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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods were held to a season-low 58 points in a 70-58 loss to No. 6 Fort Hays State in Lee Arena on Wednesday night. Washburn will be back in action for its first MIAA road game of the year on Saturday when they will face Truman State in Kirksville.

After the teams were knotted at 7-7 with 14:30 to go in the game, the Tigers (9-0, 3-0 MIAA) would go on a 16-2 over the next five minutes building a 14-point lead with a 23-9 lead. Washburn cut the lead to six at 29-23 on a 3-pointer by Robert Sigala, who scored a career-high eight points off the bench before the Tigers would take a nine point lead into the locker room leading 33-24. Both teams struggled in the closing minutes of the half as the Tigers would go the final 2:39 of the half without a field goal while the Ichabods' final field goal of the half was on Sigala's 3-pointer with 4:07 to play in the stanza.

Washburn (5-2, 2-1 MIAA) had 10 turnovers in the opening half leading to 15 points for the Tigers while Forth Hays State committed only four turnovers.

In the second half, the Ichabods cut the lead to eight at 38-30 on a pair of Logan Stutz free throws 2:35 into the half, but the Tigers stretched the lead to as many as 16 at the five minute mark. The Ichabods were trimmed the lead to 10 twice at 64-54 with 2:50 to go and 66-56 with 1:44 to go, but Washburn would get no closer the rest of the way.

The Ichabods were led by Stutz who scored 18 points with eight rebounds taking game-high honors. De'Andrew Washington scored 15 with seven rebounds. The Tigers were led by Dijon Smith who scored 15.  Karron McKenzie had 12 and Dominique Jones chipped in 11.

The Ichabods finished their three-game home stand hitting 18 of 50 from the field while Fort Hays State was 26 of 52. The Ichabods were 16 of 23 from the line and the Tigers finished 13 of 16. Washburn had three of its 13 total turnovers in the first half leading to 15 points for the Tigers. Washburn did hold a 33 to 30 advantage on the glass holding the Tigers to five offensive rebounds.