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Starting introductions
The Washburn Ichabods will wrap up a two-game road trip at Truman when they will face the Bulldogs on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Pershing Arena. The Ichabods (14-6, 8-4 MIAA) are coming off a 64-55 win over Missouri Western after trailing by as many as 10 points midway through the first half. The Bulldogs (6-14, 4-9 MIAA) snapped a four-game losing streak after dispatching Emporia State 77-70 in overtime. After the game with the Bulldogs, Washburn will then play five of its final seven regular season home games in Lee Arena beginning with Fort Hays State on Feb. 4 starting a stretch of three straight at home. The Ichabods currently sit third in the MIAA standings trailing front-runners Central Missouri and Missouri Southern with identical 10-3 conference records.

Game Quick Facts . . .
Game No. 21 - Washburn (14-6, 8-4 MIAA) at Truman (6-14, 4-9 MIAA)
Game Notes: Washburn | Truman
Date: Feb. 1, 2012
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Kirksville, Mo.
Arena: Pershing Arena
Radio: KTPK 106.9 FM
Online Audio: Through wusports.com (free)
Online Video: Through America One
Television: None
Live Stats: Through trumanathletics.com
Media Stats: Through trumanathletics.com
Washburn Head Coach: Bob Chipman (Kansas State, 1973) - 710-294, 33rd season
Truman Head Coach: Matt Woodley (Drake, 2000)  - 6-14, 1st season
Series History / Streak: WU leads 67-54 / WU - 2
Last Meeting: WU won 67-54 on Dec. 10, 2011 in Topeka

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 710-294 (.707) overall and he has 468 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 413-77 (.840) record going 359-66t 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 36-13 vs Truman.
Truman head coach Matt Woodley is 6-14 in his first season on the Bulldog bench. He became the 11th head coach in the program's history in 2011 and came to Truman following nine years of Division I coaching experience and two seasons at Waukee (Iowa) High School. The Des Moines, Iowa, native spent three seasons at Denver before joining head coach Kermit Davis' staff at Middle Tennessee State as an assistant coach. Woodley's responsibilities included recruiting, scouting, scheduling and film exchange, as well as the daily preparations for the team. He helped land future all-Sun Belt honorees Desmond Yates (first team, 2008), Kevin Kanaskie and Adam Vogelsberg. The 2005 recruiting class was ranked 20th overall by national publications. He is 0-1 against Washburn.

Last time out for the Ichabods • WU 64, MWSU 55 • 1/28/12
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods turned a first half 10-point deficit into a 9-point win in a 64-55 win over Missouri Western in St. Joseph.
Will McNeill scored 26 points including 17 in the second half and Bobby Chipman scored a career-high 19 points with a team-high eight rebounds in the win.
McNeill's 26-foot 3-pointer with 1:36 to go as the shot clock expired in the game put Washburn (14-6, 8-4 MIAA) up 59-54. After a turnover by the Griffons(7-12, 2-11 MIAA), McNeill added a pair of free throws with 58 seconds to put Washburn up six at 61-56. After leading by one at the break the Ichabods never trailed in the second half.
The Ichabods led at the break 32-31 after Martin Mitchell hit a jumper right before the halme buzzer however it wasn't easy for Washburn to take a lead into the break. Washburn trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half before they started the comeback at the break. The Griffons hit 4 of their first six 3-point attempts, but went 0 of 4 the remainder of the half. Washburn finished the half 12 of 30 from the field and hit 2 of their last four 3-pointers after missing their first six attempts from downtown. The Ichabods were held without a field goal for the first 4:11 of the game not scoring from the field until Will McNeill scored on a lay up.
McNeill was 6 of 14 from the field while going 13 of 16 from the free throw line while adding six rebound playing all 40 minutes. Chipman was 6 of 9 from the field.
Reed Meels scored 17 to lead the Griffons and Lavvonte Douglas scored 14 with nine rebounds.
The Ichabods finished 22 of 35 from the free throw line goin 16 of 24 in the second half. The Griffons were 9 of 14 from the charity stripe. The Ichabods had a 39 to 34 advantage on the glass turning 18 offensive rebounds into 17 second chance points.   

About Truman
The Bulldogs are 6-14 and 4-9 in the MIAA while going 4-4 in home games this season. Seth Jackson leads the team in scoring with 12.3 ppg while Tom Norton is scoring 11.5 and Mike Carlson is scoring 10.5 ppg. Truman is scoring 67.5 ppg while allowing 70.5 ppg. Truman snapped a four-game losing streak with its 77-70 overtime win over Emporia State.
 
