The Washburn Ichabods (14-11, 10-8 MIAA) will wrap up the regular season road slate with a trip to Pittsburg, Kan., to face the Gorillas (10-14, 5-12 MIAA) on Saturday night in John Lance Arena. The Ichabods have clinched a spot on the MIAA Tournament with their 93-86 come-from-behind win over Missouri Southern on Thursday night in Topeka. The Ichabods were down by 17 with just over 15 minutes to play and rallied for the win.
Ichabods vs Pittsburg State Last Time Out
Washburn 85, Pittsburg State 73
Four reach double figures as Ichabods roll past Pittsburg State
Jan. 14, 2009
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 halftime.
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.
Washburn vs Pittsburg State Series History
• This is the 161st meeting between the two schools and Washburn leads the series, 88-72. The two teams split the series last year.
• The Ichbabods are 24-2 in Lee Arena against PSU and 21-12 against the Gorillas in MIAA play.
• The home team is 22-4 in the last 26 regular season meetings, dating back to 1996-97. Each team has won just twice on the road since then.
• Washburn has won two straight over the Gorillas in the series.
• The series goes back to 1919-20 and it has been played at least once a year since 1941-42.
• WU coach
Bob Chipman is 42-16 against PSU and Gorillas coach Gene Iba is 11-18 against the Ichabods in his 14th season at PSU and 29th season overall.
Last Time Out for the Ichabods
Washburn 93, Missouri Southern 86
Ichabods' 16-0 run in second half sends WU past Missouri Southern
Jan. 19, 2009
BOLIVAR, Mo. -- For the second straight game, the Washburn Ichabods pushed a top 10 opponent on their home court with a second half rally, but came up short as they fell 86-84 to No. 5 Southwest Baptist.
In the second half, Washburn pulled with six with 12:33 to play at 62-56, but a 3-pointer and a transition lay up by the Bearcats stretched the lead back to 11 with 11:18 to play. Washburn pulled within five at 67-62 with 9:37 to play.
Nate Daniels nailed a 3-pointer to cut the score to 67-65, but SBU hit one of their own stretching the lead back to five with 8:11 left. Following a pair of free throws by Daniels and a lay up by Eggins, Washburn trailed by four with 6:36 to play. Washburn's
Paul Byers hit a 3-pointer from about 26 feet to bring the Ichabods to 73-72 with 5:47 to go. Byers hit another on the Ichabods' next possession from the corner with 4:49 to play giving Washburn its first lead of the game at 75-73 with 4:45 to go following an SBU timeout.
After a lay up by Washburn's Byers, SBU responded with a 3-pointer by Matt Rogers knotting the score at 77-all with 3:48 to play in the game.
A lay up by
James Williams gave Washburn a 79-77 lead with 3:35 to go and Tomas Brock hit one of two free throws with 3:30 to go pulling SBU within one.After a Washburn missed jumper on offense, D'Ante Harris hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key putting SBU up 81-79 with 2:59 to play in the game. Harris would hit another 3-pointer putting the Bearcats up by five, but with 1:05 to go,
Darnell Kimble scored his 17th point of the game on a lay up pulling Washburn back to within three at 84-81.
Washburn forced a shot clock violation and took possession with 28.9 seconds to go. Daniels' lay up with 19 seconds to play putting the Ichabods down one at 84-83. Nick Kovacevich was fouled and went to the line. After connecting on the first attempt with 13.5 seconds remaining, he hit both putting SBU up three at 86-83.
Eggins was fouled on a two-point attempt with 5.5 just behind the arc fouling out Matt Rogers. Eggins hit the first and after intentionally missing the second, WU regained the possession with 2.5 seconds left. Eggins 3-point attempt at the buzzer missed and Lekehthan Malone's follow-up dunk was just after the buzzer.
The Ichabods trailed 49-38 at the break as Brandon Clemons hit his second of two 3-pointers in the first half. Washburn was 11 of 30 from the field hitting 37 percent while the Bearcats hit 14 of 33. The Ichabods hit 12 of 14 free throw attempts and
DeAndre Eggins led the Ichabods with eight points in the frame.
Eggins led the Ichabods with 18 points and Byers finished with 17 coming off the bench hitting 7 of 10 from the field. Daniels finished with 13 points including three 3-pointers.
Kovacevich led five Bearcats in double figures with 17 points.
Washburn was 28 of 64 for the game and 17 of 34 in the second half. The Bearcats finished 27 of 53 while going 13 of 20 in the second half and 6 of 13 from 3-point range.
