Kansas State won the Paradise Jam championship Monday night with an 82-67 victory over former conference rival Missouri. The Tigers began the game intent on making K-State beat them from the perimeter, and the Wildcats did just that. Though outside shooting had been a major deficiency for the Cats so far this season, against Mizzou, they made 12-of-24 attempts, including 8-for-14 in the first half.
K-State book-ended a 7-0 run to start the game with a 13-0 run to finish the first half. Missouri did not score for five minutes to open the game, but once the Tigers found the bottom of the net, they scored on 9 of 12 possessions to to draw even with the Cats at 19-19.