By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The No. 5-ranked Washburn University Ichabods moved into the NCAA Central Regional semifinals with an 85-57 win over Harding in Lee Arena on Saturday night.
Freshman Dillon Claussen came off the bench to score a game-high 17 points in Washburn's 85-57 NCAA regional win over Harding. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Washburn, now 27-3, will face Concordia St. Paul at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
Washburn opened the game on an 11-2 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 left, using a 10-2 spurt to take
a 35-17 lead. 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.
Freshmen Dillon Claussen scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the first half, hitting 6 of 7 shots from the field while adding six boards, which tied for the game-high.
Senior Jacob Hanna scored 13 points in Washburn's 85-57 NCAA regional win over Harding Saturday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Junior Sam Ungashick scored a season-high 13 points in Saturday's 85-57 NCAA regional win over Harding. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Senior Jacob Hanna scored 13 points and junior Sam Ungahick scored a season-high 13 off the bench.
Sophomore Jack Bachelor scored 12 points and sophomore Brayden Shorter 10.
Bachelor also added five assists and six boards.
Senior Michael Keegan became the 29th member of the Ichabod 1,000-point club with his first-half layup.
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 while the Ichabod bench outscored the Bison bench, 39-17.