Ichabods continue stellar play in Lee Arena
The Ichabods started the year 6-0 at home and have since gone 4-1 for an 11-1 record at home. Washburn is out-scoring opponents by an average of 83 to 70 in Lee Arena. The Ichabods shoot 48 percent at home compared to 40 percent in away games.
Ichabod Notes
10 • William McNeill • F • 6-0 • 190 • Fr. • 7 of 12 from the field in the last three games (averaging 5.6 ppg and 1.0 assists per game)
12 •
Moriba DeCoteau • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr. • Has hit 2 of 5 field goal attempts this season.
14 •
Logan Stutz • F • 6-9 • 205 • So. • 9 of 18 from the field in the last three games scoring 7.6 ppg and 4.3 rebounds per game
15 •
Paul Byers • F • 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • Averaging 14.5 ppg in last two games -- both off the bench
20 •
Lekheythan Malone • F • 6-6 • 205 • Sr. • 18 points against Missouri Southern was highest output since scoring 17 against UNO on Jan. 24.
21 •
Darnell Kimble • F • 6-8 • 230 • Sr. • 51 blocks rank 9th all-time at Washburn.
22 •
DeAndre Eggins • G • 6-5 • 200 • Sr. • Averaging 17.0 ppg as a starter, 11.3 ppg coming off the bench
32 •
Covier Carter • G • 6-2 • 185 • Jr. • Has hit last six free throws
33 •
Nate Daniels • G • 6-3 • 190 • So. • Averaging 15.3 ppg in last three games -- two of those as starter
35 •
Layne Nash • G • 5-9 • 155 • Fr. • Is redshirting this season.
40 •
Garrett Love • G • 6-4 • 190 • So. • Has hit both free throws this season.
44 •
Steve Feighny • F • 6-5 • 215 • Fr. • Eight of nine rebounds have been defensive this season
50 •
James Williams • G • 6-5 • 210 • Sr. • Averaging 6.0 assists per game in last seven games
52 •
Todd Eils • G • 6-2 • 175 • Fr. • Is redshirting this season.
'Bods n Ends
• The Ichabods have used seven starting line ups this season with the group of De'Andre Eggins,
James Williams,
Nate Daniels,
Lekheythan Malone and
Logan Stutz made their first collective group start against Southwest Baptist.
• Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 39.6 to 33.4 in home games.
• The Ichabod starters are averaging 51.2 points per game while their opponents starters are averaging 53.6 points per game. The Ichabod starters are outrebounding their opponents starters 23.7 to 21.3 or 568 to 511.
• The Washburn bench is outscoring their opponents bench 27.5 to 20.7 points per game … or 660 to 496 this season.
• In home games, the Ichabods are outscoring opponents 902 to 745 this season or 82.0 ppg to 67.7 ppg. The Ichabods are being outscored 77.8 ppg to 73.0 ppg this season in road games.
About the Gorillas
The Gorillas are 10-14 overall and 5-12 in the MIAA. Carlos Taylor leads the team with 17.4 points a game, the second highest total in the league. T.J. Stukes leads the team with 7.8 rebounds a game and he has 8.9 a game during MIAA games. PSU fell last time out on Feb. 19 84-74 at Emporia State. ESU scored 17 of the first 20 second-half points to turn a three-point halftime deficit into the 10-point win.
Emporia's Dustin Andrews hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 1:23 to play in the game to help the Hornets hold off the Gorillas down the stretch. Pitt State trailed just 74-68 on David McKinnie's two free throws, but Andrews countered with the baseline trey -- his only basket of the game.
Adam Holthaus and Lamar Wilbern led a balanced Emporia attack with 19 points apiece. The Hornets (16-9, 10-8 MIAA) got double-digit contributions from Tim Niles (13) and Robert Moores (12) as well.
Carlos Taylor and TJ Stukes combined for 28 points to pace the Gorillas (10-14, 5-12 MIAA), who held a narrow 29-26 halftime advantage. Taylor finished with a team-leading 16 points, including 10 in the first half, while Stukes fouled out with 12 points and a team-leading nine rebounds. Rodney Grace (11), McKinnie (11) and Andy Smith (10) also scored in double figures for the Gorillas.
The Gorillas fell to 1-8 on the road on the season with the loss. The Hornets defended their home floor for just the fourth time in the last 11 contests against PSU and Emporia snapped a two-game home losing streak to the Gorillas with the win.
Coming up next
Washburn will wrap up the regular season on Feb. 25 against Emporia State on senior night. The MIAA's regular season will wrap up on Feb. 28, but the Ichabods will have an “off night” as the other 10 schools will play their final regular season games. The MIAA Postseason Tournament will start on March 5.
