The Fort Hays State Tigers were held scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half and fell behind by 17 and lose 79-67 at Washburn Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers shot 54-percent in the first half including 4-of-7 from 3-point range but were held to 28-percent shooting in the second half.

Fort Hays State (14-6, 8-6 MIAA) trailed by as many as 15 before closing the first half on a 12-3 run to pull within six at the break.

The Tigers gave up only one more offensive rebound than they grabbed (11-10) but were outscored 17-1 on second chance points and outscored 44-24 in the paint.

Omar McDade and Lance Russell led the Tigers with 16 points each. Sean Dreiling added 10. The three were a combined 9-for-13 from beyond the arc.

Will McNeill led the Ichabods (16-6, 10-4) with a game-high 26 points.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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Sean Dreiling Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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