Game Information Game #27 Matchup: Washburn (14-12, 8-11 MIAA) at Emporia State (12-13, 8-10 MIAA) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 Time: 7:30 p.m. CST Site: Emporia, Kan. - White Auditorium (5,000) Radio: AM 580 WIBW Streaming Radio: AM 580 WIBW Live Stats: Through ESU Live Video: b2networks Rankings: Washburn is unranked the NABC Top 25 Coaches Poll. ESU 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:    676-276, 31st season Career Record: 676-276, 31st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Emporia State Hornets Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach: David Moe Alma Mater: Texas Lutheran, 1986 Record:     143-110, 9th season School Record: 143-110, 9th season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Setting the scene . . .
The Washburn Ichabods can guarantee a postseason berth with a win on Wednesday at Emporia State in the second edition of the Turnpike Tussle. The Ichabods (14-12, 8-11 MIAA) currently sit in eighth in the MIAA standings, one-half game behind Emporia State (12-13, 8-10 MIAA). The Ichabods are coming off a 77-61 win over Pittsburg State on Saturday and the Hornets also topped the Gorillas in their last game on Feb. 17 in a 65-42 win on the road. The Ichabods can still get in with a loss at Emporia State providing Northwest Missouri would lose each of two remaining games - on Tuesday night at Southwest Baptist and at home on Feb. 24 against Missouri Southern. The Ichabods handed the Hornets their largest defeat of the season on Jan. 16 in Lee Arena in a 73-42 win - which also tied the largest Ichabod victory margin in the 192-game series history. The series is tied with each team winning 96 games each.

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Ichabod games will be broadcast live on AM 580 WIBW. 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 676-276 (.716) overall and he has 432 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman is 45-19 against Emporia State.
Emporia State head coach David Moe is 143-110 in his ninth season at ESU and is 131-86 since 2002-03. He led ESU to appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2007 and winning seasons in seven of the last eight years. He is the third winningest coach in ESU history behind Gus Fish and Ron Slaymaker.
 
Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Feb. 20, 2010) - TOPEKA, Kan. -- De'Andre Washington led four Ichabods in double figures as Washburn keeps its postseason hopes alive with a 77-61 win over Pittsburg State.
The Ichabods led by nine at the break by a score of 35 to 26 after shooting 55 percent in the first half connecting on 12 of 22 attempts. The Gorillas were 11 of 25 for a 44 percent average.
The Gorillas would not get any closer than five in the second half at 48-43. With Washburn leading by six at 54-48 with 7:47 to go, the Gorillas' Spencer Magana, who just hit a 3-pointer, was whistled for a technical on a drive by Logan Stutz. Stutz hit four straight free throws pushing the lead to 10 and Washburn kept the Gorillas in a double digit deficit the remainder of the game stretching the lead to as many as 18 late in the second half.
Washington scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half to lead the Ichabods and take game-high honors. William McNeill scored 15 points while hitting 8 of 10 free throws. Stutz finished with 11 points and Nate Daniels scored 10 points. Maurice Colter added a game-high seven rebounds.
Rodney Grace led the Gorillas with 15 points and seven rebounds.

About Emporia State . . .
Emporia State is 12-13 overall and 8-10 in the MIAA after topping at Pittsburg State 65-42 on Feb. 17 in their last game. The Hornets have been off since then. Overall the Hornets have won their last three games with two of the wins coming at home. This season in White Auditorium, the Hornets are 7-6. Lamar Wilburn leads the team in scoring averaging 14.6 ppg. Wilburn is scoring 15.3 ppg in MIAA play. Tim Niles is scoring with a 14.0 ppg  while Adam Holthaus is scoring 13.0 ppg. ESU is averaging 77.8 ppg while allowing 75.2 ppg. They are -2.5 in rebound margin this year while hitting 199 of 531 3-point attempts for a 38 percent average. They have six more field goals than their opponents this season (671 to 665) and one more 3-pointer (199 to 198) than their foes this season. ESU has hit 51 more free throws (403 to 352) while attempting 68 more charity attempts (572 to 504).
 
Last time out for the Gorillas . . .
(Feb. 17, 2010) PITTSBURG — All nine players that suited up scored for Emporia State in a 65-42 win over Pittsburg State in John Lance Arena on Wednesday night.
Matt Boswell hit back to back three pointers in the final two minutes of the first half to send ESU to the locker room with a 33-23 lead. The Hornet lead would grow to as many as 23 points in the second half.
Lamar Wilbern scored 16 points to lead three Hornets in double figures. He was joined by Matt Boswell with 13 points and Jeremiah Box with 12 points. Boswell had a game high seven rebounds while Tim Niles dished a game high six assists.

Series Notes with Emporia State . . .
Wednesday's meeting will be the 193rd meeting between these two schools and the series is tied 96-96 after the Ichabods have won the last two in the series. This is the most-played series for Washburn. The two teams started the series in 1905-06, Washburn's first recorded year of basketball, and they have met every year since the 1945-46 season. This will be the 65th straight year they have played each other at least once. Washburn is 25-29 all-time in White Auditorium since home-away records were first kept beginning in 1956-57. ESU has won the last four meetings in Emporia and six of the last seven. Prior to that, Washburn was 14-2 in the last 16 away games. The Ichabods are 19-7 against the Hornets in Lee Arena. Washburn is 24-11 against ESU in MIAA games. Washburn is 3-0 against ESU in MIAA Postseason tournament games.
 
