Game Information Game #24 Matchup: Washburn (12-11, 6-10 MIAA) vs Southwest Baptist (19-6, 10-5 MIAA) Date: Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 Time: 7:30 p.m. CST Site: Site: Topeka, Kan. - Lee Arena (3,974) Radio: KTPK 106.9 FM Radio: KTPK 106.9 FM Live Stats: wusports.com Live Video: b2networks Rankings: Washburn is unranked the NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll. SBU is unranked in the latest 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:    674-275, 31st season Career Record: 674-275, 31st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Southwest Baptist Bearcats Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Division II Poll Head Coach: Jeff Guiot Alma Mater: Pittsburg State, 1986 Record:     344-142, 16th season School Record: 126-48, 6th season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Setting the scene . . .
The Washburn Ichabods will wrap up a three-game homestand when they will play host to Southwest Baptist on Saturday night in Lee Arena with tip scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Ichabods (12-11, 6-10 MIAA) are coming off a 64-54 loss to No. 3 Central Missouri last time out while the Bearcats (19-6, 10-5 MIAA) were knocked off by Emporia State on Wednesday night in Emporia 100-83. SBU, then ranked No. 11 in the country, topped the Ichabods in the first meeting of the season 73-62 in Bolivar on Jan. 5. The Ichabods enter the game in a tie for eighth place with Emporia State in the MIAA standings while the Bearcats are in third place - three games behind Fort Hays State and four behind Central Missouri. The top eight teams qualify for the MIAA postseason tournament in Kansas City beginning March 5.

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 674-275 (.716) overall and he has 427 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman is 23-20 against the Mules.
Bearcat head coach Jeff Guiot is in his sixth season in Bolivar, where he has led SBU to a 126-48 (.726) record. Guiot has a 344-142 record overall, and has never had a losing season in any season during his fifteen-year career. Guiot has won 20 games ten times, and has won eight conference titles, including three of the last four MIAA regular season championships while at SBU.
 
Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Feb. 10, 2010) - TOPEKA, Kan. -- A career-night by Washburn's Logan Stutz was not enough as the Ichabods fell to No. 3-ranked Central Missouri 74-64 in Lee Arena on Wednesday night.
The Ichabods trailed by as many as 11 in the first half at 15-4 with 10:42 to go in the opening stanza but rallied to take the lead on three different occasions with the final lead coming at 25-24 as De'Andre Washington wrapped up the 20-10 run with a lay up with 2:18 to go in the half. Central pushed the lead back to three, but Stutz scored on a lay up with five seconds left sending the Ichabods to the locker room trailing 30-29.
The Mules came out of the break and quickly pushed their lead to six at 35-29 with 18:55 to go. Following an Ichabod timeout, Washburn cut the lead to two - the final time coming at 37-35 after Virgil Philistin connected on a lay up. A 12 to 5 run stretched the Mule lead to 49-40 with 11:20 left. The Ichabods would trim the lead to five with just over 10 minutes to go on a lay up by Stutz and a pair of free throws by Bobby Chipman.
Again Central jumped back out to a nine point lead before the Ichabods would get within five at 56-51 on another Stutz lay up. A 12 to 3 run by the Mules over the next 4:04 would stretch the cushion to 14 and the Ichabods would get no closer than eight the rest of the way.
Stutz finished with a game-high 22 points off the bench hitting 10 of 12 shots and canning his only 3-point attempt while adding eight rebounds with five on the offensive end. Washington recorded his ninth double double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds and Mauice Colter added 11.
Alex Moosmann led the Mules with 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting from the field. Ryan Harris added 19 and Sanjay Watts had 17 and Bryce Brunz had 10.
The Ichabods outrebounded the Mules 35 to 28 in the game while holding Central Missouri to only three offensive rebounds. The Ichabods had 13 boards on their offensive end scoring 17 second chance points. The Ichabods outscored the Mules 34 to 12 in the paint as well.
Washburn finished the game 26 of 62 from the field for a 42 percent average while the Mules were 23 of 43 for 52 percent shooting. The Mules held a 28 to 10 advantage in free throw attempts while converting a total of 21 of 28 while the Ichabods were 7 of 10.
About Southwest Baptist . . .
Southwest Baptist is 19-6 on the season and 10-5 in MIAA play. They are scoring 87.3 points per game while only allowing 78.1 points per game. SBU's all-American center Matt Rogers has been sidelined since injuring his knee against Missouri Southern. He has missed the last three games with the ACL injury. Prior to the injury, Rogers was averaging 21.8 ppg and 8.8 rebounds per game. Kurtis Koenig is averaging 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season. SBU had won 38 straight games in the Meyer Sports Center before losing to Nebraska-Omaha 99-91.

