SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The No. 2- ranked Washburn Ichabods continued their perfect start to the season with a 78–66 win over No. 4 Lubbock Christian on Tuesday morning at Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio, improving to 12–0 on the year in their first game of the River City Classic. Washburn will continue the event on Wednesday facing No. 8 West Texas A&M.

The Ichabods seized control early behind hot perimeter shooting and strong work on the glass, shooting 58.6 percent from the floor and 46.7 percent from three-point range in the opening half. Washburn closed the first 20 minutes turning a tight contest into a 43–34 halftime lead. A pair of late threes helped the Ichabods stretch the margin to nine at the break.

Washburn pushed the advantage to as many as 15 points early in the second half, using a 9–0 run capped by a fast-break finish and a second-chance three to take firm control at 53–38 with 15:43 remaining. Lubbock Christian (9-2) answered with its best stretch of the game, trimming the margin to four midway through the half, but the Ichabods responded by closing out the game on a 19-11 spurt jump started by a 3-pointer by Marcus Glock with 6:33 to play.

For the game, Washburn shot 46.6 percent from the field and an efficient 44.4 percent from beyond the arc, knocking down 12 three-pointers. The Ichabods also capitalized at the foul line, hitting 12-of-16 free throws, and owned the hustle categories with advantages in fast-break points (16–5) and second-chance points (11–0). Washburn finished with 32 rebounds and forced 14 turnovers, converting those miscues into 14 points.

Individually, Brady Christiansen led the way with a career-high 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including three triples, while going a perfect 6-for-6 at the free-throw line adding five rebounds. Jack Bachelor added 20 points and drilled 5-of-8 from 3-point range while also contributing four assists and three steals. Dillon Claussen posted 17 points on an efficient 7-of-11 shooting night adding six rebounds and three assists, while Jeremiah Jones filled the stat sheet with eight points, a career-high nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Lubbock Christian was led by Antonio Pusateri with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Amondo Miller Jr. added 16 points and nine boards, but the Chaparrals struggled to sustain offense late, shooting just 18.2 percent from three-point range in the second half.

Notes: 
• Jack Bachelor moved within two points of becoming the 30th member of the Washburn 1,000 point club after scoring 20 points lifting his career total to 998 in 76 career games.
• The win was the first by the Ichabods over LCU inside the contiguous 48 states with the previous win coming in San Juan, Puerto, Rico in a 65-63 win on Nov. 26, 2016.