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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods held on for a two-point win over Southwest Baptist as a Bearcat 3-point attempt at the buzzer rimmed out as the Ichabods won their season-best fifth-straight game in a 67-65. Washburn (18-6, 12-4 MIAA) will look for win No. 6 in a row as they travel to face Missouri Southern on Wednesday in Joplin.

The Ichabods led by eight at 66-58 with 2:41 remaining in the game after a pair of free throws by Will McNeill, but on SBU's next possession, McNeill was whistled for his fifth foul with 2:07 to play and went to the bench. Robson Memnon hit a jumper with 1:51 left to cut the lead to six. The Ichabods came up empty on their next possession and SBU's Ricky Odige hit a lay up with 55 seconds left cutting the lead to four. After an Ichabod turnover, Kyle Sloan hit a 3-pointer from the win cutting the Ichabod lead to one at 66-65 with 43 seconds remaining.

Southwest Baptist (16-10, 9-8 MIAA) fouled Martin Mitchell and he hit the second of two free throws pushing the Washburn lead back to two at 67-65 with 41 seconds to play. SBU missed a lay up on its next possession, but Washburn committed a turnover with 10 seconds left. Odige's 3-pointer from the wing hit the back of the iron and the buzzer sounded with Washburn hanging on for the two-point win.

Washburn went the final 3:13 of the game without a field goal, but were three of four from the free throw line the remaining of the game.

The Ichabods trailed 35-34 at the half after SBU shot 55 percent in the first half hitting 12 of 22 shots from the floor while going 5 of 13 from 3-point range. Washburn was 13 of 27 from the field in the first haf for a 48 percent clip. There were 13 lead changes in the first 20 minutes as neither team led by more than five. The Ichabods led by nine in the second half at 59-50 with 8:45 to play in the game after a jumper by Alex North.

McNeill led the Ichabods with 17 points with 11 coming in the second half before fouling out. He was 9 of 10 from the free throw line and collected five assists with three steals. McNeill broke the junior class records for steals in a season with 63 breaking the previous record of 61 set during the 1985-86 season. For his career McNeill has recorded 152 which is five shy of breaking Jordan Canfield's career record of 156 set from 1992 to 1997.

Mitchell finished with 15 and Jeff Reid scored 13 while North pulled down a game-high six rebounds. The Ichabods outrebounded SBU 30 to 26 collecting 12 offensive rebounds leading to 20 second chance points. Washburn also forced 19 SBU turnovers accounting for 22 points off turnovers.

Memnon led four SBU players in double figures with 18 points. Ryan Dougherty scored 14 before fouling out.