Box Score | Season Stats

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods put up 51 points in the second half to No. 11 Central Missouri after trailing by 14 at the break and cut the lead to four with 33 seconds left but could not get any closer in a 90-82 loss. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday at Southwest Baptist.

The Ichabods' Covier Carter hit back-to-back 3-pointers pulling Washburn within five at 84-79 with 1:16 left in the game. The second one followed a Mule turnover. A pair of free throws by Central pushed the lead back to seven at 86-79 with 52 seconds to play. DeAndre Eggins was fouled on a 3-point attempt and went to the line and hit all three pulling Washburn within four at 86-82 with 33 seconds left. The Mules hit the remaining four free throws locking up the game and the eight-point win.

The Ichabods cut the lead to 11 with 6:23 to go at 69-58 on a lay up by Logan Stutz, but the Mules pushed the lead back to as many as 15 before a 3-pointer by James Williams with 3:24 to go cut the lead to 12 at 77-65. A UCM lay up pushed the lead back to 14 and William McNeil hit a 3-pointer with 2:59 trimming the Mule lead back to 11 at 79-68. Washburn cut it to 10 at 80-70 with 2:23 to play on a drive by DeAndre Eggins. Following a pair of free throws by UCM, Daniels hit a 3-pointer for the Ichabods pulling Washburn within nine at 82-73 with 1:42 to play.

In the first half, the Ichabods trailed by 14 at the halftime break 45 to 31. The Mules jumped out to an 8-0 lead. Washburn connected on their first field goal of the half as Darnell Kimble scored inside on a lay up 4:30 into the game en route to a first half total of 14 points. The Ichabods did cut the lead to one at 10-9 on a fastbreak bucket by Covier Carter off a steal with 11:51 to play in the half.

The Ichabods were limited to 8 of 27 from the field while Central MIssouri was 14 of 29 from the field. Washburn did hit 15 of 17 from the free throw line for an 88 percent average.

Kimble finished the game with his third double double of the season leading the Ichabods with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Stutz set a career high with 15 points and Nate Daniels recorded a career high with 15 points of his own. Carter finished wih 10 hitting all three 3-point attempts.

Sanjay Watts led Central Missouri with 22 points.

The Ichabods finished 25 of 64 from the field increasing their shooting percentage in the second half to 46 percent hitting 17 of 37 from the field.