WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Washburn Ichabods had their four-game winning streak snapped by a hot-shooting Central Missouri squad in a 82-71 loss on Wednesday at the UCM Multi. The Ichabods will be back in action on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln.
 
The Mules, who entered the game as a 31 percent shooting squad from 3-point range built a lead of as many as 19 in the first half hitting 8 of 14 shots (57 percent) from deep. However trailing by 19 at 40-21 with 3:20 to go in the frame, Washburn closed with a 10-0 run to trail 40-31 at the break after holding Central Missouri scoreless the final 3:20 of the half.
 
To start the second half, the Mules kept the Ichabods down by between 12 and 14 points as three times in the second half after Washburn connected on a 3-pointer, the Mules answered as UCM did not cool off in the second half hitting 4 of 9 from deep to finish 12 of 23 overall for a 52 percent average. Coming into the game UCM was averaging 7.7 per contest.
 
Twice in the final 2:49, the Ichabods (9-5, 5-3 MIAA) cut the lead to nine. Once at 2:49 to play on a 3-pointer by Sam Ungashick and a free throw by Brady Christiansen and Washburn pulled within seven at 78-71 with 1:46 to go, but the Ichabods were scoreless the rest of the way as UCM hit 4 of 5 free throws down the stretch to hang on for the win snapping Washburn's seven game winning streak over the Mules.
 
Jack Bachelor led the Ichabods with 18 points going 8 of 8 from the free throw line hitting a pair of 3-pointers with four assists and three steals. Andrew Orr finished with 14 points and Michael Keegan had a game-high eight boards.
 
UCM (7-6, 2-5 MIAA) put five players in double figures led by Corey Skillman, Jr. who had 17 points off the bench hitting all five 3-point attempts.
 
Washburn was plus-five on the glass outrebounding UCM 33-28, but 12 Ichabod turnovers led to 14 Mule points. The Ichabods used 13 offensive rebounds to 13 points.
 
The Ichabods finished 44 percent from the field hitting 24 of 54 shots while the Mules were 26 of 49 overall for a 53 percent average. The Ichabods finished 8 of 20 from 3-point range and went 15 of 21 from the free throw line while the Mules wre 18 of 22 overall.