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. Virgin Islands.

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.