TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods (12-11, 9-8) held No. 6 Central Oklahoma (21-3, 15-3) to 22 first half points and 36.7% shooting in the game to knock off the Bronchos 75-55 in Lee Arena on Saturday Afternoon. Washburn will stay in Topeka to take on Northwest Missouri State next Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m.  

Central Oklahoma jumped out to a 7-2 lead on two layups and a 3-pointer and did not trail in the game until the 7:22 mark of the first half. Jarmell Johnson scored five straight points off the bench, the last three coming on a corner 3-pointer to give Washburn a 19-17 lead. It was the first and only lead change of the day.  

The Ichabods' first half lead grew to as high as eight points on the final possession of the half with a layup from Andrew Orr making it 30-22 at the break.  

At 17:46 in the second half Jaden Monday knocked down a jumper to push the lead to double digits. Brady Christiansen continued Washburn's hot shooting day by knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers, giving the Ichabods a 13-point advantage.  

The Bronchos made it a single digit game with 13:40 to play and it was the last time the deficit was that close. Washburn responded with a 9-0 run with eight of the points coming from Johnson and Christiansen.  

Washburn's lead grew to a game-high 24 points at the 3:19 mark of the second half after Levi Braun knocked down his sixth 3-pointer of the game. In the final three minutes the Ichabods put the finishing touches on a 20-point win to move above .500 for the first time in 2022-23 and notch Washburn's second ranked win of the season.  

Braun's six 3-pointers accounted for 18 of his game-high 20 points for the Ichabods on 7-10 shooting. Christiansen added 16 points off the bench on only 5-7 shooting and pulled down six rebounds. Andrew Orr scored 13 points and dished out a career-high six assists and Jaden Monday had 10 points, five assists and five rebounds.  

Cam Givens led the Bronchos with 17 points on a 7-12 shooting effort, Jaden Wells added 12 points for UCO.  

As a team Washburn shot 50.9% from the field and 40.9% from three-point range while holding the Bronchos to a 4-21 effort from deep. Central Oklahoma was limited to just six assists in the game compared to 18 for the Ichabods.  

Washburn had a slight turnover advantage, 14-12, but scored 21 points on the opportunities while surrendering only four. They also had a 25-13 advantage in scoring off the bench.