Ottawa has an overall record of 5-3 and a KCAC mark of 2-1. Ottawa is 4-0 on the road this season.
The Braves enter Saturday's game coming off an 84-69 loss to McPherson College in Wilson Field House on Nov. 22. Ottawa shot 39.7 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 81 percent from the free throw line.
Through eight games this season, Ottawa is averaging 83.8 points, 37 rebounds, and 11.8 assists per game. OU is shooting 46.6 percent from the floor, 40.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75.9 percent from the free throw line.
Rich Martelly leads Ottawa in scoring (16.3),
Kuol Reech is OU's leader in rebounding (6.9),
Landyn Tyler leads the team in assists (2.3), Reech is the Braves' leader in blocks (0.7), and Martelly leads the team in steals (1.6) per game.
Ottawa is 4-0 on the road this season, averaging 86.3 points per game. OU is shooting 47.9 percent from the floor, 39 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.6 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are scoring 77.3 points and shooting 41.8 percent from the floor, 19.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.4 percent from the free throw line.
OU has four players scoring in double figures on the road this season:
Micah Willis (17),
Rich Martelly (16.8),
Landyn Tyler (14),
Elijah Mason (10.5). Mason is also averaging a team high 7.8 rebounds per game away from Wilson Field House.
Saturday is the 77th game between Ottawa University and Washburn University. WU leads the series 59-17. It is the seventh time the two teams have played an exhibition game. The Ichabods have won 26 straight against the Braves. The last time OU defeated WU was on Dec. 29, 1959 in Wilson Field House, 85-68. Ottawa has lost 22 straight to Washburn in Lee Arena. OU's last win in Topeka over Washburn was on March 8, 1951 in the NAIB Playoffs (NAIA Playoffs). The Braves won the game 62-57. The last time Washburn played Ottawa as a member of the NAIA was on Jan. 5, 1987 in Topeka. Washburn won the game 93-56.
Washburn University has an overall record of 7-0 to start the 2025-26 season. The Ichabods are ranked no. 2 in the latest NCAA Division II poll. WU enters Saturday's game coming off a 105-51 victory over Friends University on Tuesday in Lee Arena.
Jack Bachelor leads the team in scoring (17.4), Dillon Claussen is WU's leader in rebounding (7.3), Bachelor leads Washburn in assists (5), Tyson Ruud is the Ichabods leader in blocks (1.1), and Jeremiah Jones leads WU in steals (1.1).
Washburn has won 18 straight games inside of Lee Arena. WU's last home loss came on March 2, 2024 against Emporia State University. The Ichabods went 16-0 at home last season and are 2-0 in 2025-26.
The Ichabods are ranked 27th in the NAIA scoring (93.3), 17th in assists/turnover radio (1.6), 45th in blocks per game (4.3), and 18th in opponent field goal percentage (.373).