Last time out for the Bearcats . . .
(Feb. 10, 2010) EMPORIA, Kan. -- The SBU Bearcats fell 100-83 on the road Wednesday night at Emporia State. The Hornets shot 52% from the field, including 76% in the second half. Tomas Brock had a career high 24 points to lead SBU, while Kurt Koenig had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Ryan Dougherty and Tristan Steele each had 10 points for the Bearcats. Jacob French had nine points and six rebounds for the 'Cats.
Emporia State (10-13, 6-10 MIAA) was led by Lamar Wilbern with 23 points and six rebounds. Matt Boswell also had 19 points as ESU had five players in double figures. The Hornets forced 15 SBU turnovers, including 11 steals. Emporia was six of eight from outside and also hit 22 of 31 free throws in the second half.
Emporia jumped out to an early nine-point edge, before the Bearcats took the lead at 15-13. A layup by Stephen Cotten gave SBU their largest first half lead at 20-17. Later a three-pointer from ESU's Tim Niles gave the Hornets a 38-28 lead with two minutes left in the first half. The Hornets led 40-32 at halftime.
A strong start to the second half pushed the Hornet margin to as much as 25 points (66-41) before SBU cut down the deficit. The Bearcats closed the margin to 84-72 with 4:15 left, but the Hornets would hold off SBU down the stretch.

Series Notes with Southwest Baptist . . .
Saturday's meeting is the 43rd meeting between Washburn and Southwest Baptist with the Ichabods leading the all-time series 27-15. Washburn has won 16 of the last 23 games. Washburn is 22-10 against SBU in MIAA games. The series is the least-played matchup for Washburn against other MIAA teams with 42 games played. The Ichabods have won the last two games played in Topeka.

Last Meeting with Southwest Baptist . . .
(Jan. 5, 2010) -- BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods again pushed a top 25-ranked team to the limit before falling late in a 73-62 loss at No. 11 Southwest Baptist at the Meyer Sports Center.
Washburn cut the lead to three on a Bobby Chipman's putback which pulled Washburn within three at 62-59, but SBU's Tristan Steele hit his second straight 3-pointer putting the Bearcats up 65-59 with 3:12 remaining.
Following a media timeout, the Ichabods' De'Andre Washington's jumper came up empty and the Ichabods' Maurice Colter was called for an offensive foul with just over two minutes left still trailing by six. The Bearcats turned it over on their next possession and Washburn missed their field goal attempt with 1:20 remaining.
After a pair of free throws with 1:13 to go by Matt Rogers, SBU increased the lead to 67-59 and the Ichabods would get no closer the rest of the way as SBU would hit 2 of 2 of their free throws wrapping up the win.
The Bearcats took an eight-point lead into the halftime break leading 36-28. The Ichabods outshot Southwest Baptist 40 percent to 35 percent hitting 12 of 30 attempts while SBU was 8 of 23 from the field. However the Bearcats were 16 of 17 from the free throw line compared to 4 of 8 from the charity stripe for Washburn. Washburn was cold from behind the 3-point line missing all 10 attempts while SBU was 4 of 12. The Ichabods were whistled for 13 fouls compared to eight for SBU.
The Ichabods were led by Washington who scored a game-high 22 points while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds. Virgil Philistin scored 13 off the bench hitting 3 of 5 3-point attempts in the game.
SBU's Stelle led the Bearcats with 21 points while hitting 5 of his team's 7 3-pointers. Rogers scored 18 points and Kurtis Koenig scored 14 with nine rebounds.
Washburn finished the game shooting 42 percent hitting 25 of 59 attempts while SBU was 21 of 48. SBU hit 7 of 23 3-point attempts while the Ichabods werew 2 of 20 from behind the arc. The Bearcats enjoyed a 24 of 25 performance from the free throw line while Washburn was 10 of 15. The win was the 38th in a row for SBU at home.
 
