'Bod Quick notes
• With the win over the Griffons, the Ichabods clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament.
• The first Ichabod basket of the game against the Griffons at the 16:50 mark of the first half was the longest scoring drought to start the game this season.
• The overtime win snapped a six-game losing streak in extra time basketball games as it was the first overtime win for the Ichabods since a 71-68 overtime win over Central Oklahoma on Dec. 4, 2007.
• The Ichabods improved to 32-30 all-time in overtime games and to 4-5 against Missouri Western in overtime games.
• The 56 points scored in the overtime win was the fewest scored by the Ichabods since scoring 57 in an overtime loss to the Griffons on Dec. 22, 1975 in a 59-57 loss.
• The previous low point total for an Ichabod team in an overtime win was in a 63-61 victory over Newman on Dec. 3, 1985.
• The 46 points scored by the Ichabods were the fewest scored in regulation since scoring 45 in a 60-45 loss at Truman on Jan. 13, 2007.
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Will McNeill recorded his second double double against Missouri Western in a week after going for 16 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting and then recording 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win on Wednesday.
• The 16 points scored by the Ichabods in the first half against Missouri Western were the fewest since scoring 24 at home against Emporia State on Jan. 3.
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Will McNeill needs three steals to break the Washburn senior class record of 63 held by Jordy Canfield.
• The last time the Ichabods were held in the teens in a half was the third game of the 2011-12 season against Cameron when they scored 19.
• Washburn is sixth in the NCAA in assist to turnover ratio and seventh in turnovers per game.
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Will McNeill is fifth on the NCAA Division II active steals chart with 225. Alex Falk of West Liberty leads all active players with 257.
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Will McNeill is sixth in active player free throws made with 459 in Division II.
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Will McNeill is 9th in the NCAA in steals at 2.9 per game this season.
• The Ichabods are 16-0 when outscoring their opponents this season.
Ichabods on radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on AM 580 WIBW with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn. The game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.
The coaches
• is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
• a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
• is 737-301 overall.
• has 496 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
• has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason tournament championships.
• has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
• in home games, he is 425-79 going 372-68 in Lee Arena.
• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• his 737 coaching wins is 22nd in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
• led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
• Chipman is 36-19 against Northwest Missouri.
Northwest mIssouri head coach Ben McCollum. . .
• is 59-46 in his fourth season as the Bearcats' head coach.
• he is a 2003 graduate of Northwest Missouri.
• named the 20th head coach in Bearcat history.
• played for Northwest going 51-12 in two seasons including a 29-3 mark during a run to the NCAA Elite Eight during the 2001-02 season.
Last time out for the Ichabods • #25 Washburn 56, Missouri Western 52 (overtime) • 2/13/13
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The No. 25-ranked Washburn Ichabods grinded out a gutty 56-52 overtime win over Missouri Western improving to 16-5 and 9-4 in the MIAA.
After trailing by 11 at the break at 27-16, the Ichabods started the second half on a 15-2 run over the first 6:37 of the period to take a 31-29 lead on a lay up by
Bobby Chipman. Neither team would lead by more than three until the Griffons (9-13, 5-9 MIAA) pushed out to a 5-point at 41-36 with 8:14 to play, but back-to-back 3-pointers by
Martin Mitchell and
Jared Henry put the Ichabods up 42-41 with 6:29 left in the game.
The Griffons went up one and then the Ichabods
Zack Riggins and
Will McNeill had jumpers putting Washburn back up three with 2:35 to play. It would be the last points of regulation for the Ichabods as the Griffons hit a field goal with 2:08 to play and a free throw with three seconds left sending the game to overtime.
In the extra frame, Washburn jumped out to a 50-46 lead after a jumper by Chipman and then a pair of free throws by
Kyle Wiggins. The Griffons cut the lead to two and then a pair of Chipman free throws put Washburn back up four at 52-48 with 2:49 to play in the game.
The Griffons went to the line with 2:21 to play, but only hit one free throw and then McNeill hit a jumper from the baseline to put the Ichabods up five with 1:48 to play. The Griffons went back to the line with 52 seconds to play and hit two cutting the Washburn advantage to two at 54-52. Washburn came up empty on its next possession and the Griffons 3-point attempt from the corner hit the side of the backboard and the Ichabods rebounded it and McNeill scored his 18th and 19th points of the game with three seconds left to seal the win.
The Ichabods were led by McNeill who finished with a game-high 19 points adding 11 rebounds for his eighth double double of his career while playing 42 of 45 minutes. Chipman had 10 points and six rebounds and Mitchell had 10 points.
After shooting just 7 of 26 from the field in the first half, the Ichabods finished at 37 percent for the game going 12 of 27 in the second half and 3 of 6 in the overtime period. The Griffons were 11 of 26 in the first half and then fell to 8 of 26 in the second half and finished the game just 1 of 5 in the extra frame.
