Countdown to tip . . .
The Washburn Ichabods will play host to the league-leading and No. 8-ranked Missouri Southern Lions Thursday night in Lee Arena beginning at 7:30 p.m. Washburn (15-7, 12-6 MIAA) is in a tie for third place in the MIAA race while the Lions have a two-game lead on Fort Hays State. Washburn is coming off a 72-61 Valentine's Day win over Truman while the Lions (20-2, 16-2 MIAA) have been off since a 92-75 win over Emporia State on Feb. 12.

Washburn (15-7, 12-6 MIAA) vs #8 Missouri Southern (20-2, 16-2 MIAA)
Feb. 17, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. • Topeka, Kan. • Lee Arena (3,970)

Washburn	At A Glance	Missouri Southern
15-7, 12-6 MIAA	Record	20-2, 16-2 MIAA
not ranked	National Ranking	8th - NABC
Bob Chipman (Kansas State, 1973)	Head Coach	Robert Corn (Missouri Southern, 1978)
693-285, 32nd season	Record at School	347-272, 16th season
Same	Overall	Same
www.wusports.com	Website	www.mssulions.com
WU leads 44-24	Series
MSSU won 90-73 on Jan. 8, 2011 in Joplin	Last Meeting
AM 580 WIBW	Radio
Washburn game notes	Game Notes
wusports.com (free)	Online Audio
Live stats	Live Stats

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Washburn basketball games can be heard live on AM 580 WIBW. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link on the basketball schedule page. Four-time Kansas Sportscaster of the year Bruce Steinbrock will be the play-by-play voice of the Ichabods and former WU quarterback Mark Elliott will be the color analyst.

The Coaches . . .
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 32nd season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. Chipman is the winningest coach in school history and in 2006-07 he became the second winningest coach as a member of the MIAA. Chipman is 693-285 (.710) overall and he has 452 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. In home games, Chipman has amassed a 405-76 (.840) record going 351-64 in Lee Arena and 54-12 in Whiting Fieldhouse. Chipman is 11th amongst all NCAA II coaches in winning percentage who have coached at least 10 seasons. Among that group, he is second in all-time coaching victories in active coaches in career victories. Among all coaches who have at least 10 years experience in DII, he is 25th in winning percentage and seventh in victories. He is the third active winningest coach in NCAA Division II and 10th in winning percentage and his 693 coaching wins is 28th all-time among all NCAA coaches at all levels. At Washburn he has led the Ichabods to 11 conference regular season titles (9 MIAA), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1987 NAIA National Championship. Chipman is 37-20 against Missouri Southern.
Missouri Southern head coach Robert Corn has guided the Lions to 18 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Postseason Tournament berths (13 straight) and two trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 1999-00 Division II Bulletin National Coach of the Year, he holds a career record of 347-272 (.559) at Southern, and is the winningest head coach in Lions basketball history in his 22nd season. A 1978 graduate of Southern, he has led Southern to six 20-win seasons. 
    
Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Feb. 14) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods picked up a Valentine's Day win over Truman topping the Bulldogs 72-61 in Lee Arena winning their sixth-straight home game.
Washburn led entering the halftime break 27-20 over Truman (6-16, 4-14 MIAA) behind Logan Stutz's 15 first half points after going 6 of 9 from the field with five rebounds. Coming out of the break, Truman cut the lead to one three times with the last coming at 33-32 before the Ichabods pushed the lead back to seven at 39-32 with 14:24 to go in the game on a lay up by Jadarren Mumpfield. After a bucket by Truman's Isaac Gardner, Bobby Chipman pushed the lead back to seven before Gardner scored five straight points  and Ethan Freeman put Truman up one at 42-41 with 9:43 to play in the game. De'Andre Washington scored on a lay up returning the lead back to Washburn before Vesko Flichev put the Bulldogs back up one.
After a media timeout, Washington tied the score with a free throw and Jeff Reid put Washburn up two with a layup of his own. A 3-pointer by Alex Henderson returned the lead to the visitors beofre the Ichabods' Mitch Allen put Washburn up two with a 3-pointer, but the lead was short-lived as Tom Norton hit the Bulldogs back up one at 50-49 with 6:58 to go in the game. Washburn went up for good on its next possession on a 3-pointer by Mumpfield and streched the lead to as many as seven on a swipe and steal by Nate Daniels with 2:44 to play. Truman would get no closer than five the rest of the way as the Ichabods went on for the 72-61 win.
Stutz finished with his seventh double double of his Washburn career and his fifth this season with a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. Mumpfield scored 12 with all dozen coming in the second half. Gardner and Freeman scored 15 each to pace Truman.
Washburn finished 44 percent from the field hitting 27 of 62 shots including 15 of 28 (54 percent) in the second half. Truman also shot 54 percent in the second half (14 fo 26) going 22 of 53 in the game (42 percent). Washburn finished 15 of 20 from the free throw line while Truman was 8 of 12.
The Ichabods held a 39 to 30 advantage on the glass turning 16 offensive rebounds into 22 second chance points while outscoring Truman in the paint 44 to 18.

