EDMOND, Okla. – The Washburn No. 3-ranked Ichabods clinched their 12^th MIAA regular season title and their second in a row with a dominant road performance Thursday night, racing past Central Oklahoma 82-58 at Hamilton Field House. Washburn will play its final regular-season road game at Rogers State on Saturday.

The Ichabods (25-1, 15-1 MIAA) set the tone early and never trailed, building a commanding 51-30 halftime advantage shooting 49 percent from the field (19-of-37), including a blistering 53 percent from three-point range (9-of-17) in the opening 20 minutes while holding the Bronchos to 9 of 25 shooting at 36 percent.

Any hopes of a Central Oklahoma rally were quickly erased after the break. Washburn's defense clamped down on the Bronchos from behind the 3-point line, holding UCO to 1 of 13 shooting and just 12 of 36 overall. Midway through the second half, UCO did cut the Ichabod lead to 14 at 62-48, but Washburn responded with a 20-4 to slam the door, building its lead to as many as 30 with 95 seconds to play picking up their first win at UCO since Jan. 14, 2017 snapping a five-game losing streak in Edmond.

Jack Bachelor scored a team-high 19 points scoring 16 in the opening half, adding nine assists and four steals hitting 5 of 8 3-point attempts. Marcus Glock added 14 points off the bench, going 4 of 6 from deep. Jeremiah Jones chipped in eight points with eight boards. Dillon Claussen scored 13 points in 17 minutes and Brady Christiansen scored 12 adding seven rebounds. Overall, Washburn's bench outscored UCO's 24-9.

Matthew Willenborg led the Bronchos with 17 points adding nine blocks and 14 rebounds just missing out on a triple double.

Washburn finished with 38 points in the paint, 12 fast-break points and eight second-chance points. The Ichabods also outrebounded the Bronchos (15-13, 8-8 MIAA) 41 to 37.

NOTES:
• Marcus Glock tied an Ichabod high with four 3-pointers.
• The Ichabods broke a 21-all tie in the series history with UCO.
• The 24-point win over the Bronchos was the most in the 43 game history in the series.
• Jeremiah Jones moved into second on the Washburn single-season steals chart with two more against UCO giving him 78 … trailing Will McNeill's 82 set during the 2012-13 season.