Kansas State’s trip to the Virgin Islands ended on a positive note when the Wildcats defeated Longwood 80-64 in the third-place game of the Paradise Jam on Monday inside UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas.

Both K-State and Longwood look like teams playing their third game in four days as they have combined for 13 turnovers at the 11:39 media timeout. K-State leads 13-11. Max Jones leads all scorers with five points for K-State, but he and CJ Jones both have two fouls.

Coleman Hawkins had a season-high 19 points to lead Kansas State past Longwood 80-64 and claim third place in the Paradise Jam on Monday in St. Thomas, U.S.

K-State wraps up play in the 25th annual U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday, as the Wildcats play reigning Big South champion and 2024 NCAA

The Kansas State men salvaged their three-game stay in the Virgin Islands on Monday, beating Longwood 80-64 in the third-place game of the Paradise Jam tournament.

Dug McDaniel had two chances to lift the Kansas State men’s basketball team to a come-from-behind victory over Liberty in the semifinals of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Sunday. But he missed them both and the Wildcats lost 67-65 at UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St.