Series history with Truman
Wednesday's meeting will be the 57th between the two schools with Washburn holding a 39-17 lead in the series. The Ichabods have won eight of the last nine meetings. The series dates back to 1956-57 and the two have played each other every year since 1989-90. Two of the lowest combined scoring games in WU history came against Truman recently. On January 13, 2007, the Bulldogs won 60-45 as the teams combined for 105 points, the second-lowest scoring output since WU joined NCAA II in 1989-90. On January 19, 2008 they scored 109 points in a 59-50 WU win. That was the third-lowest scoring game in DII history for WU. Washburn is 13-8 against the Bulldogs on the road and 29-9 in MIAA contests against Truman in Lee Arena. Washburn has won the last six meetings with the Bulldogs in Topeka as Truman has not won in Lee Arena since an 81-72 win on Jan. 28, 2006. Washburn has won three of its last four games in Pershing Arena falling 83-78 in the last trip to Kirksville on De. 11, 2010 83-78.
 
Last meeting with Truman • WU 67, TSU 54 • 12/10/11
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods won their sixth straight game over the Truman Bulldogs in Lee Arena and their ninth-in-the-last 10 overall in a 67-54 win improving to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in MIAA play.
The Ichabods held the Bulldogs to seven of 23 shooting in the first half as Washburn never trailed in the game. The score was tied at two and then at four each before the Ichabods would go on an 18-2 run over the next 7:45 of the game to take control of the game. Washburn was 13 of 33 in the frame shooting nearly 40 percent in the half.
In the second half the Ichabods stretched their lead to 18 with 6:06 remaining, however the Bulldogs would cut the lead back to 11 with 1:18 to go on a pair of free throws by Andrew VanderZwaag cutting the Washburn lead to 63-52, but the Ichabods held Truman to one field goal the remainder of the way leading to the 13-point win.
Will McNeill led the ichabods with 16 points adding six rebounds scoring 10 in the second half. Martin Mitchell added 10 and Bobby Chipman, Kyle Wiggins each had nine and Joseph Smith had a career-high eight off the bench to pace the ichabods.
Tom Norton scored 12 off the bench to lead the Bulldogs hitting four 3-pointers. Mike Carlson had 11 before fouling out and Tyler Anderson and Seth Jackson each had 10.
Washburn won the battle on the boards 43 to 30 recording 14 offensive rebounds. Alex North had a game-high nine rebounds for the Ichabods.
Washburn was 26 of 62 from the field shooting 42 percent while the Bulldogs finished 17 of 50 for 34 percent.   

Last time out for TSU • TSU 77, ESU 70 (OT) • 1/28/12
(Jan. 28, 2012) – (TSU Media Relations) -- KIRKSVILLE - - Four Truman men's basketball players totaled double-figure points, and the Bulldog men scored 20 points in overtime to down Emporia (Kan.) State University 77-70 on Saturday afternoon in Pershing Arena.
Freshman Seth Jackson (St. Louis, Mo., CBC) (13 points), junior Tom Norton (Bloomington, Ill., Central Catholic) (12 points), and freshmen Mike Carlson (Superior, Wisc., Marshall) (11 points) and Tyler Anderson (West Des Moines, Iowa, Valley) (11 points) spearheaded the Bulldogs (6-14, 4-9 MIAA) to their first win in five outings, snapping a four-game losing streak and handing the visiting Hornets (8-11, 4-9 MIAA) their fifth straight setback.
The Bulldogs, after building a 29-20 lead at the break, opened up an 11-point lead less than three minutes into the second half before the Hornets tied the game at 34 behind red-hot three-point shooting. The Hornets would eventually lead by as many as seven, 51-44, with 7:32 to play, before Truman methodically manufactured a 9-1 run to take a 53-52 lead with 1:55 to go in the ballgame. A pair of ESU free throws put the Hornets back on top by one before a Jackson free throw knotted the tally again at 54-all with 1:21 to play.
Norton hit a three-ball with 46 seconds left before ESU hit three more free throws down the stretch to tie it again with 20 seconds on the clock. A shot by Norton with four seconds left hit three sides of the rim and sent the teams to an extra five minutes.
In the overtime, the teams played to a 62-62 tie through the first 2:30 before the 'Dogs grabbed a 65-63 lead with 1:50 to go. On Truman's next possession, Norton buried his second triple of the night while freshman Andrew Vander Zwaag (Johnston, Iowa, Johnston) was fouled setting a screen, giving Truman an opportunity for a five-point possession. Vander Zwaag hit both free throws, putting the 'Dogs on top 70-63.
From there, the lead would never be less than five, as Truman moved into a tie for 8th in the MIAA with the Hornets with seven games to play in the regular season.
For the game, Truman took just 43 field goals, making 19 for a 44% clip, and hit five of 13 three-pointers. The Bulldogs made up for their lack of overall shots at the foul line, however, sinking 34 of 48 free throw attempts. The 34 free throws made were the most by a Bulldog squad in more than 23 years (Jan. 18, 1988 vs. Quincy; 36) while the 48 free throws attempted marked the most since a Feb. 22, 1997 game against Lincoln (49 attempts).
The four Bulldogs in double-figures were joined by nine points by Vander Zwaag, while Truman out-rebounded the Hornets 40-26 overall. Carlson paired his 11 points with eight rebounds, while sophomore Marek Bush (Kansas City, Mo., Lincoln Prep) also added eight rebounds with six points. Truman out-scored the Hornets 26-16 in the paint and 10-5 on second chance points.
Tola Lawal led all players with 15 points for the Hornets, who shot 37% from the floor overall (21-for-57), 11-for-34 from three-point range, and 17-for-25 from the free throw line.

