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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods won their third straight game with two Ichabods recording double doubles while holding Nebraska-Omaha 36 points below their season scoring average in a 60-49 win over the Mavericks. Washburn (10-8, 4-7 MIAA) will be back in action on Wednesday when they play host to Northwest Missouri at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Arena.

The Ichabods used a defense which limited the Mavericks to 29 percent shooting from the field (17 of 57) and held Nebraska-Omaha (14-4, 7-4 MIAA) without a field goal for the final six minutes of the game in the victory.

The Ichabods led by as many as 11 in the first half at 27-16 in the opening half before taking a 30-22 lead into the halftime locker room. Washburn held the Mavericks to 8 of 28 shotting from the field in the opening stanza. The Mavericks led by five a 9-4, but the Ichabods took the lead for good on a tip-in by Logan Stutz at 10-9 and the Mavericks would not lead or tie the remainder of the game.

Nebraska-Omaha cut the lead to one at 42-41 with 8:23 remaining on a 3-pointer by Andrew Bridger, but a traditional 3-point play on the Ichabods' next possession by Maurice Colter put the 'Bods up by four. The Mavericks again pulled within two at 45-43, but an offensive rebound and stick-back by William McNeill put Washburn back up by four and following a technical on UNO's Torrian Harris, Colter hit both free throw putting Washburn up by six at 49-43 with 6:33 to go.

After Harris hit the Mavs' last field goal drawing them back within three at 49-46 at the six-minute mark, a tip-in by De'Andre Washington and a 3-pointer by Colter stretched the lead to seven at 54-47 with 3:01 to go. The Ichabods would hit four of five free throws the remainder of the game for the 11-point win.

Washington led the Ichabods with 19 points and 12 rebounds recording his sixth double double of the season scoring 12 points in the second half. McNeill recorded a double double as well with 16 points and 10 rebounds for his four double double output of his career and the first of the season. Colter finished with 13 points.

Bridger and Harris each had 10 to lead the Mavericks.

The Ichabods held the Mavericks to 29.8 percent shooting from the field. UNO came into the game averaging 50.1 percent from the field during the season. Washburn finished 22 of 66 and held a 46 to 41 advantage on the glass. Eighteen rebounds on the offensive end led to 14 second chance points for the Ichabods.