The Griffons outrebounded the Ichabods 43 to 34. The teams also combined for only 24 free throw attempts in the game as Washburn finished 7 of 10 from the line while the Griffons were 8 of 14.
Series history with Northwest Missouri
• Saturday's meeting will be the 94th between the two schools and Washburn holds a 58-35 lead in the series.
• Washburn has won eight of the last 12 including the last four of the last six in the series.
• The Bearcats swept the regular season series during the 2011-12 season.
• The series dates back to the 1940-41 season and they have played each other every year since WU joined the MIAA in 1989-90.
• The Ichabods are 21-8 against the Bearcats in Lee Arena and have won five of the last six at home.
• Since the 1956-57 season, Washburn is 20-19 in Maryville and since joining the MIAA during the 1990-91 season, the Ichabods are 11-9 on the road.
• In the MIAA Tournament, the Ichabods are 3-4 against Northwest last meeting in the 2008 semifinals with the Bearcats winning 50-49.
• In the NCAA Tournament, the Ichabods are 2-1 against the Bearcats after winning in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2012 in Wichita Falls.
• The Ichabods won a regional final contest against the Bearcats in Topeka on March 10, 2001 advancing to the Elite Eight in Bakersfield, Calif., after a 67-61 win.
Last meeting with Northwest Missouri
(Feb. 9, 2013) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 17-ranked Washburn Ichabods shot a smoking 63 percent in the second half en route to a 57 percent performance for the game as Washburn topped Northwest Missouri 80-67 on Schendel Court at Lee Arena on Saturday night.
With the Ichabods (15-4, 8-4 MIAA) up one at 21-20 with 4:45 to play in the half, a
Martin Mitchell 3-pointer started a 13-4 run to end the period sending the Ichabods to the locker room with a 34-22 lead over Northwest (15-7, 8-5 MIAA).
To start the second half, the Ichabods came out on a 13-2 run over the first 4:21 of play to open up a 47-24 lead for their biggest lead of the night at 23.
Washburn kept the Bearcats at arms-length until the Bearcats finished the game on a 9-0 run over the final 53 seconds to pull within 13 at the buzzer.
Mitchell led the Ichabods with 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting overall going 4 of 6 from 3-point range adding four rebounds and four assists.
Will McNeill had 16 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals becoming the sixth Ichabod to score at least 1,000 points while dishing out 200 career assists.
Christian Ulsaker and 11 points hitting all seven free throw attempts and
Kyle Wiggins finished with 10 points.
Kyler Erickson had 17 points off the bench to lead the Bearcats. Grant Cozad had 13 off the bench and DeAngelo Hailey had 12.
Washburn finished at 57 percent from the field while limiting the Bearcats to 21 of 59 shooting for the game. The Bearcats did have a 34 to 28 advantage on the glass converting 19 offensive rebounds to 25 second chance points. The Northwest bench also outscored the Ichabod bench 48-21.
About Northwest Missouri
• The Bearcats are 15-8 overall and 8-6 in MIAA play.
• At home NWMSU is 9-2 while going 4-4 on the road.
• Northwest is led in scoring and rebounding by Dillon Starzl, who returned after a knee injury on Feb. 13 against Fort Hays State. He averages 14.1 ppg and 4.9 rpg and did not play in the first meeting with the Ichabods.
• DeAngelo Hailey is averaging 13.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg.
• Alex Sullivan is scoring 10.1 ppg and Matt Wallace leads the team with 4.7 assists per game.
• NWMSU is scoring 67.0 ppg while allowing 61.2 ppg.
Last time out for Northwest Missouri
Feb. 13, 2013 -- MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State men's basketball team were unable to overcome a cold shooting night in the first half as they fell 64-60 to Fort Hays State Wednesday night in MIAA action.
Looking to snap a two-game losing streak, the Bearcats fell to 15-8 on the season and 8-6 in the MIAA. Fort Hays State holds its top spot in the league at 15-6 overall and 10-4 in league play as the win clinched the Tigers a berth in next month's MIAA Tournament.
A feverish second half comeback saw the Bearcats erase what was a 16 point deficit at one time and a 35-21 Fort Hays State lead at the intermission.
After shooting a disappointing 30 percent from the field in the first half, Northwest turned the tables to shoot 48 percent in the second half. The Bearcats used a 13-4 run late in the second half to take their first lead of the night with 2:15 left in the game.
A deep three-pointer from Alex Sullivan put Northwest ahead 53-51, however the Tigers would answer on their next possession with a three-pointer of their own to regain the lead. Sullivan hit three, three-pointers and finished with nine points.
Both teams would trade baskets, when DeAngelo Hailey drove to the basket drawing a FHSU foul. Hailey hit one of two free-throws to tie the game at 56-56 with just 46 seconds left in the game.
