TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 5-ranked Ichabods outscored Pittsburg State 40 to 20 in the paint and 15 to 4 in fastbreak points sending all five starters into double-figure scoring as Washburn picked up an 89-71 win over the Gorillas in a non-conference game in Lee Arena on Tuesday night. The Ichabods will be back in action on Saturday hosting William Jewell at 2 p.m.
 
With the score tied at 2-2 in the first minute of the game, Washburn used a 14-5 run doubling up the Gorillas at 14-7 before the first media timeout. The Ichabods (5-0) stretched their lead to 12 at 22-20 after 3-pointers by Brayden Shorter and Brady Christiansen and a pair of Shorter free throws. However Pitt used an 8-0 run of its own putting within four at 22-18 with 10:15 to go. 
 
After a Gorillas (2-3) 3-pointer trimming Washburn's lead back to five, the Ichabods scored the next seven points to go up 14 and then scored seven more points after another 3-pointer by Pitt State to go up a first-half high 16 points before taking a 44-33 lead into the break.
 
Washburn scored 14 of the first 20 points of the second half building a 19-point advantage at 58-39 with 14:20 to go. Pitt State would cut the lead to 14 with 10:04 to go but that would be as close as they would get as the Ichabods led by as many as 23 as Washburn won its ninth game in a row over the Gorillas.
 
Jacob Hanna led the Ichabods with a game-high 20 points adding seven rebounds. Andrew Orr scored 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Shorter finished with 15 points and Michael Keegan and Jack Bachelor each had 13. Bachelor had four steals in the game and Brady Christiansen had seven rebounds.
 
R.J. Forner led the Gorillas with 18 points.
 
Washburn finished the game 31 of 58 from the field and 10 of 25 from deep. Washburn was 17 of 19 from the free throw line as well. Pittsburg State finished 24 of 52 from the field. The Ichabods outrebounded the Gorillas 35 to 21 .