Series history with Missouri Southern . . .
Thursday's meeting will be the 69th between these two schools in a series that dates back to 1968-69. Washburn leads the all-time series 44-24.  Washburn is 21-12 in MIAA games against the Lions and 9-10 on the road against MSSU since joining the league in 1989-90. The Ichabods have lost five in a row on the road to the Lions with their last win coming in Joplin on Jan. 21, 2006 in a 60-56 win. The two teams have met at least once a year since 1976-77. The Ichabods are 3-2 against the Lions in the MIAA Tournament. In games played in Topeka, the Ichabods are 26-8 overall and 19-5 in games played in Lee Arena. The Lions have won three of the last four games played in Lee Arena including last season's 86-69 win over the Ichabods on Feb. 17, 2010.
 
Last meeting with Missouri Southern . . .
(Jan. 8, 2011) JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods jumped out to a 10-point lead at Missouri Southern but let the lead slip in a 90-73 loss to the Lions.
The Ichbods an early lead at 27-17 on a lay up by De'Andre Washington, who led the Ichabods with 22 points hitting 7 of 13 shots including 4 of 8 3-pointers on the afternoon. From that lead the Lions would go on a 14-0 run taking a 31-27 lead and would go into the locker room with a 46-40 advantage. Washburn shot a blistering 64 percent from the field in the first half hitting 16 of 25 attempts from the field and 5 of 12 from 3-point range.
In the second half the Ichabods trimmed the lead back to six on a 3-pointer by Jeff Reid with 16:36 remaining but they would get no closer as the Lions built a lead as many as 20 in the second half with 8:01 remaining.
Following Washington's 22 points, Logan Stutz had 20 on 8 of 10 shooting from the field. Skyler Bowling had 30 points to lead the Lions as he was 16 of 17 from the free throw line. As a team the Ichabods were 12 of 19 and the Lions attempted 43 free throws compared to 19 for the Ichabods hitting 12.
The Ichabods were 26 of 55 from the field shooting 47 percent from the field while the Lions finished 27 of 52 for a 52 percent mark. 

About Missouri Southern . . .
The Lions are 20-2 overall and 16-2 in the MIAA ranked No. 8 in the NABC top 25 poll after beating Emporia State 92-75 last time out on Feb. 12. The Lions have won their last five overall not falling since Jan. 26 in a 75-65 loss at Central Missouri. Skyler Bowlin leads the Lions in scoring at 19.2 ppg while and has put up back-to-back 30-point games in their last two outtings. Jason Adams is scoring 18.6 ppg and Keane Thomann is scoring 14.3 ppg. Thomann is also averaging 7.4 rebounds per game. The Lions are shooting 51.4 percent from the field hitting 659 of 1282 shots while going 129 of 333 from 3-point range connecting on 39 percent of their attempts. From the free throw line the Lions are 394 of 550 hitting 72 percent of their shots. The Lions are scoring 83.7 ppg while allowing 69.5 ppg. The Lions are also averaging 10.2 steals per game while forcing 17.8 turnovers per game.
   
