TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 3-ranked Washburn Ichabods used a 31-7 run over the first 10 minutes of the second half en route to an 82-56 win over the Peru State Bobcats on Saturday afternoon in Lee Arena. The Ichabods will now be on the road for the entire month of December as they begin MIAA play on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Nebraska-Kearney.
 
During the second half run, eight different Ichabods scored and the Washburn defense held the Bobcats (7-3) to 1 of 13 shooting as they added to the eight-point halftime lead.
 
Washburn, who improved to 7-0 on the season, never trailed in the game as they jumped out to a 14-point lead after a fastbreak bucket by Jacob Hanna with 9:35 to play capping a 10-0 run. However, the Bobcats answered with a 10-run of their own cutting the Ichabod lead back to four at 34-30 with 4:47 to play in the opening half. Washburn closed the half doubling up the Bobcats down the stretch taking a 43-34 lead into the break.
 
The Ichabods scored the first 12 points of the second half, kickstarting the second-half onslaught. Washburn would go on to lead by as many as 35 at 80-45 with 5:59 to play, cruising to the 26-point win.
 
For the second time in the last three games, all five Ichabod starters reached double figures paced by Andrew Orr's 14 points moving him to 991 career points as an Ichabod. Brayden Shorter scored 12 with eight rebounds while Hanna had 11 points and nine boards. Michael Keegan finished with 11 points and seven boards and Jack Bachelor had 10 points and nine assists. Overall, nine different Ichabods scored.
 
Donzell Johnson scored 16 points to lead Peru State.
 
Washburn shot 49 percent for the game going 33 of 67 overall while holding the Bobcats to 35 percent shooting including 7 of 29 from the field in the second half. The Ichabods also held a 44 to 34 advantage on the glass and outscored the Bobcats to 25 to 5 in fast break points and 56 to 22 in the paint.