The Missouri western men’s basketball team struggled to find much offense Saturday night in Topeka as they loss to Washburn 85-60.

The Griffons shot just 37 percent from the field and managed just 18 first half points. The team dropped to 5-6 on the year and 1-3 in MIAA play.

Washburn jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back, finishing with a 54 percent field goal shooting percentage. The Ichabods led the entire way, leading by as many as 32 points.

Cole Clearman led the Griffons with a career-high 19 points. Cortrez Colbert was limited to 12 points on 3-10 shooting. Keven Thomas led the Griffons with eight rebounds.

Missouri Western will look to get back to .500 when they travel to Nebraska-Kearney on Monday for a 7:30 PM tip.  The game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.

— MWSU Sports Information —