ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – 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.
“After taking a tough loss last night (to No. 22 Creighton), we knew we had to bounce back,” Hawkinson said. “It’s hard to double two big guys inside.