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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Washburn rallied from an early 15-point deficit to take the lead, but couldn't hold on as they were eliminated from the MIAA Tournament by second-seeded Central Missouri 72-69 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium. The Ichabods led by four with under a minute to play, but UCM rallied to force overtime and then outscored Washburn 14-11 in the extra period for the win.

The Ichabods (16-13) trailed 43-34 with 14:27 to play in the game, but a 15-0 run, highlighted by seven points from Covier Carter gave Washburn a 49-43 lead with five and half minutes remaining in the game. UCM (24-4) cut the lead to a pair, but a trey from Paul Byers pushed the lead back to five with 2:34 to play. A 5-0 run by the Mules tied the game at 54 with 2:19 left in the game, but Lekheythan Malone nailed a three and James Williams made one of two foul shots to give the 'Bods a 58-54 lead with 40 seconds on the clock. Washburn was whistled for a foul on a three-point attempt and De'Andre Byrd hit three FTs to cut the lead to one with 23 ticks on the clock. Byrd hit the front end of a one-and-one with six seconds left to tie the game and his jumper at the buzzer rimmed out.

Washburn led 63-62 with 2:21 to play in the extra period, but an 8-0 run by Central Missouri gave the Mules a 70-63 lead with just 16 seconds remaining and UCM iced the game from the foul line. Central Missouri was 8-of-13 from the foul line in overtime, while the Ichabods were 3-of-4 from the charity stripe.

In the first half, the Mules used a 26-11 run to open a 15-point lead after the game had been tied at five. The Ichabods, however, closed the half on a 12-4 run to close to within seven at 35-28 at the intermission.

James Williams scored nine of his team-high 14 points in the first half. He fouled out with six seconds left in regulation. DeAndre Eggins had 13 points before he fouled out in overtime. Byers recorded his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Malone and Carter had 10 points each.

Byrd led Central Missouri with 19 points and 11 boards. Joe Young added 15 off the bench and Alex Moosmann and Sanijay Watts chipped in 10 each.