Last Meeting with Emporia State . . .
(Jan. 16, 2010) -- TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods won their second straight game tying the Turnpike Tussle series for Washburn largest margin of victory in a 73-42 win over Emporia State. The 31-point win tied Ichabod wins during the 1951-52 season (69-38) and during the 1998-99 season (83-52).
The Ichabods jumped out to a lead as many as 26 in the first half as De'Andre Washington hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer giving the Ichabods a 38-12 halftime cushion going into the locker room. The Ichabods held the Hornets to just 3 of 22 shooting from the field for a 14 percent average while the Ichabods were 12 of 22 for a 55 percent average. The Ichabods also hit 5 of 10 3-pointers while ESU was limited to 1 of 13. The Hornets did not hit double-digit points until the 2:12 mark of the opening half.
In the second half, the Ichabods pushed the lead to 36 on a 3-pointer by Mitch Allen with 48 seconds left while cruising to the 31-point win.
Washburn was led by De'Andre Washington who scored 14 of his 19 points in the first half while hitting 6 of 9 attempts from the field including 4 of 5 3-pointers. William McNeill also hit double figures scoring 17. Logan Stutz came off the bench just missing a double double with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Dustin Andrews and Lamar Wilbern each had 10 to pace Emporia State (7-9, 3-6 MIAA).
The Ichabods finished 24 of 50 from the field and the Hornets were 13 of 47 from the field. Washburn also hit 13 of 25 3-point attempts and 12 of 16 shots from the free throw line.
 
Ichabod notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Jr.  • 438 points scored this season is 35th on single-season chart at Washburn
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-2 • 205 • Jr.  • His 1.1 steals per game average is 49th on WU's single season chart
#5  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Fr.  • Had season highs in rebounds (3) assists (4) and steals (2) in 1st meeting with ESU
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-0 • 190 • So.  • Scored 17 points in first game with ESU going 3 of 5 from 3-point range
#12  • Maurice Colter  • G • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.  • Averaging 3.3 assists per game in last three contests
#14  • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr.  • Scoring 15 ppg with 5.0 rpg (14 of 18 from field) in last 3 since returning as starter
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr.  • Has gone 6 of 11 from field in last two games (2 of 4 from 3-point range)
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.  • 9 of 13 from field in last three games averaging 8.6 ppg (8 of 12 from 3-point range)
#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 7 3-point attempts in home games this season
#32  • Todd Eils  • G • 6-2 • 175 • Rf.  • Sent Ichabods to 100-point mark with first 3-pointer of season against SBU
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.  • Tied for 25th at WU in all-time 3-pointers made with 54 (54 of 117 for career)
#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 340 of 761 shots while hitting 42 percent of their attempts in the first half hitting 328 of 781 … Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 476 to 416 (18.3 to 16.0) in the second half this season … in the first half, the Ichabods are being outrebounded 336 to 307…  Washburn's bench has outscored their opponents bench 670 to 469 this season (25.8 to 18.0) … the Ichabods have had 181 fast break points compared to 105 for their opponents … the Ichabods are outscoring their opponents 857 to 632 in the paint this season … in games the Ichabods have won this season they are 214 of 292 from the free throw line shooting 73 percent from the line … in games they have lost they are 144 of 248 for 60 percent … Ichabod opponents are shooting 38 percent in Washburn wins while opponents are shooting 49 percent from the field in Ichabod losses … De'Andre 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 77.9 ppg in home games and 64.2 ppg in away games … the Ichabods have used eight different line ups this season … Washburn is 86 of 117 (.735) from the free throw line in the last five minutes of games … Ichabod opponents are 137 of 194 (.706) in the same time span … Washburn is 12-0 when leading at the half this season and 14-0 when leading with five minutes remaining in the game … Bobby Chipman is tied for 33rd on the all-time block chart at Washburn - he is 27th in single-season rankings … Nate Daniels is ranked tied for 25th in all-time 3-point field goals made with 54 and 32nd in all-time 3-pointers attempted with 117… William McNeill's 2.2 steals per game average is second on the single season chart currently at Washburn with one regular season games to go … his 57 steals this season is 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 368 field goal attempts this season is 20th on the Washburn single-season chart … his 3.5 assists per game average is 17th on the single-season Ichabod chart and his 8.1 rebounds per game is 21st on the Washburn single season chart … the 235 steals recorded by the Ichabods this season is eighth on the all-time team chart and the 9.0 steals per game by the Ichabdos this season is fourth on the all-time WU chart.

The Ichabod Nugget of the Day. . .
Tthe Ichabods and the Hornets have each made 671 field goals this season … the Ichabods have hit 38 less 3-point attempts than the Hornets have this year (199 to 161).

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,374-961 (.682 in 2,335 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 432-189 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 341-63 (.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 . . .
Time will tell. The Ichabods now sit in eighth in the MIAA standings with one game to play. Emporia State has an 8-10 conference record and Northwest Missouri has a 7-11 record. The Ichabods can clinch a spot in the MIAA tournament with a win at Emporia State (8-10 MIAA) or a loss by Northwest Missouri in each of their final two games. The Bearcats have remaining games at Southwest Baptist on Feb. 23 and at home against Missouri Southern on Feb. 27. Emporia State will play on Sunday, Feb. 28 at Fort Hays State to wrap up the regular season.