Game Information Game #16 Matchup: Washburn (7-8, 1-7 MIAA) vs Pittsburg State (7-7, 1-6 MIAA) Date: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 Time: 7:30 p.m. CST Site: Pittsburg, Kan. - John Lance Arena (5,500) Radio: KTPK 106.9 FM Streaming Radio: AM 580 WIBW Live Stats: wusports.com Live Video: b2networks Rankings: Washburn is unranked the NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll. Pittsburg State is unranked the NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Washburn Ichabods Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach: Bob Chipman Alma Mater: Kansas State, 1973 WU Record:    669-272, 31st season Career Record: 669-272, 31st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Pittsburg State Gorillas Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach: Gene Iba Alma Mater: Tulsa, 1963 Record:     485-363, 30th season School Record: 259-160, 15th season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Setting the scene . . .
The Washburn Ichabods (7-8, 1-7 MIAA) will travel to Pittsburg State on Wednesday to take on the Gorillas (7-7, 1-6 MIAA) before returning to Topeka for a three-game homestand beginning with Emporia State on Jan. 16 wrapping up the first half of the MIAA schedule. The Ichabods will then play six of their final nine regular season games at home. The Ichabods are looking to put a five-game losing slide avoiding their sixth-straight loss which would be the longest losing streak since a six-game stretch during the 2005-06 season from Dec. 18, 2005 to Jan. 18 2006.

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Ichabod games will be broadcast live on KTPK 106.9 FM. 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. Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to tip.

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 669-272 (.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 44-16 against Pittsburg State.
Pittsburg State head coach Gene Iba is 259-161 in his 15th and final year at PSU  having announced his retirement at the end of the current season. He is 485-364 in his 30th year overall.

Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Jan. 9, 2010) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods were topped 86-69 by Missouri Southern Saturday night in Lee Arena dropping the Ichabods to 7-8, 1-7 MIAA.
Washburn jumped out to an early 6-0 on back-to-back-to-back field goals by William McNeill, but Missouri Southern (9-5, 2-5 MIAA) would used a 16-5 run over the next eight minutes to build a 28-17 lead with just over nine minutes to play in the opening half. The Ichabods trimmed the lead back to seven at 34-27 with 329 to play in the half on a 3-pointer by Nate Daniels, but the Lions used another run, this time 11 to 5 the rest of the half to take a 45-32 lead into the break.
The Lions heated up from their 44 percent shooting in the first half to 57 percent in the second half hitting 13 of 23 shots while hitting 13 of 17 free throw attempts in the half stretching the lead to as many as 28 at the 11:48 mark leading to the 17-point win as the Ichabods would get no closer than 16 at the 1:28 mark of the half at 82-66 on a 3-pointer by Maurice Colter.
McNeill led the Ichabods with 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field while collecting two of the five steals for Washburn. Daniels scored 11 off the bench hitting 4 of 6 attempts with two three points and De'Andre Washington scored 10 points with team-highs of six rebounds and four assists.
Patrick Hester scored 16 to lead the Lions while Jason Adams scored 14 points with 13 rebounds.
After shooting 56 percent in the first half hitting 14 of 25 attempts, the Ichabods cooled off to 13 of 33 in the second half for a 39 percent average finishing the game at 46 percent connecting on 27 of 58 attempts. The Lions were 28 of 57 for the game for a 49 percent average.
The Lions held a 37 to 34 advantage on the glass. The Ichabods also had 16 turnovers leading to 18 points off turnovers for the Lions.

About Pittsburg state . . .
Pittsburg State is 7-7 overall and 1-6 in the MIAA after falling at Emporia State 76-66 on Saturday. The Gorillas are led by Spencer Magana's 18.1 points per game, which is good enough for third in the MIAA. He is averaging 17.9 ppg in MIAA play and his hit 40 of 99 3-point attempts this season. Rodney Grace is the only other Gorilla averaging in double figures this season at 15.3 ppg. JaVon McGee is averaging a team-high 6.8 rebounds. This is the final season for PSU coach Gene Iba, who announced his retirement prior to the start of the season.

Last time out for the Gorillas . . .
(Jan. 9, 2010) EMPORIA, Kan. --Emporia State University used a 16-0 second-half run to claim a 76-66 victory over Pittsburg State University Saturday (Jan. 9) at W.L. White Auditorium.
The Gorillas (7-7, 1-6 MIAA) led 40-34 with 16:33 to play in the game, but the Hornets (7-8, 3-5 MIAA) rattled off 16 straight points to build a 50-40 advantage on Lamar Wilbern's layup with 12:21 remaining.
Pitt State never got any closer than eight points of ESU down the stretch.
Tim Niles and Adam Holthaus combined for 42 points to pace the Hornets, who outscored the Gorillas 32-15 from the foul line in a game marred by 46 combined personal fouls. Niles led all scorers with 26 points, while Holthaus added 16. Dustin Andrews (11) and Wilbern (11) also scored in double figures for ESU.
The Gorillas trailed 30-18 with 2:39 to play in the first half of the contest, but Pitt State outscored the Hornets 13-1 the rest of the way in the initial period to draw even.
Spencer Magana missed his first five shots in the contest, but finished the half 4-for-5 and scored 10 points in Pitt State's late surge. He buried a guarded long-range 3-pointer just ahead of the buzzer, after the Gorillas forced a turnover with five seconds to play in the half.
Rodney Grace led Pitt State with 26 points and seven rebounds, while Magana added 18 points before fouling out with 4:34 to play in the game. 

