Starting introductions
The Ichabods will wrap up the first half of the MIAA season with a trip to Jefferson City, Mo., to take on the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Washburn (11-5, 6-3 MIAA) is in search of its 21st straight win over the Blue Tigers. The Ichabods are coming off a 67-48 win over Emporia State while the Blue Tigers (3-11, 3-6 MIAA) topped Truman at home 68-64 last time out.  The Ichabods will next be in action stepping out of conference play hosting Nebraska Omaha on Jan. 21 in Lee Arena starting at 3:30 p.m. in Topeka.

Game Quick Facts . . .
Game No. 17 - Washburn (11-5, 6-3 MIAA) at Lincoln (3-11, 3-6 MIAA)
Game Notes: Washburn | Lincoln
Date: Jan. 18, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Jefferson City, Mo.
Arena: Jason Gym
Radio: KTPK 106.9 FM
Online Audio: Through wusports.com (free)
Online Video: Through America One
Television: None
Live Stats: Through lubluetigers.com
Washburn Head Coach: Bob Chipman (Kansas State, 1973) - 707-293, 33rd season
Lincoln Head Coach: John Redmond (Wayne State - 11-56, 3rd season
Series History / Streak: WU leads 20-3 • WU has won the last 20
Last Meeting: WU won 69-67 in Jefferson City on Feb. 26, 2011

Ichabods on radio
Washburn basketball games can be heard 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 on the basketball schedule page. Mark Elliott will have the call on the radio with Jake Lebahn providing color commentary.

The coaches
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 33rd season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. Chipman is 707-293 (.707) overall and he has 465 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman has led the Ichabods to the MIAA Tournament 19 times collecting an all-time league-best 29 wins going 29-16 with a .675 winning percentage during tournament play. In home games, Chipman has amassed a home record of 412-77 (.840) record going 358-65 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. At Washburn he has led the Ichabods to 11 conference regular season titles (9 MIAA), 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1987 NAIA National Championship. Chipman is 20-0 against Lincoln.
Lincoln head coach John Redmond is third season as the Blue Tigers head coach and has accumulated an 11-56 record. He is 0-2 against the Ichabods. Redmond was elevated to the position of head coach after spending two seasons as an assistant coach.

Last time out for the Ichabods • WU 67, ESU 48 • 1/14/12
TOPEKA, Kan. -- All 11 Ichabods in uniform scored as Washburn used a balanced attack in a 67-48 win over Emporia State in round one of the Turnpike Tussle in Lee Arena. Washburn (11-5, 6-3 MIAA) trailed only twice in the game and 3-0 and 3-2 before opening a lead of as many as 12 in the first half at 33-21 entering the break. With the score knotted at nine with 12:55 remaining, the Ichabods used a 11-3 run to put some distance between the two teams.
The Ichabods held the Hornets (8-7, 4-5 MIAA) to 8 of 23 shooting in the first half while taking advantage of 11 offensive rebounds turning them into 10 second chance points. Washburn also formced nine ESU turnovers leading to 10 points off turnovers.
Coming out of the locker room, the Hornets cut the lead to 11 three times, with the final time coming with the ichabods leading 39-238 with 15:04 remaining, but would not get any closer the remainder of the game as Washburn stretched its lead to 22 late in the second half.
Will McNeill led the Ichabods with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds recording his third double double of his Washburn career. Bobby Chipman, Zack Riggins and Kyle Wiggins each had nine points and Alex North added eight. Riggins added three blocks while Martin Mitchell had five assists and McNeill and North each had four. McNeill added three steals as well.
Tola Lawal scored 12 to lead the Hornets off the bench and Chris Sights had 10.
Washburn finished 23 of 49 for the game while going 13 of 20 in the second half. ESU was held to 17 of 50 from the field while the Ichabods limited the Hornetts to 9 of 27 from the field in the second half. For the game the Hornets turned the ball over 15 times leading to 18 points for the Ichabods.     

About Lincoln
Lincoln (3-11, 3-6 MIAA) enters Wednesday's game coming off a 68-64 win over Truman recording its first home win of the season (now standing 1-4).
The Blue Tigers are scoring just 62 points per game and are shooting 40 percent from the floor while allowing opponents to connect at a 48 percent clip averaging 76 points per game. The Blue Tigers are shooting 32 percent from beyond the 3-point line (78 of 242) while shooting 63 percent from the free throw line (136 of 216). Lincoln is -5.1 in rebound margin and they average nearly 15 turnovers a game. Cedric Ridle (16.9 ppg) and Jimmy Payton (10.9 ppg) – both returners from last season lead the Blue Tigers in scoring. Ridle is also leading the team with 6.0 rebounds per game.