Bod tweets . . . 140ish-character or less notes on the ichabods
• In Washburn's wins the Ichabods are -82 in turnovers, the losses they are -2 compared to their opponents #GoodHandsTeam
• The Ichabods are 21 of 100 (.210) from 3-point range in their four losses #Ouch
• Washburn is shooting 76 of 196 (.388) from 3-point range in the wins #MuchBetter
• Opponents are 44 of 125 (.352) from 3-point range in Washburn's losses #DefendTheLongBall
• Will McNeill (20.7 ppg) is the only Ichabod averaging double figures in the WU losses #NeedScoringHelp
• Washburn is second in the MIAA in scoring defense at 62.2 ppg #TenaciousD
• Washburn leads the MIAA in defensive field goal percentage at .393 #PressureD
• The Ichabods are second (9.3) in the MIAA in steals per game #GoodHands
• Washburn is leading the MIAA in turnover margin (+4.2) #TakingCareOfTheBall
• The Ichabods are third in the MIAA in rebounding defense at 31.1 rpg #Boards
• Washburn is third in the MIAA in offensive rebounds at 12.9 rpg #SecondChances
• Will McNeill is second in the MIAA in scoring and 13th in rebounding (19.5 ppg/5.5 rpg) #HeIsAGuardPeople
• Alex North is 17th in the MIAA in rebounding at 5.3 per game #GlassMan
• Bobby Chipman is 14th in the MIAA in rebounding at 5.4 rpg #Boards
• Will McNeill is third in the MIAA in FG % at .481 (139 of 289) #SelectiveShooting
• North is eighth in the MIAA in FT percentage .797 (47-59) #Pure
• Will McNeill leads the MIAA in steals at 2.8 per game #QuickHands
• Martin Mitchell is seventh in the MIAA in assists with 3.3 per game #DishingTheBall
• Will McNeill needs 142 points to reach 1,000 for his career #WhenNotIf
• Will McNeill needs seven steals to break the junior class record set by Rob Reilly's mark of 61 set during the 1985-86 season #recordbreaker
• Will McNeill's 97 free throw attempts this season is 10th on the junior class record chart #gettingtotheline

Ichabod Player Notes
#4  • Jared Henry  • G • 6-1 • 170 • So. • Averaging 4.8 ppg in the last four games
#5  • Jeff Reid  • G • 6-6 • 190 • So. • Tied season-high with five rebounds against MWSU last time out
#10  • Will McNeill  • G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr. • 144 career steals 3rd on all-time chart (156-Canfield, 149-Summler)
#11  • Kyle Wiggins  • G • 6-2 • 165 • Fr. • Missed MWSU game with ankle injury
#12  • Martin Mitchell  • G • 6-0 • 185 • Jr. • Bucket at the first half buzzer beater gave WU lead over MWSU
#14  • Christian Ulsaker  • F • 6-5 • 190 • Fr. • Season-high 23 minutes against MWSU scoring 4 pts with 3 rebs
#15  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Jr. • Has hit 30 career 3-pointers (30 of 88 attempts)
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Jr. • Averaging 15 ppg and 9.5 rbs in last two (9 of 14 from the field)
#21  • Joseph Smith  • F • 6-9 • 235 • Jr. • 8 of 16 from the field in the last three games (5.0 ppg)
#22  • Alex North  • F • 6-6 • 210 • So. • Averaging 5 rebounds a game in the last five games
#24  • Zack Riggins  • F • 6-6 • 230 • RS-Jr. • Attempted second 3-pointer of the year against MWSU

Ichabod Basketball HIstory
Washburn is 1,418-980 (.590 in 2,398 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 469-210 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 359-66 (.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
Washburn will then return home for a three-game home stretch beginning with Fort Hays State on Feb. 4 followed by Central Missouri on Feb. 8 and Southwest Baptist on Feb. 11.