EDMOND, Okla. – Washburn rallied from a 15-point deficit to send the game at Central Oklahoma to overtime but they were outshot at the free throw line 42 to 15 on the night in a 97-87 loss to the Bronchos. Washburn will be back in action at Newman on Saturday.
 
The Ichabods (4-5, 1-2 MIAA) trailed 44-33 at the break behind some hot shooting from the Bronchso as UCO hit 8 of 17 shots from deep for a 47 percent mark and was 15 of 27 overall from the field. The Ichabods were 6 of 21 from 3 and 13 of 33 overall.
 
Starting the second half the Ichabods went on a 9-0 after UCO scored the first points of the frame cutting the lead to four at 46-52 after a 3-pointer by Levi Braun forcing UCO (6-2, 2-1 MIAA) into a timeout.
 
A 3-pointer by Jalen Lewis pulled the Ichabods within three at 50-47 with 14:19 to play in the game and a traditional 3-point play pulled the Ichabods within two after the made free throw with 13:16 to go.
 
UCO then pushed the lead back to six at 56-50 with over 11 minutes to play but Washburn railed to cut the lead to three at 57-54 with 10:14 to go.
 
Again UCO went back up stretching its lead to seven at 63-56, but back to back 3's by Levi Braun cut the lead to one at 63-62 with 8:17 to play. Washburn tied the score at 66 with 6:48 to play on a free throw by Connor Deffebaugh and then took its first lead since the 18-minute mark of the first half on a lay up by Michael Keegan.
 
The Ichabods pushed their lead to 73-68 after Braun's fifth 3-pointer of the game, but UCO cut the lead back to one at 73-72 with 3:37 to play after coming up empty on their next three possessions.
 
A jumper by Lewis put Washburn up 75-74, however a free throw by UCO tied the score at 75 with 2:45 to play and then Braun connected on a 3-pointer with 2:30 to go stretching the Ichabod advantage to 78-75.
 
UCO was fouled on the next drive but went 1 of 2 from the line as the Ichabods led 78-76 with 1:54 to play. The teams traded misses from 3-point range and the Ichabods came up empty on their next possession, but a foul on the Ichabods and two free throws tied the score at 78 with 1:31 to play in the game.
 
The tie lasted 10 seconds as a floater by Lewis put the Ichabods right back up two with 1:21 remaining.
 
UCO hit two more free throws to tie the score again with 66 seconds to play.
 
Lewis put the Ichabods back up by two at 82-80 with 40 seconds left, but an Ichabod foul sent UCO to the line where they hit both free throws tying the score at 82. UCO's final possession was a turnover and Geiman's half court heave hit the rim as the game went to overtime.
 
In the extra frame, the Ichabods led 85-84 after a 3-pointer by Lewis and then after a UCO score, Isaiah Thorne's layup with 3:08 put the Ichabods up 87-86. UCO hit back to back layups to go up 90-87. However UCO scored its final eight points from the free throw line.
 
Lewis tied a career-high 30 points and Braun had 18 hitting six 3-pointers. Lewis was 11 of 17 from the field. Geiman had eight assists in his first action since the season opener.
 
UCO was led by Cameron Givens' 40 points.
 
WU finished 9 of 15 from the free throw line while UCO was 36 of 42.