Ichabod notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Jr.  • Nine double doubles this season coming off 14 points and 11 rebounds vs UCM
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-2 • 205 • Jr.  • Has averaged 4.0 ppg with 2.6 rpg in last four games
#5  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Fr.  • Nine of ten rebounds this season have been defensive
#10  • William McNeill • G • 6-0 • 190 • So.  • Held to two points in first meeting with Southwest Baptist
#12  • Maurice Colter  • G • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.  • Season-high nine field goal attempts last time out against Central Missouri
#14  • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr.  • Career-high 22 points against UCM in last game with 10 of 12 shooting from field
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr.  • Fifty of 75 rebounds this season have been defensive
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.  • Three of firve from the field in the last two games
#22  • Steve Feighny  • F • 6-5 • 215 • So.  • Has hit 8 of last 10 free throw attempts
#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.  • Has hit 3 of 4 3-point attempts in home games this season
#32  • Todd Eils  • G • 6-2 • 175 • Rf.  • Has played in seven games this season seeing 13 minutes of playing time with 1 steal
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.  • Has his 13 of 28 in the last five games (6 of 12 from 3-point range)
#35  • Jordan Lambkins  • G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.  • Will redshirt this season

Three-second calls ... rapid-fire notes
The Ichabods are shooing 45 percent in the second half of games hitting 303 of 679 shots while hitting 42 percent of their attempts in the first half hitting 286 of 689 … Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 420 to 358 (18.3 to 15.6) in the second half this season … in the first half, the Ichabods are being outrebounded 413 to 403 …  Washburn's bench has outscored their opponents bench 611 to 424 this season (26.6 to 18.4) … the Ichabods have had 153 fast break points compared to 99 for their opponents … the Ichabods are outscoring their opponents 755 to 538 in the paint this season … in games the Ichabods have won this season they are 176 of 236 from the free throw line shooting 75 percent from the line … in games they have lost they are 130 of 219 for 59 percent … Ichabod opponents are shooting 37 percent in Washburn wins while opponents are shooting 49 percent from the field in Ichabod losses … nine of the 12 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 nine double doubles this season are the most by an Ichabod in a single season since Travis Robbins recorded 11 during the 2004-05 season and Ewan Auguste had 10 during the 1999-2000 season …  the Ichabods are averaging 74.8 ppg in home games and 65.0 ppg in away games … Logan Stutz is averaging 13.2 ppg and 5.3 rpg as a starter in six games and 7.7 ppg and 4.8 rpg coming off the bench in 13 games … the Ichabods have used seven different line ups this season … Washburn is 78 of 103 (.757) from the free throw line in the last five minutes of games … Ichabod opponents are 125 of 176 (.710) in the same time span … Washburn is 9-0 when leading at the half this season … Bobby Chipman is tied for 35th on the all-time block chart - he is tied for 30th in single-season rankings … Nate Daniels is ranked 29th in all-time 3-point field goals made and 37th in all-time 3-pointers attempted …  … William McNeill's 2.4 steals per game average is tops on the single season chart currently at Washburn with four regular season games to go … his 55 steals this season is tied for eighth on the single-season chart - 73 set by Bobby Sumler in 1986-87 is the single-season record … McNeill's 1.6 steals per game for his career is fourth all-time at Washburn … De'Andre Washington's 337 field goal attempts this season is 28th on the Washburn single-season chart … his 17.5 ppg scoring average stands at 21st on the all-time chart.

The Ichabod Nugget of the Day. . .
The 9.0 steals per game the Ichabods are averaging is fourth on the single season chart … the team single-season record for best steals average is 9.9 set by the 1991-92 Ichabods.

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,372-960 (.682 in 2,331 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 430-188 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 339-63 (.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 travel to Joplin, Mo., to face Missouri Southern on Feb. 17 returning to Lee Arena for the final regular season home game against Pittsburg State. The Ichabods will wrap up the regular season at Emporia State on Feb. 24.