TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods opened the first half shooting 60 percent from the field rolling to a 17-point halftime lead and never looked back in a 79-54 win over Emporia State splitting the regular season series. Washburn returns to action on Saturday against Pittsburg State on senior next week in Lee Arena.

Washburn (14-15, 9-9 MIAA) hit 12 of 20 first half shots and held Emporia State (11-16, 4-14 MIAA) to 5 of 21 shooting in the opening half. With the Hornets holding a 7-6 lead with 15:51 to play the Ichabods ripped off a 22-5 run over the next 9:17 of the game jumping out to a 15 point lead at 27-12 capped by a dunk by Kyle Wiggins who led the Ichabods with 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting hitting 6 of 8 free throw attempts. Washburn would go on to take a 17-point lead into the break at 41-24.

The closest the Hornets would get in the second half would be 16 points at 49-33 with 14:20 to play in the game as Washburn cooled off to 52 percent in the second half hitting 15 of 29 shots in the half.

Following Wiggins' 19 points, Korey Fisher scored 10 points and Alex North had a game-high 11 rebounds adding seven points. Terrence Moore scored a game-high 21 points leading Emporia State.

Washburn finished 55 percent in the game from the field hitting 27 of 49 shots while the Hornets were limited to 15 of 43 shooting for a 35 percent average. Washburn also held a 36 to 23 advantage on the glass and outscored ESU 38 to 16 in the paint and 12 to 0 in fast break points. Washburn also scored 19 points off of 13 ESU turnovers.