Last time out for Missouri Southern . . .
MSSU Sports Information -- (Feb. 12, 2011) Joplin, Mo. -- Skyler Bowlin tied a career high with eight three's and set a new career high with 12 assists as the 11th ranked Missouri Southern basketball team defeated Emporia State, 95-72 tonight at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Southern (20-2, 16-2 MIAA) wins game No. 20 on the season for the first time since the 2002-03 season. The Lions also put another game in-between themselves and Fort Hays State as the Tigers lost on the road at Central Missouri today giving Southern a two-game lead in the MIAA.
Bowlin scored 30 points on 9-15 shooting, including 8-13 from the three-point line and 4-4 from the charity stripe. He tied his own school record with eight three's in a game, while going over 200 in his career at Southern (now 201). Bowlin also went over 1,500 points in his career as he now has 1,512.
Jason Adams scored 21 as he dazzled the crowd with an array of dunks on the night. He went 8-14 from the field and 4-6 from the free-throw line, while pulling down nine rebounds. Keane Thomann had 20 points and six rebounds.
Emporia (11-13, 8-10 MIAA) was led in scoring by Adam Holdhaus with 21 points on 8-11 scoring. Michael Tyler scored 17 and pulled down 11 rebounds.
Southern jumped out to a 15-8 lead after a three from Bowlin as the senior hit his first five three pointers in a row. The lead was 14 after another three from Bowlin made the score 33-19 with 8:24 left. Another three from Bowlin, his sixth of the half, made the score 49-30 with just under two minutes left.
The Lions' lead was as high as 24 in the second half after another three from Bowlin made the score 68-44 with 15:35 to go. The Hornets trimmed the Lions' lead to 12 (85-73) after a free-throw from Tyler, but that would be as close as they would get.
Southern shot 57 percent from the field and 48 percent from long-range, while making 78 percent of its free-throws. The Lions led from start to finish in the game.

Ichabod player notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Sr.  • Averaging 17.2 ppg in MIAA play and 14.4 ppg in home games
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • Eight of 14 from the field in the last three (7.1 ppg)
#4 • Jadarren Mumpfield  • G • 6-0 • 180 • Sr.  • Fourteen of 35 from the field in the last four (10.0 ppg)
#5  • Jeff Reid  • G • 6-6 • 190 • RS-Fr.  • Came off the bench to score four in 12 minutes against Truman
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr.  • Will miss the 2010-11 season with medical redshirt (foot)
#12  • Robert Sigala  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • Four of 12 rebounds have been offensive this season
#14 • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 225 • Sr.  • 448 points this season 16th on WU senior scoring chart
#15  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • So.  • 3 of 5 from the field in last two games (2 of 2 from 3-point range)
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • So.  • Averaging 7.7 ppg in last three as starter (8 of 14 from the field)
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • So.  • Fourteen offensive and 14 defensive rebounds this season
#22  • Alex North  • F • 6-6 • 210 • Fr.  • Has scored seven in last two games playing 22 minutes
#24  • Zack Riggins  • F • 6-6 • 230 • Jr.  • Suffered concussion in practice - return date unknown
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • Nine blocks this season one more than Freshman-Juniors seasons
#44  • Brandon Scaife  • F • 6-8 • 270 • Jr.  • Three of 3 from the field in the last two games (3.0 pg)

An Ichabod win over Missouri Southern would . . .
improve the Ichabods to 16-7 overall and 13-6 in the MIAA … give the Ichabods a 45-24 all-time series lead over the Lions … snap a two-game winning streak by the Lions over the Ichabods … be the Ichabods first win over the Lions since a 93-86 win on Feb. 19, 2009 when the Ichabods rallied from 17 points down in Lee Arena for the victory … make the Ichabods 1,402-970 all-time … be the Ichabods' seventh-straight win at home improving to 11-1 on the season in Lee Arena.

An Ichabod loss to Missouri Southern would . . .
drop the Ichabods to 15-8 overall and 12-7 in the MIAA …be the Lions third straight win over the Ichabods …be the Lions' second straight win over the Ichabods in Lee Arena … drop the Ichabods to 44-25 all-time against Missouri Southern … drop the Ichabods to 1,401-971 all-time.

