TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 3 ranked Washburn Ichabods closed out the regular season with an 84–74 win over Missouri Southern, improving to 28–1 overall behind a flurry of three-pointers and a second-half surge as the Ichabods won their school record 29th game in a row in Lee Arena. The Ichabods will open the MIAA postseason tournament on Friday, March 6 against an opponent to be determined.

With the Lions holding a 10-7 lead, the Ichabods ripped off a 20-4 run over a 4:27 stretch taking a 27-14 lead with 11:31 to play in the opening half. However the Lions responded with a 16-6 run of their own tying the score at 41 with 2:37 to play. Washburn outscored the Lions 7 to 2 down the stretch capped by a 3-pointer by Jack Bachelor sending Washburn to the locker room with a 48-43 lead.

The second half began with another Washburn surge. Jones opened with a corner three, and Bachelor followed with two more off turnovers, stretching the lead to 57–43. Missouri Southern responded with an 8–0 run to trim the margin to 59–58, but Washburn delivered the knockout blow soon after.

A 25-9 run (including an 18-0 run mixed in for good measure) over an 11:30 span of the second half put the Ichabods up 84-67 with 2:53 remaining before the Lions broke the spurt scoring the final seven points of the game as the Ichabods closed out the regular season with a 10-point win.

Bachelor led Washburn with a career-high 26 points and nine assists with no turnovers, shooting 5-of-9 from 3-point range. Christiansen added 18 points and 5 rebounds, including a pair of critical threes during the decisive run. Jeremiah Jones finished with 18 points, five rebounds, and three steals, while Bryson Smith contributed 13 points, three assists, and three rebounds.

Missouri Southern was led by Isaiah Atwater with 22 points with Gavyn Elkamil scoring 18 and Jaden Taylor finishing with 15. The Lions finished the game 10 of 20 from deep shooting 28 of 50 from the field for the game.

The Ichabods dominated transition scoring at 23 to 6, compiling 12 second-chance points off nine offensive rebounds, and capitalized on Missouri Southern's 20 turnovers, converting them into 28 points.

The Ichabods' 47 3-point attempts was a school record topping the previous high of 41 set against Kansas Christian on Dec. 14, 2019. Washburn's 17 made threes was the most in a game since connecting on 17 against Northeastern State Feb. 13, 2020.

Notes:
• The Ichabods' now 29-game homecourt winning streak breaks the record for the longest in program history next to the 28-game streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995.
• Washburn finished the regular season with only one loss for the first time since the 1925-26 season when the Ichabods went 12-1-1.
• Jeremiah Jones recorded his 200th career NCAA steal adding three more today.
• Brady Christian set career highs in field goal attempts (12), 3-pointers made (4), 3 point attempts (9).
• Jeremiah Jones had a career-high 17 field goal attempts along with a career-high four 3-pointers made and 12 3-point attempts.