TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the first half shooting 63 percent from the field in final stanza holding off Pittsburg State 81-74 on Saturday afternoon inside Lee Arena. The Ichabods will now embark on a four-game road trip starting at Fort Hays State on Thursday.
 
The Ichabods (12-5, 8-3 MIAA) trailed 26-16 with 8:42 to play in the game before the Ichabods used a 21-10 run to close the frame taking entering the break on a layup by Sam Ungashick with a 37-36 lead.
 
After shooting 41 percent in the first half the field, the Ichabods shot a smoking 63 percent in the second half hitting 17 of 27 overall going 4 of 7 from deep to finish at 51 percent in the game.
 
Pittsburg State (9-7, 5-5 MIAA) held its last lead of the game at 39-37 on a 3-pointer by Jordan Frison and after the teams traded baskets, a 3-pointer by Michael Keegan gave the Ichabods the lead for good with 16:45 to play. Brayden Shorted's jumper in the paint with 11:15 to go pushed the Ichabods to a game-high 14-point lead.
 
The Gorillas trimmed the lead to a few as five at 70-65 with 4:18 to play, but a 3-pointer by Brady Christiansen and a jumper by Ungashick stretch the margin to 10 at the 2:47 mark and Pitt State would get no closer than six with 25 seconds to go.
 
Jack Bachelor led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points adding five assists. Andrew Orr, Ungashick and Shorter each had 13 with Shorter pulling down a career-high eight rebounds. Jarmell Johnson had eight points with seven boards and three steals.
 
Braydon Redd and Jeramy Shaw each had 18 points and Deshaun English II had nine points and 19 rebounds.
 
The Ichabods trailed on the glass at 36-35 to the Gorillas, but outscored the Gorillas 44 to 34 in the paint and 31 to 25 off the bench winning remaining perfect at home winning their tenth in a row in Lee Arena.