Series history with Lincoln
Wednesday's meeting will be the 24th in the series history. Washburn has won the last 20 meetings in the series which began on Dec. 18, 1957 with the Blue Tigers winning 93-80. Lincoln won the next two and the teams did not meet again until Jan. 24, 1990 when the Ichabods won 98-93 on the road. Washburn has won the last 20 games in the series and the last two match ups by an average margin of 25 points per game. Last season's 69-67 win in Jefferson City was the Ichabods first appearance in Jefferson City since an 82-66 win on Jan. 23, 1999. Overall the Ichabods are 8-1 against Lincoln in Jefferson City all-time having won their last eight games with the lone loss coming in 1957 in the first meeting in the series.

Last meeting with Lincoln • WU 69, LU 67 • 2/26/11
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods let a 11-point second half lead slip away and survived a potential 3-point game-winning shot by Lincoln at the buzzer to wrap up the regular season with a 69-67 win over the Blue Tigers.
Alex North broke a 62-all tie with 3:20 remaining on a 3-pointer from the corner and then pushed Washburn's lead to five on the Ichabods' next possession in a jumper off the glass en route to a career-high 13 points in his first start of the season.
The Ichabods led by eight with 1:38 to go after a free throw by Jeff Reid while Mitch Allen added one free throw of his own. A lay up by Cedric Riddle, Jr. cut the Ichabod lead to two at 69-67 sitting up the potential game-winner by the Blue Tigers which went off the rim.
Five different Ichabods scored in double figures led by De'Andre Washington followed by North's 13 scoring 11 in the second half. Brandon Scaife scored a career-high 11 points as well. Jeff Reid had 11 and Jadarren Mumpfield scored 10. Washington and Mumpfield each had seven assists with Washington collecting a team-high six rebounds.
Riddle scored 26 points on 10 of 13 shooting and Pierre DeClue scored 14 to pace the Blue Tigers.
Washburn shot 62 percent from the field hitting 28 of 45 from the field while the Blue Tigers were 27 of 46 hitting 59 percent in the game.

Last time out for Lincoln  • LU 68, Truman 64
(Jan. 14, 2012) – (LU Media Relations) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Cedric Ridle, Jr. scored 21 points, Jimmy Payton put in 20, and the Lincoln men's basketball team picked up its first home win of the season with a 68-64 victory over Truman State on Saturday (Jan. 14).
Ridle nearly had a double-double, pulling down nine rebounds to go with his game-high point total. He also dished out two assists and steal while Payton tied for the team lead with eight rebounds to go with an assist, a steal and two blocks. Both players were on the court for all 40-minutes of the win.
It was a much different game for the Blue Tigers than their last outing, as Lincoln shot nearly 60% from the floor in the first half (17-for-29). Lincoln entered Saturday's game coming off a poor-shooting performance in a loss to Emporia State in which the Blue Tigers only scored 39 points. They nearly matched that total in the first half against Truman State, entering the intermission up 37-26.
Lincoln opened the game on an 8-2 scoring run, and led by 16 with 2:49 left in the first period (33-17). Ridle finished the half with 13 points while Payton added 11, leading the Blue Tigers to their first halftime lead in a game this year.
The Bulldogs did not go down without a fight, however, as Truman State began chipping away at the lead in the second half. The Blue Tigers scored seven straight point to open the second period, increasing their lead to 18, but by the 10:32 mark the Bulldogs had lessened it to seven (47-40). Lincoln hit back-to-back threes and a layup to spark a mini-6-2 scoring run, but Truman State responded by scoring 15 of the game's next 19 points.
Truman State ultimately came all the way back from that 18-point deficit, knotting the game at 60 with 2:14 to play. While the Bulldogs evened the score, they never took the advantage, as Clifton Fleming ignited one last Blue Tiger scoring run to ensure the victory. Fleming hit a trey on the Blue Tigers' first possession after the tie, and Ridle made four clutch free throws down the stretch to end any Bulldog hope for a comeback.
With five seconds remaining, the Bulldogs hit a trey that cut the Lincoln lead to three, but that was as close as Truman State would get in this one. The Blue Tigers successfully in-bounded the ball and Trent Littlejohn made a free throw on the ensuing foul to wrap the game up at 68-64 in favor of Lincoln.
Fleming finished with 12 total points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist. Littlejohn added seven points and two steals while Terrell Williams pulled down eight boards and dished out five assists. All three players started the game, and all were on the floor for over 30 minutes, helping Lincoln gut out the victory.
Lincoln won the rebounding battle, finishing with 35 boards to 28 for Truman State. The turnover margin was relatively even, with Bulldogs committing nine to Lincoln's 10. LU finished with seven steals while Truman State had six. Lincoln also held slight advantages in field goal percentage (.472 for LU to .446 for TSU) and three-point percentage (.400 for the Blue Tigers, .391 for Truman State).

