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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods shook off a slow start and a halftime deficit to improve to 9-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA with a 70-65 win over Lincoln. Washburn will return to court before Christmas break when they will face Lindenwood on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Schendel Court.

Both teams started off slow as neither team would score until the Blue Tigers (2-10, 0-4 MIAA) found the basket with 15:27 remaining in the half. Washburn tied it up 10 seconds laster but the Blue Tigers would jump out to a 9-4 lead with 13:25 to play in the frame. Lincoln would go on to lead by as many as six on two different occasions before taking the 34-28 lead into the halftime break.

Lincoln shot 44 percent in the first half compared to 37 percent for the Ichabods.

The Ichabods used a 15-5 run over the the first 7:40 of the second half to take a 43-39 lead as Andy Wilson capped the run with a 3-pointer. Jeff Reid had eight points during the run including two 3-pointers.

Washburn streteched its lead to as many as eight two times at 60-52 on a tip in by Reid with 5:46 to play, but the Blue Tigers chipped away at the lead tying the game at 63 with 1:50 to play. After a Washburn timeout, Alex North hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to go up 66-63 with 1:17 to play. The Blue Tigers came back with a pair of free throws with 56 seconds left cutting the lead back to one at 66-65. A lay up by Kyle Wiggins put Washburn back up three with 26 seconds left and after a missed shot by Lincoln, North finished the game with two free throws with five seconds left icing the 70-65 win.

Reid and Wiggins led Washburn with 15 points and eight of nine player scored at least five points for Washburn. North scored nine points and had a game and career-high-tying 14 rebounds. Joshua Buie had 22 to lead the Blue Tigers.

Washburn finished 24 of 56 from the field for a 43 percent average while the Blue Tigers were 21 of 48 for 44 percent. Washburn held a 38 to 24 advantage on the glass holding the Blue Tigers to only three offensive rebounds. Washburn also scored 22 points off 14 Lincoln turnovers.