The Truman State game revisited . . . the win . . .
improved the Ichabods to 15-7 overall and 12-6 in the MIAA … gave the Ichabods a 38-17 all-time series lead over the Bulldogs … was the Ichabods' seventh win in the last eight meetings with Truman … made the Ichabods 28-9 all-time in MIAA contests against the Bulldogs in Topeka … was the Ichabods' fifth straight win over Truman in Topeka … made the Ichabods 1401-970 all-time … made the Ichabods 12-6 on Valentine's Day … was the Ichabods' sixth-straight win at home improving to 10-1 on the season in Lee Arena.

Ichabods in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Rankings . . .
(Feb. 9, 2011) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Washburn Ichabods dropped to ninth in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Rankings which were released today by the NCAA. The regional rankings will be released each Wednesday for the remainder of the season with the top eight teams in the final rankings on Sunday, March 6 qualifying for the South Central Regional at a campus site to be determined.
1. Central Oklahoma; 2. Missouri Southern; 3. Fort Hays State; 4. West Texas A&M; 5. Incarnate Word; 6. Tarleton State; 7. Midwestern State; 8. Texas A&M-Commerce; 9. Washburn. 10. Cameron.

'Bods and Ends . . . three-dot notes
The Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 217 straight games dating back to a Dec. 30, 2003 game with Missouri Western … overall the Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 1,054 of the last 1,056 games not hitting one against the Griffons and against Northwest Missouri on Jan. 30, 1990 … Bobby Chipman has averaged 6.0 ppg with 4.7 rpg and 2.0 apg in three meetings with Missouri Southern … Nate Daniels has scored 7.6 ppg with 2.5 apg and 1.5 spg in five meetings with the Lions … Alex North scored six points in the first meeting with the Lions this season … Jeff Reid was 3 of 4 from the field hitting a 3-pointer against the Lions in the first meeting this season … Logan Stutz scored 20 points against the Lions in the first meeting and has averaged 10.3 ppg with 3.5 rpg hitting 18 of 22 career shots against MSSU in four meetings … De'Andre Washington has scored 41 points averaging 13.7 ppg with 4.7 rpg and 3.3 apg in three meetings with the Lions … MSSU assistant coach Jeff Boschee was a guest speaker at Bob Chipman's summer basketball camps several times while he played at Kansas … the Ichabods are shooting 42 percent from the field in their seven losses while shooting 51 percent in their 14 wins … Washburn opponents are shooting 53 percent from the field in the Ichabods' seven losses while shooting 42 percent in the Ichabods' 15 wins … the Ichabods are +7.2 in their 15 wins this season and they are -2.6 in the losses … the Ichabods are averaging 19.4 assists per game in their wins and 13.3 in their losses … Washburn is 15-0 when leading at the end of regulation this season … Washburn is shooting 51 percent from the field in the second half of games scoring 41.5 points per half while they are shooting 46 percent in the first half scoring an average of 36 points per half … Logan Stutz is 80 of 111 from the field in the first half of games thiss eason (72 percent) while scoring 9.9 points per half … in the second half he is scoring 10.5 points per half … the Ichabod bench has outscored their opponent's bench 466 to 473 this season …the Ichabods have scored 371 points off of opponent turnovers this season … this season when the Ichabods have more 3-point attempts than their opponent, Washburn is 6-4, when they shoot fewer 3-pointers than their opponent, the Ichabods are 8-1 … they are 1-2 in game which both teams shoot the same number of 3-point attempts … Washburn is allowing opponents an average of 62.0 ppg in home games this season while allowing 78.5 ppg in away and neutral site games … Washburn is +3.5 in rebounding margin in MIAA play … MSSU's Skyler Bowlin has averaged 17.6 ppg in seven meetings with Washburn and has gone 24-25 from the free throw line in the last three games against the Ichabods.

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,401-970 (.590 in 2,371 games) in its 105th season of intercollegiate action. The Ichabods are the 10th-winningest team in NCAA Division II history and the 26th winningest team this decade. The Ichabods are 452-203 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.

Home sweet home - the Ichabods In Lee Arena . . .
The Ichabods are 351-64 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 27th season of play. The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.

Up next. . .
Washburn will travel to Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 to battle the Gorillas before coming back home to Topeka for Senior Night on Feb. 23 against Emporia State. Washburn will then wrap up the regular season at Lincoln on Feb. 26 in Jefferson City before starting the MIAA Championship Tournament on March 3 in Kansas City.