Northwest was forced to foul as the Tigers finished a perfect 8-for-8 in the final minute from the free-throw line to seal the win. On the night FHSU missed just one free-throw going 13-of-14 from the line while the Bearcats shot 76 percent going 16-of-21.
Dillon Starzl returned to the court after missing last week due to injury leading the Bearcats with 16 points.
Fort Hays State was led Lance Russell, who scored a game-high 22 points. Teammate Craig Nicholson finished with 21 points as the duo combined for six of the Tigers' seven three-pointers.
The Bearcats will look to snap their three-game losing streak in a rematch of last Saturday's loss at Washburn. The Ichabods clinched a playoff berth with an overtime win at Missouri Western Wednesday night as Northwest now sits in sixth place.
Bod bits
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Will McNeill was named a preseason All-American by the Basketball Times. He is the first Ichabod to receive preseason All-American honors since Travis Robbins prior to the 2004-05 season.
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Will McNeill has been named the MIAA Player of the Week twice on Nov. 26 and on Dec. 3.
• The Ichabods are +10.5 in scoring margin this season.
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Bryce Simons has missed the entire season with a knee injury.
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Alex North suffered a knee injury against Central Oklahoma and missed the last nine games and is likely heading for a medical redshirt as he's played in only five games this season after suffering a concussion against Bethany on Nov. 19.
• McNeill also became only the second Ichabod to score at least 1,500 points and 200 assists joining Tom Meier (2,082/242).
• With 30 more rebounds, McNeill would become the ninth Ichabod to have at least 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
• With 30 more rebounds, McNeill would become the first Ichabod to have at least 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals.
Bod tweets . . . 140-character or less notes on the Ichabods
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Will McNeill sits in sixth-place on the all-time scoring chart with his 1,537 career points.
• Next on the chart is in fifth-place on the all-time scoring chart is Ewan Auguste (1,636 - 1997-2001) #SelectCompany
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Will McNeill's 509 field goals is eighth all-time at Washburn #Scorer
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Bobby Chipman's 211 3-point attempts is 20th in school history #FromWayDowntown
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Bobby Chipman's 86 career blocks is third all-time at Washburn and can move into the top two with 10 more #RejectionCity
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Bobby Chipman's 512 rebounds is 14th all-time at Washburn #boards
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Will McNeill's 459 free throw made is third at Washburn and 15 from second place #GetToTheLine
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Will McNeill's 579 free throw attempts is fifth at Washburn #LineTime
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Will McNeill's .793 free throw percentage is eighth all-time at WU #Automatic
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Will McNeill moved into 22nd on the Washburn all-time rebounding chart with 470 #HeIsAGuard
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Will McNeill's 203 assists is 20th all-time at Washburn. #PassingTheRock
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Martin Mitchell's career assist average of 3.5 per game is tied for ninth all-time at Washburn #Dimes
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Martin Mitchell's 189 career assists is 22nd on the all-time chart at Washburn #NoLook
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Martin Mitchell's 75 3-pointers is tied for 21st on the all-time Washburn chart.
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Joseph Smith's 39 career blocks is 15th all-time at Washburn. #NoNos
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Will McNeill's 225 career steals is first at Washburn #NoBodyInFrontOfHim
• The MIAA record for career steals is 383 by Eddin Santiago #FastHands
• In scoring 19 points against Missouri Western,
Will McNeill kept his double-figure scoring streak alive at 54 games with all 33 games in the 2011-12 season and the first 21 of this season. #DoNotTalkAboutTheStreak
Ichabod Basketball HIstory
• Washburn is 1,447-974-2 all-time in 2,422 games played
• The 2012-13 season is Washburn's 107th of basketball.
• Washburn is the ninth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history.
• The Ichabods are 496-217 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most wins by any program in the MIAA since the 1989-90 season.
• Washburn has won ten MIAA regular season championships and 21 conference championships in school history.
• The Ichabods previously won the MIAA regular season championship in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012.
Ichabods in the national rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods dropped from No. 17 to No. 25 in the latest NABC Top 25 coaches poll which was released today. The Ichabods return to action on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Missouri Western. The Ichabods were 1-1 last week falling to Missouri Western in Topeka while topping Northwest Missouri on Saturday. The Ichabods and the Bearcats will have a rematch as well on Saturday in Maryville. The Ichabods have been in the top 25 a total of 98 times since joining the NCAA ranks and they have been voted in the top 10 a total of 51 times since the 1989-90 season. The Ichabods are the only MIAA squad ranked in the top 25.
Home sweet home
• The Ichabods are 372-68 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2012-13 season marks the 28th season of play in Lee Arena.
• 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 return home on Feb. 21 to face Nebraska-Kearney and then Fort Hays State on Feb. 23. Washburn's final regular season away game will be at Emporia State on Feb. 28 and they will wrap up the regular season at home on senior night against Central Missouri in the MIAA's TV game of the week.
