MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabods battled back from a 11-point second half deficit and had a potential 3-pointer rim out at the buzzer that would have tied the game in a 68-65 loss at Northwest Missouri on Wednesday in Maryville. Washburn will be back in action on Saturday at Missouri Western in a game that will be played in the St. Joseph Civic Arena instead of on campus because of Missouri Western's graduation ceremonies.
 
With the Ichabods trailing 51-40 with 14:38 to go in the game, Washburn came back with a 9-1 run to cut the lead to three at 52-49 with 8:44 to play. Northwest went up 60-52 with 6:42 to play, but a 3-pointer by Jack Bachelor and then back-to-back 3-pointers by Sam Ungashick pulled Washburn within one at 62-61 with 3:49 to go. A Northwest layup pushed the lead back to three with 3:26 remaining, but two more free throws by Ungashick cut the lead back to one again. Northwest hit another layup by Isaiah Jack with 1:24 to go, but Washburn came back and hit two more free throws, this time by Brady Christiansen to pull for the third time back within one.
 
With 14 seconds to play, the Ichabods went to the line, but missed both attempts, but an offensive rebound and two additional misses before Northwest pulled down a rebound. The Bearcats went to the line hitting both setting up the final play which saw the miss at the buzzer.
 
The Ichabods led early at 16-5 as Washburn turned a 5-5 game into an 11-point lead with 13:22 to play in the game as Sam Ungashick hit a pair of 3-pointers. In the opening half, Washburn was whistled for 17 fouls, 15 called after the Ichabods were leading 16-5 at the 13:21 mark of the frame. The Bearcats from that point on outscored the Ichabods 37-14 including a 15 of 21 showing from the free throw line compared to 4 of 5 by the Ichabods as the teams were called for a combined 25 fouls with the 17 coming against the visitors. Every Ichabod who checked in the game in the first half was called for a foul with seven different players being called for two.
 
The fouls in the second half switched as the Bearcats were called for 15 fouls compared to eight in the final 20 minutes.
 
Ungashick led the Ichabods (5-4, 1-2 MIAA) with 24 points adding five steals going 5 of 10 from deep hitting 9 of 9 from the free throw line. Bachelor scored 12 off the bench hitting 3 of 5 3-point attempts and Christiansen had a game-high 11 rebounds.
 
Wes Dreamer had 21 to lead the Bearcats (7-3, 4-1 MIAA).
 
Washburn finished 19 of 53 from the line being held to 26 percent in the second half from the field going 8 of 31 overall. Washburn was 19 of 25 from the free throw line. Northwest was 19 of 42 overall as the Ichabods held the Bearcats to 8 of 22 shooting in the second half. Northwest was 23 of 30 from the free throw line overall.