WICHITA, Kan. – Washburn scores 47 in the second half to top Newman, 72-61, in Wichita on Saturday evening. Washburn heads back home for a game against Rogers State on Saturday at 6 p.m.

It was a low-scoring first half with a combined 47 points for both teams. Michael Keegan was the offense for the first five minutes. He scored six of the offense's eight points while he was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field. 

The Ichabods led 11-5 at the 14:22 mark before letting up an 11-2 run in five minutes. Washburn slowly chipped away and then Levi Braun hit a triple to take the lead back with 5:35 remaining in the half. Keegan scored four more in the waning minutes to give the Ichabods a 25-22 halftime lead.

The fireworks began in the second half. Washburn scored the same number of points themselves as both teams combined in the first half. It started when Jalen Lewis hit a three to make it a 30-25 game. He went on the score his first eight points in the next two minutes. 

Newman was able to make it a one-point game with 13:40 remaining in the game. Then, the Ichabods went on a 10-0 run to make their lead 51-40. Washburn was able to maintain the large lead by hitting from in the paint. 
 
Keegan led the Ichabods with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Keegan also led the team with eight rebounds, four steals, and two blocks. Geiman and Braun each had 13 points as well. Geiman also dished out eight assists, that's the second game in a row. 
  
 NU was led by Stevie Strong's 21 points. Strong shot 5-of-13 from the field and hit four from deep. Ian Lee also scored 16 points.
  
 WU finished with just 11 turnovers compared to Newman's 19.