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.