Bod tweets . . . 140-character or less notes on the ichabods
• In Washburn's wins the Ichabods are -69 in turnovers, the losses they are +6 compared to their opponents #GoodHandsTeam
• The Ichabods are 16 of 84 (.190) from 3-point range in their four losses #Ouch
• Washburn is shooting 70 of 172 (.407) from 3-point range in the wins #MuchBetter
• Opponents are 37 of 109 (.339) from 3-point range in Washburn's losses #DefendTheLongBall
• Will McNeill (20.0 ppg) and Martin Mitchell (10.0 ppg) are the only Ichabod averaging double figures in the WU losses #NeedScoringHelp
• Washburn is tied for first in the MIAA in defensive field goal percentage at .389 #pressureD
• The Ichabods are 3rd (9.4) in the MIAA in steals per game #GoodHands
• Washburn is leading the MIAA in turnover margin (+3.9) #TakingCareOfTheBall
• The Ichabods are second in the MIAA in rebounding defense at 31.1 rpg #Boards
• Washburn is first in the MIAA in offensive rebounds at 12.9 rpg #SecondChances
• Will McNeill is second in the MIAA in scoring and 15th in rebounding (19.0 ppg/5.7 rpg) #HeIsAGuardPeople
• Alex North is 16th in the MIAA in rebounding at 5.3 per game #GlassMan
• Bobby Chipman is 16th in the MIAA in rebounding at 5.3 rpg #Boards
• Martin Mitchell is 16th in the MIAA in scoring at 11.8 ppg #ScoringWithWill
• Will McNeill is 3rd in the MIAA in FG % at .480 (110 of 229) #SelectiveShooting
• North is 7th in the MIAA in FT percentage .804 #Pure
• Will McNeill leads the MIAA in steals at 2.8 per game #QuickHands
• Martin Mitchell is fifth in the MIAA in assists with 3.5 per game #DishingTheBall

Ichabod Player Notes
#4  • Jared Henry  • G • 6-1 • 170 • So. • Averaging 6.3 ppg, 1.5 spg and 19 mpg in last three
#5  • Jeff Reid  • G • 6-6 • 190 • So. • Hit both 3-point attempts vs ESU
#10  • Will McNeill  • G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr. • 133 career steals 4th on all-time chart (156 - Jordan Canfield)
#11  • Kyle Wiggins  • G • 6-2 • 165 • Fr. • Five of 10 from field averaing 8.0 ppg in last two games
#12  • Martin Mitchell  • G • 6-0 • 185 • Jr. • Averaging 5.0 assists per game in last three games
#14  • Christian Ulsaker  • F • 6-5 • 190 • Fr. • Six of 13 from field in last 3, 5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg in last three games
#15  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Jr. • 17 of 18 field goal attempts have been from 3-point range
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Jr. • Has hit 12 of last 14 free throw attempts
#21  • Joseph Smith  • F • 6-9 • 235 • Jr. • Seven of 16 from the field in the last two games (6.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
#22  • Alex North  • F • 6-6 • 210 • So. • Has hit at least one 3-pointer in each of six games
#24  • Zack Riggins  • F • 6-6 • 230 • RS-Jr. • Career high 3 blocks against ESU in last game

Ichabod Basketball HIstory
Washburn is 1,415-979 (.590 in 2,394 games) in its 106th 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 466-209 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.
n Home sweet home . . . the Ichabods in Lee Arena
The Ichabods are 358-65 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 28th 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
The Ichabods will step out of conference play hosting Nebraska Omaha on Jan. 21 in Lee Arena starting at 3:30 p.m. After facing the Mavericks, the Ichabods will return to the grind of MIAA play and will start the second half of the season hosting Northwest Missouri on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in Lee Arena. After road trips at Missouri Western and Truman the Ichabods will play four of their final seven games at home.