WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Washburn men's basketball team led for 37:25 of the game as they picked up a 65-53 win over Central Missouri on Saturday in Warrensburg, Mo. Washburn will be back in action on Thursday in Lee Arena hosting Missouri Southern in its final home game of the season.
 
After the Mules (11-15, 6-13 MIAA) scored the first four points of the game, the Ichabods (13-13, 10-10 MIAA) came back with eight-straight points. Central Missouri doubling up the Mules.  Washburn led the Mules at 21-20 with 7:33 in the first half and then would finish the half outscoring Central 13-6 to take a 34-26 lead into the break.
                                        
The Mules outscored the Ichabods 14-9 over the first eight minutes of the half cutting back the Washburn lead to 43-40 but a 16-4 spurt by the Ichabods stretched the lead to 15 at 59-44 and UCM would get no closer than 11 the rest of the way.
 
Washburn was led by Andrew Orr who scored 17 points adding eight rebounds on 7 of 12 shooting. Six of his rebounds were on the offensive ends. Tyler Nelson had 12 points and Jarmell Johnson had 10 points off the bench.
 
Jack Chapman led the Mules with 12 points off the bench as the only Mule to reach double figures.
 
Washburn shot 39 percent in the game hitting 18 of 22 free throws going 21 of 54 shots from the field and 5 of 16 shots from deep. The Mules were 23 of 58 shooting 40 percent from the field going 3  of 23 from deep and 4 of 4 from the free throw line during the game.
 
Washburn outrebounded the Mules 38 to 33 and forced 16 UCM turnovers turning them into 16 points. Washburn also had 17 second chance points.