hit the first putting Washburn up 64-57. The Bearcats' Mike Larsen hit about a 26-foot 3-pointer pulling Northwest within four at 64-60 with 36.6 seconds remaining.
Daniels was fouled and hit the first of two and then with 24.8 remaining, the Bearcats' Hunter Henry hit a 3-pointer drawing Northwest Missouri within two at 65-63. Following a Northwest foul, Covier Carter went to the line with 18.9 seconds left and hit both attempts giving Washburn a 67-63 lead. The Bearcats came up empty on the ensuing possession and Kimble was fouled with ten seconds left. He hit both free throws to give Washburn a 69-63 lead. The Bearcats scored on a layup and Williams was then fouled and then connected on both attempts giving Washburn a 71-65 lead.
In the first half, there were 12 lead changes and 12 ties with the Bearcats taking a 29-28 lead into the halftime locker room.
Washburn shot 46 percent from the field hitting 12 of 26 attempts from the field and they held Northwest to 38 percent as the Bearcats hit 11 of 29. The Bearcats were also 1 of 10 from 3-point range but they went 6 of 8 from the free throw line while Washburn hit both of their two attempts from the charity stripe.
The Ichabods were led by Kimble who scored 16 points off the bench hitting 7 of 9 attempts from the field. Eggins scored 14 and Nate Daniels scored a career-high 10 points
Elijah Allen scored 24 to take game honors and recorded a double double with 10 rebounds.
Washburn finished the game shooting 51 percent from the field going 23 of 45 including an 11 of 19 (58 percent) performance in the second half. The Ichabods held the Bearcats to 36 percent shooting. The teams combined for 41 turnovers with the Ichabods recording 24.
Ichabods Notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Jr.  • Has scored in double figures in every game this season (16.7 ppg)
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-2 • 205 • Jr.  • 9 of 12 from the free throw line this sason
#5  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Fr.  • Played nine minutes against Kansas Wesleyan for a career high
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-0 • 190 • So.  • 11 rebounds against UNO was a career high
#12  • Maurice Colter  • G • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.  • Six free throw attempts against UNO tied a career high
#14  • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr.  • Hit first 3-pointer of the season against UNO
#15  • Nate Wallace  • G • 6-1 • 210 • Sr.  • 4 of 8 rebounds this season have been on offensive end of court
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr.  • Hit 4 of 6 3-pointers against UNO for a career high 12 points
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.  • 24 minutes against UNO was a career high
#22  • Steve Feighny  • F • 6-5 • 215 • So.  • 3 of 4 rebounds against Baker were offensive
#23  • Dezahn Otis  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • 14 points against UNO was a career high hitting 5 of 6 field goal attempts
#24  • Anthony Nocito  • F • 6-8 • 240 • Jr.  • Six minutes against Baker was a season high
#32  • Todd Eils  • G • 6-2 • 175 • Rf.  • Has recorded a steal this season in nine minutes of action
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.  • Played season high 23 minutes against UNO
#35  • Jordan Lambkins  • G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.  • Will redshirt this season

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,365-950 (.682 in 2,315 games) in its 104th season of intercollegiate action. The Ichabods are the ninth-winningest team in NCAA Division II history and the 26th winningest team this decade. The Ichabods are 426-184 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.

Ichabods In Lee Arena . . .
The Ichabods are 335-59 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 26th season of play. The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena. The Ichabods have won 15 straight regular season non-conference home games and 38 of their last 41 regular season non-conference games home.

Up Next . . .
Washburn will return home to take on Truman on Dec. 12 before returning to Las Vegas for the second time this season to face Western Washington on Dec. 17 and Central Washington on Dec. 18 in the Great Western Shootout. Both games will start at 5 p.m. CST.