Washington State University Athletics
Saturday, November 19
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
3 p.m.
Washington State University
3-1
87
vs
63
Montana
0-4
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2
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Montana
20
43
63
Washington State
41
46
87
Hawkinson's 29 Points Lead Cougars Over Grizzlies
November 19, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Josh Hawkinson scored the 1,000th point of his career in the 87-63 victory.
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Josh Hawkinson scored a career-high 29 points and added 14 rebounds, as Washington State downed Montana 87-63 Saturday in a consolation-round game at the Paradise Jam tournament.
Conor Clifford added 12 points, Malachi Flynn had 11 and Charles Callison 10 for the Cougars (3-1), who went up 41-20 by the halftime break and led by as many as 28 points in the second half.
Jared Samuelson had 14 points and Ahmaad Rorie 10 for the Grizzlies (0-4), who shot just 34.8 percent from the field (23 of 66) and made 7 of 27 3-pointers.
Hawkinson had a double-double in the first half, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. That, and a 14-3 run over a six-minute span early in the first half, staked Washington State to a double-digit lead it would never relinquish.
The Cougars took their biggest lead in the final two minutes, with Viont'e Daniels' 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining giving Washington State an 87-59 lead.
BIG PICTURE
Washington State: Even with the win, the work of rebuilding the Cougars continues in their third season with Ernie Kent as coach. Last year, WSU opened with four straight wins, and was 8-4 heading into its Pac-12 schedule. But the Cougars went 1-17 in conference play, and finished the year 9-21.
Montana: The Grizzlies are off to first 0-4 start since the 1971-72 season under then-coach Jud Heathcote. That year's team went on to finish the season above .500, at 14-12.
UP NEXT
Washington State: Will play Loyola-Chicago in the tournament's fifth-place game Monday.
Montana: Faces Oral Roberts in the tournament's seventh-place game Monday.
Conor Clifford added 12 points, Malachi Flynn had 11 and Charles Callison 10 for the Cougars (3-1), who went up 41-20 by the halftime break and led by as many as 28 points in the second half.
Jared Samuelson had 14 points and Ahmaad Rorie 10 for the Grizzlies (0-4), who shot just 34.8 percent from the field (23 of 66) and made 7 of 27 3-pointers.
Hawkinson had a double-double in the first half, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. That, and a 14-3 run over a six-minute span early in the first half, staked Washington State to a double-digit lead it would never relinquish.
The Cougars took their biggest lead in the final two minutes, with Viont'e Daniels' 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining giving Washington State an 87-59 lead.
BIG PICTURE
Washington State: Even with the win, the work of rebuilding the Cougars continues in their third season with Ernie Kent as coach. Last year, WSU opened with four straight wins, and was 8-4 heading into its Pac-12 schedule. But the Cougars went 1-17 in conference play, and finished the year 9-21.
Montana: The Grizzlies are off to first 0-4 start since the 1971-72 season under then-coach Jud Heathcote. That year's team went on to finish the season above .500, at 14-12.
UP NEXT
Washington State: Will play Loyola-Chicago in the tournament's fifth-place game Monday.
Montana: Faces Oral Roberts in the tournament's seventh-place game Monday.
Team Stats
MON
WSU
FG%
.348
.583
3FG%
.259
.429
FT%
.625
.880
RB
26
40
TO
5
14
STL
3
1
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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