Series Notes with Pittsburg State . . .
This is the 162nd meeting between the two schools and Washburn leads the series, 89-72. The Ichabods swept the season 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 22-5 in the last 27 regular season meetings, dating back to 1996-97. Washburn has won three 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 43-16 against PSU and Gorillas coach Gene Iba is 11-19 against the Ichabods.

Last Meeting with Pittsburg State . . .
(Feb. 21, 2009) -- PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods turned back a late-game rally by the Pittsburg State Gorillas taking an 80-69 win improving to 15-11 on the season and 11-8 in the MIAA.
The Ichabods led 39-24 at the break after holding the Gorillas to 9 of 25 shooting from the field while hitting 16 of 39 of their own shots for a 41 percent average. William McNeil sparked the 15-point halftime cushion scoring 10 points off the bench hitting both of the Ichabods 3-pointers in the opening 20 minutes.
In the second half, the Gorillas slowly chipped into the Ichabod lead as the Gorillas' Spence Magana scored 21 points hitting five 3-pointers in the second half, including a long-range shot which cut the Ichabod lead to two at 62-60 with 6:36 to play. However it would be as close as the Gorillas would get as Washburn's Nate Daniels hit a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws sandwiching a set of charity tosses by James Williams pushing the Ichabods back to a nine point lead at 69-60 with 4:22 to go as Washburn held on for the 11-point win hitting their final five free throw attempts with Williams starting the streak converting a conventional 3-point play as the Gorillas had trimmed the margin back to six.
The Ichabods were led by DeAndre Eggins who scored 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field to go along with eight rebounds and eight assists. Lekheythan Malone recorded a double double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. McNeil also finished with 13 points. Williams scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half and Darnell Kimble finished with 10 points.
The Ichabods hit 14 of 25 attempts in the second half (.560) and finished 30 of 64 for the game. The Ichabods dominated on the glass outrebounded the Gorillas 46 to 22 coming up with 19 offensive rebounds leading to 22 second change points. Washburn also outscored the Gorillas 36 to 12 in the paint and 27 to 10 in bench points.

Ichabod notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Jr.  • His 5.7 defensive rebounds per game rank 4th on the single season WU chart
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-2 • 205 • Jr.  • 8.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.6 spg in last three games
#5  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Fr.  • Has 10 assists with six turnovers this season
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-0 • 190 • So.  • 13 field goal attempts (8 makes) were one off season high of 14 vs Cent. Wash.
#12  • Maurice Colter  • G • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.  • Has hit at least one 3-pointer in each of last four games (4 of 9 overall)
#14  • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr.  • Has recorded 19 offensive and 19 defensive rebounds this season (3.5 per game)
#15  • Nate Wallace  • G • 6-1 • 210 • Sr.  • Hit only 3-point attempt against Missouri Southern last time out
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr.  • 5.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg in last four games
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.  • Has hit 4 of last seven 3-point attempts over last three games
#22  • Steve Feighny  • F • 6-5 • 215 • So.  • Scored 4 pts hitting both FG attempts with one offensive board in 5 mins vs MSSU
#23  • Dezahn Otis  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • 15 of 20 from the free throw line this season
#24  • Anthony Nocito  • F • 6-8 • 240 • Jr.  • Played career-high tying 11 mins. vs MSSU last time out scoring two points
#32  • Todd Eils  • G • 6-2 • 175 • Rf.  • Has played in five games this season seeing 11 minutes of playing time
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.  • 4 of 6 from field hitting 2 of 3 3-point attempts scoring 11 pts against MSSU
#35  • Jordan Lambkins  • G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.  • Will redshirt this season

Three-second calls. . .(quick tid-bits on the 'Bods)
The Ichabods are shooing 45 percent in the second half of games hitting 208 of 464 shots while hitting 43 percent of their attempts in the first half hitting 199 of 463 … Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 275 to 236 (18.3 to 15.3) in the second half this season … De'Andre Washington is hitting 13 of 31 3-pointers in the second half compared to 8 of 25 in the first half … Washburn's bench has outscored their opponents bench 412 to 305 this season (27.5 to 20.5) … the Ichabods have had 122 fast break points compared to 69 for their opponents including a season-high 16 against St. Mary … the Ichabods are outscoring their opponents 515 to 368 in the paint this season … in the Ichabods' win over Central Washington, it was the second time WU fought back for a victory when trailing by nine points (Bethany was the other) … eight of the 10 rebounds William McNeill has recorded in the last five minutes of games this season have been on the offensive end of the court … Washington's four double doubles this season are the most by an Ichabod in a single season since Kyle Snyder recorded four during the 2007-08 season (Travis Robbins recorded 11 during the 2004-05 season and Ewan Auguste had 10 during the 1999-2000 season) … the Ichabods are looking to avoid its first six-game losing streak since a six game stretch of the 2005-06 season when the Ichabods went on to finish the season 10-16 and 4-12 in MIAA play … the Ichabods are averaging 79.4 ppg in home games and 66.6 ppg in away games … De'Andre Washington has led the Ichabods in points and rebounds in five of the last six games … the Ichabods have used seven different line ups this season … Washburn is 38-56 (.679) from the free throw line in the last five minutes of games this season … Ichabod opponents are 83 of 113 (.735) in the same time span … Washburn is 7-0 when leading at the half this season … the Ichabods have been outrebounded in each of their five games since returning from Las Vegas … the 86 points scored by the Lions on Saturday was the most given up by the Ichabods this season … Nate Daniels' 11 points against Missouri Southern was his most since he scored 12 against Baker on Nov. 28 this season.
Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,367-957 (.682 in 2,323 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 428-186 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 336-61 (.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 . . .
The Ichabods will return home to start a three-game home stand against Emporia State on Jan. 16 wrapping up the first half of the conference slate.