The Washburn Ichabods (12-8, 8-5 MIAA) look to keep pace in the upper-half of the MIAA standings when they host Truman on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Arena. The Ichabods have won their last two games coming off a 79-78 win over Missouri Western last time out. The Bulldogs fell 87-63 at Emporia State last time out and they have dropped their last four games.
Washburn won the first meeting back on Dec. 13 in Kirksville 66-58.
Washburn enters the game in a two-way tie for third in the conference standings with Emporia State.
Washburn's
DeAndre Eggins is second in the MIAA with 17.5 points a game and he's scored in double figures in 14 straight.
Ichabods vs Bulldogs Last Time Out
Washburn 66, Truman 58
Ichabods get big game from Eggins in MIAA win at Truman
December 13, 2008
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -
DeAndre Eggins had 22 points as the Ichabods held off the Bulldogs, 66-58 Saturday night in MIAA action.
Eggins was 6 of 12 from the field and 3 of 5 from 3-point range, all off the bench.
Darnell Kimble had nine points to lead the starters and
Paul Byers led with eight rebounds.
The Ichabods shot a season-low 37 percent in the game while Truman (5-3, 0-3 MIAA) shot 34 percent.
Eggins and
Mario Scott led WU with three assists each and WU blocked six shots with Kimble leading with three.
TSU out-rebounded WU 42-35 but turned the ball over 20 times while WU gave it away 15 times.
Washburn vs Truman Series History
• This is the 51st meeting between these two schools and Washburn holds a 34-16 lead in the series.
• The Ichabods have won the last four meetings by an average score of 66-56.
• The series dates back to 1956-57 and the two have played each other every year since 1989-90.
• Two of the lowest combined scoring games in WU history came against Truman recently. On January 13, 2007, the Bulldogs won 60-45 as they combined for 105 points, the second lowest scoring output since WU joined NCAA II in 1989-90. On January 19, 2008 they scored 109 points in a 59-50 WU win. That was the third lowest scoring game in DII history for WU.
• Washburn is 11-7 against the Bulldogs on the road and 25-9 in MIAA contests against TSU.
• Washburn has won the last two meetings with the Bulldogs in Topeka
Washburn's Last Time Out
Washburn 79, Missouri Western 78
Ichabods hold off Griffons for one-point victory
Jan. 31, 2009
Darnell Kimble scored 22 points and five Ichabods reached double figures as they held off Missouri Western Saturday night in Lee Arena. Washburn improved to 12-8 and 8-5 in the MIAA with its second straight win while the Griffons fell to 9-11 and 6-7 in the MIAA.
The Ichabods will stay home and host Truman Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Kimble went 7 of 7 from the field and 8 of 9 from the free throw line.
Logan Stutz and
DeAndre Eggins had 14 each,
Nate Daniels had 12 and
Lekheythan Malone had 10. Daniels was 4 of 5 from the field with three 3-pointers.
Washburn shot 50 percent while MWSU was 45 percent. The Ichabods made 24 of 31 free throws for a 77 percent effort while the Griffons were 57 percent, making 8 of 14.
Kimble led WU with six rebounds and
James Williams had six assists and no turnovers.
The Ichabods led the entire game. They took their largest lead, 11 points, at 9:35 of the first half and they were up, 43-40 at halftime. The Griffons got within a point 96 seconds into the second half but a dunk from Malone at 11:19 made it a double-digit lead again, 64-54.
MWSU once again closed in late in the game and a 3-pointer from Dominique Thuston made the score 79-78, WU with one minute remaining. The Griffons had a chance to win in the final seconds but a 3-point attempt failed to hit the rim as the shot clock expired and Washburn ran the remaining second off the clock for the win.
Ichabods continue stellar play in Lee Arena
The Ichabods started the year 6-0 at home and have since gone 2-1 for an 9-1 record at home. Washburn is out-scoring opponents by an average of 83-70 in Lee Arena. The Ichabods shoot 48 percent at home compared to 40 percent in away games.
Lekheythan Malone leads the Ichabods in Lee Arena with 15.7 points a game and he's shooting 54 percent at home.
Paul Byers is a 47 percent shooter in home games and he's 47 percent from beyond the 3-point line (15 of 33).
Washburn unbeaten in midweek MIAA games
The Ichabods are 5-0 in midweek MIAA games this year with all the contests happening on Wednesdays. They are 4-0 in Lee Arena and their win Wednesday at NWMSU was their first midweek road trip in the MIAA. Washburn is balanced in the five games with six players averaging 8.0 points or more.
DeAndre Eggins leads with 13.6 a game and overall, Washburn scores 81.0 while opponents score 71.8 a game. WU shoots 49 percent in midweek MIAA games.
Ichabod Notes
10 • William McNeill • F • 6-0 • 190 • Fr. • 20 of 23 rebounds this season are defensive.
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. • Had a career high 14 points against Missouri Western.
15 •
Paul Byers • F • 6-5 • 205 • Sr. • 79 career blocks tied for third all-time at Washburn.
20 •
Lekheythan Malone • F • 6-6 • 205 • Sr. • Has scored double figures in four of the last five games (averaging 11.0 ppg).
21 •
Darnell Kimble • F • 6-8 • 230 • Sr. • Has scored in double figures in six straight games and is averaging 15.0 ppg during that stretch.
22 •
DeAndre Eggins • G • 6-5 • 200 • Sr. • Has reached double in 14 straight games after scoring a season-low 1 point against UNO on Dec. 3.
32 •
Covier Carter • G • 6-2 • 185 • Jr. • Has hit 10 of 23 3-pointers this season
33 •
Nate Daniels • G • 6-3 • 190 • So. • Has scored back-to-back career highs with 10 at Northwest Missouri and 12 against Missouri Western last time out – is 7 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from 3-point range in last two games.
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. • Played a season-high eight minutes against Northwest Missouri.
50 •
James Williams • G • 6-5 • 210 • Sr. • Needs four 3-pointers to reach 50 for his Washburn career.
52 •
Todd Eils • G • 6-2 • 175 • Fr. • Is redshirting this season.
'Bods n Ends
• Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 39.3 to 33.9 in home games.
• In the last five minutes of games this season, Washburn is being outscored 13.0 to 11.9.
• This season the Ichabod bench is outscoring their opponents bench 26.2 to 21.2 per game. Washburn starters are holding a slim 53.6 to 53.2 ppg average over the opponents starting five.
• Washburn is shooting 72 percent (149 of 206) from the free throw line in first halves of games this season and only 64 percent (191 of 298) in the second half of games this year.
• With the win over Missouri Western, the Ichabods evened their all-time record in games decided by one point at 69-69.
About the Bulldogs
Truman is 6-14 on the year and 1-12 in the MIAA. They are led in scoring by Banks Estridge who enters the contest averaging 10.5 point and 4.8 rebounds per game. Inside they look to Ethan Freeman who comes in averaging 9.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest.
Series history with the Bulldogs
Wednesday's meeting is the 51st meeting between the two schools. The Ichabods lead the all-time series 34-16 and have won the last three meetings. The Ichabods won the last 15 of the last 18 meetings after topping the Bulldogs 66-58 on Dec. 13 in Kirksville.
Coming up next
Following the game Truman on Feb. 4, Washburn will be returning to the road for another three-game road stretch which will take them to Fort Hays State on Feb. 7, Central Missouri on Feb. 11 and Southwest Baptist on Feb. 14. Washburn will return to Lee Arena playing host to Missouri Southern on Feb. 19. Washburn will make one more regular season road trip to Pittsburg State on Feb. 21 before wrapping 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.
