TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods put up 51 first-half points rolling to a 97-76 win over the Ottawa Braves on Tuesday night in Lee Arena. Washburn will return to action on Saturday hosting Avila at 2 p.m.
 
The Ichabods led 51-35 at the break after shooting 46 percent from the field. Starting out the game, Ottawa took a 7-3 four minutes into the game, but after a Washburn timeout the Ichabods went on a 19-4 run building a 22-11 lead with 11:06 to play. Ottawa trimmed the lead back to six at 24-18 before a 13-2 spurt by Washburn (3-2) stretched the margin to 17 before taking the 16-point lead into the break.
 
Washburn led by as many as 32 in the second half with 5:11 to go in the game at 91-59 before Ottawa closed on a 17-4 run of its own hitting all five 3-point attempts cutting the difference to 19 with under two minutes to go.
 
Washburn was led by Sam Ungashick who paced five Ichabods in double figures with 16 points adding four assists. Jarmell Johnson had 13 with three steals followed by Andrew Orr with 12 and eight rebounds, Jack Bachelor's 11 points off the bench with seven boards and four assists. Michael Keegan had 10 points and five boards and Brady Christiansen finished with seven points and game-high 10 rebounds.
 
Washburn finished 45 percent from the field hitting 38 of 84 shots overall and 10 of 29 from deep. Ottawa was 27 of 60 overall and went 15 of 27 from 3-point range for a 56 percent clip. Washburn outrebounded the Braves (4-3) 54 to 29 overall and turned 19 offensive rebounds into 23 second chance points. Washburn also forced 18 Brave turnovers leading to 26 points.