MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Macy Doebele hit the game-tying layup with two seconds left in regulation, but the Ichabods fell in overtime at Northwest Missouri on Saturday, 58-53. The Ichabods will play their two final home games next week first against Northeastern State on Tuesday evening.
 
Both offenses got off to a slow start and Northwest Missouri (16-9, 11-8 MIAA) hit a three-pointer to lead 9-7 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Bearcats scored eight unanswered points to begin the second frame to push their lead to 17-7. Washburn (12-13, 10-9 MIAA) put together a run of its own midway through the period when Hunter Bentley hit a layup to start a 7-0 spurt to pull within 19-18 with 3:07 left in the opening half. After Northwest Missouri made 4-of-4 at the free throw line, Washburn scored eight of the final 11 points to even the score at 26-all at the break.
 
Early in the third quarter, Bentley tied the score at 31 to start a 9-0 rally to put the Ichabods in front 38-31 with 3:51 on the clock. The Bearcats responded with a 7-2 run to trim the deficit to 40-38 at the end of three.
 
The Ichabods missed their first six shots of the fourth quarter while the Bearcats scored five points to retake the lead. Doebele made a layup to get Washburn back within one, 43-42, halfway through the quarter and the teams took turns scoring until a free throw by Abby Oliver and then another bucket by Doebele gave Washburn a 47-46 advantage with 21 seconds to go. Northwest Missouri answered with a three-pointer to go back in front by two with 12 seconds remaining in regulation. The Ichabods called a timeout and started their final possession with 11 seconds on the clock when Doebele made the game-tying basket just before the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
 
After Northwest Missouri made the first four points in overtime, Washburn made back-to-back baskets to even the score at 53. That would be the final points the Ichabods would score, though, as the Bearcats scored the final five points to capture the 58-53 overtime win.
 
The Ichabods finished with a 37.7 field goal percentage while the Bearcats shot 29.7 percent. WU made just 1-of-6 from three-point distance and NWMSU was 7-of-30 from deep. The Ichabods outrebounded the Bearcats, 42-36.
 
Bentley played all 45 minutes and led all scorers with 26 points to go with nine rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. Doebele made 6-of-10 from the field and tallied 14 points. Nuria Barrientos grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds.
 
The Bearcats were led by Mallory McConkey's 16 points.