TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 5-ranked Washburn Ichabods moved into the NCAA Central regional semifinals with an 85-57 win over Harding in Lee Arena on Saturday. Washburn will face Concordia St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night. For tickets, go to wusports.com/tickets for more information.
 
Washburn (27-3) opened the game on an 11 to 2 run holding Harding scoreless the first 5:08 of the game. The Ichabods would go on to lead by as many as 18 in the first half with 5:16 to using a 10 to 2 spurt leading 35-17. Washburn went on to lead at the break 41-25 after shooting 57 percent from the field.
 
As in the first half, the Ichabods jumped on the Bison (22-10) with a big run to start the frame as Washburn scored 17 of the first 21 points of the second half building a lead of 58-30 and would go on to lead by as many as 35 at 85-50 before the Bison scored the final seven points of the game cutting the final margin to 28.
 
Dillon Claussen scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the first half hitting 6 of 7 shots from the field adding six boards which tied for the game-high as well. Jacob Hanna scored 13 and Sam Ungashick scored a season-high 13 off the bench. Jack Bachelor scored 12 and Brayden Shorter scored 10. Bachelor also added five assists and six boards. Michael Keegan became the 29^th member of the Ichabod 1,000-point club with his first half lay up.
 
Rylie Marshall scored 16 to lead the Bison.
 
Washburn finished 56 percent from the field hitting 33 of 59 shots while holding the Bison to 21 of 57 shooting for a 37 percent clip.
Washburn dominated the glass 38 to 21 over the Bison. Washburn bench also outscored the Bison bench 39 to 17.