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No. 1-ranked Washburn University men's basketball continues its four-game road trip on Saturday, traveling to Northwest Missouri for a 3:30 p.m. contest.

Washburn, 15-0 overall and 5-0 in the MIAA, is one of four remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division II after starting the trip with an 87-75 win at Missouri Western on Wednesday.

Dillon Claussen, Washburn University

The Bearcats are 9-7 overall and 2-3 in the MIAA after falling at home to Central Missouri last time out, 76-72.

The Ichabods have the No. 2-ranked scoring offense in the MIAA (89.4 points per game) and the No. 2-ranked scoring defense (61.5-point average).

Washburn leads NCAA Division II in scoring margin at plus 27.9 points per game and is fifth in field goal percentage at 51.9 percent.

Washburn has not been out-rebounded in a game and has only been tied twice (Lubbock Christian and Emporia State).

Junior Jeremiah Jones is first the nation in total steals with 50 and is ranked second in steals per game at 3.33.

Sophomore Dillon Claussen is fifth in the nation in field goal percentage at 66.9.

Ichabod sophomore Marcus Glock played his freshman season at Northwest Missouri where he started 19 of 28 games, averaging 9.1 points while hitting a team-high 51 3-pointers and averaging 13.5 points in two games against Washburn.

Junior Jack Bachelor is 17th in the nation in total assists with 75 and second in assist to turnover ration at 3.57 to 1.

Claussen scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half in Wednesday's win over Missouri Western, going 6 of 10 for the game and adding eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

Senior Sam Ungashick provided a big lift off the bench with a season-high 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting and Bachelor added 16 points and senior Brady Christiansen contributed 13 points and nine rebounds.

The Ichabods' 15-game winning streak is second in the nation behind Daemen, which has won its last 16.

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By RICK PETERSON

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Seaman senior star KaeVon Bonner reached the 1,000-point milestone for his career Wednesday night, leading the No. 5 ranked Vikings to a 60-57 non-league road win at St. James Academy.

Seaman senior KaeVon Bonner scored a game-high 27 points in Wednesday's 60-57 Viking win at St. James Academy, reaching the 1,000-point career scoring milestone. [File photo/TSN]

Bonner, a four-year starters and multi-time TopSports.news All-City and All-United Kansas Conference first-team pick, scored a game-high 27 points as Seaman improved to 5-1 on the season while making its 2026 debut.

The Vikings jumped out to a 17-10 first-quarter lead over the Thunder (5-2) and led 32-26 at the half.

Seaman used a 16-11 third quarter to boost its advantage to 48-37 and held on for the win despite St. James' 20-12 scoring edge over the final eight minutes.

Seniors Griffin Zuniga and Landon Wiltz added 12 and 11 points for the Vikings, who posted their third straight victory.

Grady Ogden scored 20 points and Emmitt Peters 16 for St. James.

Seaman will be back on the road Friday, traveling to Lansing for a United Kansas Conference matchup.

Thunder snaps Lady Vikes' winning streak

St. James Academy dominated the final three quarters of Wednesday's home non-league contest against No. 9-ranked Seaman, rolling to a 54-33 victory while snapping the Vikings' four-game win streak.

Seaman, now 4-2 on the season, led 15-11 at the end of the first quarter, but St. James used a 9-1 second quarter to take a 20-16 halftime advantage.

The Thunder then took control with a 20-9 third-quarter scoring edge and closed out the win with a 14-8 fourth quarter, improving to 5-3 on the season.

Seaman will return to UKC play on Friday, traveling to Lansing.

By RICK PETERSON

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Top-ranked Washburn University men's basketball, one of just five remaining undefeated teams in NCAA Division II, will begin a four-game MIAA road trip on Wednesday at Missouri Western (7:30 p.m. start).

 

Washburn junior Jeremiah Jones scored 20 points with four 3-pointers, 4 assists and 4 steals in last Saturday's 91-66 win over Emporia State. [File photo/TSN]

 

The Ichabods will continue their road trip at Northwest Missouri on Saturday. Washburn will then face Emporia State for the second time in 12 days and then travel to Wichita to take on Newman before returning to Lee Arena on Jan. 21, facing Northwest Missouri.

 

 

And while Washburn coach Brett Ballard knows the upcoming road stretch will be tough, he thinks the Ichabods are ready to embrace the challenge.

 

"I think the silver lining is we've played really well on the road so far this year for whatever reason,'' Ballard said. "I don't have all the answers for that other than we've got good players, but we've played really well on the road, so I think our guys can take some confidence from that, hopefully.''

 

Ichabod sophomore Marcus Glock, who has been a key contributor off the bench after transferring from Northwest Missouri, said he feels like WU will approach the upcoming stretch as business as usual.

 

"I think a big thing for us is we just go out there and play,'' said Glock, who had 10 points in Saturday's win over ESU. "We don't talk about our No. 1 ranking that much. It's a long season and we know things happen, so we just go out there and play as hard as we can every time out.''

 

Washburn moved to 14-0 overall and 4-0 in the MIAA after opening 2026 with a 91-66 win over Emporia State on Saturday in Lee Arena.

 

Junior Jeremiah Jones paced Washburn with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc against Emporia State. He added four assists and four steals.

 

Sophomore Dillon Claussen scored 16 points with 4 steals and 3 blocks in Saturday's 91-66 win over Emporia State. [File photo/TSN]

Junior Jack Bachelor scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and nine assists in last Saturday's 91-66 win over Emporia State. [File photo/TSN] 

 

Sophomore Dillon Claussen finished with 16 points, four steals and three blocks and junior Jack Bachelor also scored 16 points, hitting four 3-pointers, while dishing out nine assists with just one turnover. Senior Brady Christiansen led the Ichabods with eight rebounds.

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