Box Score | Season Stats

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Washburn had its four-game  winning snapped at Missouri Western as the  Griffons topped the Ichabods 74-63 in the MWSU  Fieldhouse. Washburn will wrap up the brief  two-game road trip at Truman on Wednesday in  Kirksville before returning home to face Fort  Hays State on Feb. 6.

The first half saw the teams battle back and  forth in the early going with the Ichabods  pushing out a lead of four early in the second  half at 7-3. Neither team would lead by four  until the Griffons broke a 22-all score finishing  the final 6:02 of the half on a 14 to 5 run  taking a 36-27 lead into halftime on a  buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Just Taylor.

The Ichabods were 10 of 27 in the opening half  hitting 38 percent from the field while the  Griffons hit half of its shots hitting 14 of 28  attempts. William McNeill scored nine points in  the first half, but he did not play the final  4:16 of the period after picking up his second  personal foul. De'Andre Washington added eight  points.

THe Ichabods scratched into the Griffon lead, who  led by as many as 20 with 11:32 to go in the game  drawing within 12 at 6:36 to go on a fastbreak  dunk by Logan Stutz. Washburn pulled with 10  after a stickback at 60-50 with 5:36 to go.

After a Griffon bucket pushing the lead to 12,  McNeill pulled Washburn back to 10 with 5:04 to  go and then a swipe and a bucket pulled Washburn  within eight at 62-54 with 4:27 remaining.

A blocking call on Washburn with 3:53 remaining  sent the Griffons to the line as Martin Nolan  wrapped up a 3-point play pushing the Griffon  lead back to 11.On the Ichabods' next possession, Washington  connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key  trimming the Griffon lead to 65-57 with 3:40 to  play.

The Ichabods forced a turnover and Mitch Allen went to the line with the Ichabods trailing 66-57 with 2:31 to go and hit both pulling the Ichabods back with seven at 66-59.

Missouri Western hit a driving layup with 1:56 remaining and Washburn was whistled for another foul sending the Griffons to the free throw line, but Mike DeWalt hit one of two free throws pushing the lead back to 10 with 1:42 to go. A 3-pointer pulled the Ichabods within nine at 72-63 with 37 seconds to play, but the Ichabods would not get any closer.

McNeill led the Ichabods with 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field. Washington recorded his eighth double double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Allen added a career-high nine points.

Washburn heated up to 46 percent shooting in the second half hitting 13 of 28 attempts from the field going 23 of 55 from the field. The Griffons finished 23 of 46 from the field.

The Ichabods were outrebounded 39 to 33 in the game, but did collect 14 offensive rebounds leading to 16 second chance points for Washburn.