Box Score | Season Stats

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods rallied from a halftime deficit holding the Truman Bulldogs without a field goal for the final 5:09 of the game and connected on all eight free throw attempts in the final eight minutes leading to a 62-53 win in Pershing Arena. The Ichabods (12-9, 6-8 MIAA) will be back in action on Saturday in Lee Arena beginning a three-game home stand when they will face No. 3 ranked Fort Hays State. The Tigers are coming off back to back losses this past weekend at Northwest Missouri and Missouri Western.

After the Bulldogs cut the lead to three and  eventually tie the score at Tom Norton hit  back-to-back 3-pointers knotting the score at 47  with 7:16 to go in the game.

Truman tied the score at 52 with 2:49 to go after  Stefan Garrison hit one of two free throws and 15  seconds later William McNeill scored on a jumper putting  the Ichabods back up two at 54-52 with 2:34 to go  in the game.

Truman's Ethan Freeman hit a one of two free  throws to cut the lead to one at 54-53, but  McMeill hit two free throws after a foul on Vesko Filchev with 1:57 putting the Ichabods up three  at 56-53.

A 3-point attempt by Norton for the Bulldogs was rebounded by Nate Daniels and the Ichabods called a timout with 56 seconds to go clinging to a three-point lead.

De'Andre Washington was fouled with 43 seconds remaining and hit both free throws putting the Ichabods up five at 58-53. He added two more free throws after a Bulldog foul with 24 seconds left putting Washburn up 60-53 helping secure the nine-point win.

The Ichabods used an 11-0 run turning a 28-26  Bulldog lead into a nine-point cushing at 37-28  with 15:25 to go in the game capped by a fast  break layup by Daniels off an assist from Bobby Chipman via a Truman turnover thanks to a steal from McNeill. However the Bulldogs rallied a trimmed the lead back to five at 37-32.  Truman cut the lead to three at 41-38 with under 11 minutes left but a lay up by Logan Stutz  pushed the lead back to five.

The Ichabods trailed 25-23 at the half after they  were limited to 8 of 32 shooting from the field.  The Bulldogs were 10 of 31 from the field. Each  team recorded 23 rebounds. The Ichabod starters  in the first half were 3 of 20 from the field  while the Washburn players coming off the bench  were 5 of 12 scoring 15 of the 23 points in the  half.

Washington, McNeill and Stutz each scored 12 points to lead the Ichabods. Stutz recorded his second double double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds. Daniels added a total of 10 points with five rebounds.

Ethan Freeman, Norton and Alex Henderson each had 11 to pace the Bulldogs.

The Ichabods finished the game 20 of 22 from the field going 14 of 15 in the second half hitting 91 percent for the contest. Truman finished 5 of 9 from the charity stripe. Washburn was 2 of 9 from 3-point range while the Bulldogs were 8 of 21 hitting 5 of 12 attempts in the second half.

Washburn led the Bulldogs on the boards outrebounding the host team 41 to 32 while recording 14 offensive rebounds leading to 10 second chance points for the Ichabods. Washburn also outscored the Bulldogs 32 to 18 in the paint, 6 to 0 in fast break points and a whopping 28 to 6 in bench points.