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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (Kansas State Athletics) – (25/rv) K-State turned a three-point halftime lead into a 38-point win, 76-38, over Clemson with a dominating third quarter on Thursday night in the Paradise Jam Reef Division. K-State (6-0) has won six straight games to begin a season for the first time since the 2016-17 season, when the Wildcats started the season with nine straight wins. This is the third time in the Jeff Mittie era in which the Wildcats have started a season with six consecutive wins (2014-15 and 2016-17). The Wildcats saw four players reach double figures for the second straight…

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by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV LSU jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first half of the Cayman Islands Classic Championship on Wednesday night against K-State. Markquis Nowell, who dropped 29 in the overtime win a night ago, hit a three at the first-half buzzer to shrink the lead to eight for LSU. For Nowell, though, his turnovers outpaced his assist totals in the early going. The Wildcats also struggled to contain LSU from deep, as the Tigers were shooting 50% from three into the second half. In addition to three-point defense, the Wildcats…

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Each week throughout the 2022 season, k-statesports.com recaps the action for the 14 former Kansas State football players currently in the NFL. This week, we also take a look two Wildcats that competed in the 109th Grey Cup. https://twitter.com/Globe_Sports/status/1594833314816589824?s=20&t=PB89WLBoXrJfGTC-RjTC1A Dalton Schoen, WR – Winnipeg Blue Bombers Schoen totaled seven catches for 78 yards as Winnipeg fell in the 109th Grey Cup, 24-23, to Toronto. The CFL Most Outstanding Rookie, Schoen finished his first CFL season with 70 receptions for 1,441 yards and 16 touchdowns, the latter two leading the league. (Watch Feature) https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1594486406587461632?s=20&t=omw4CUojP_qbyNV9BaXDMA Timmy Horne, DL…

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by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse After surviving in overtime against Nevada on Tuesday night in the Grand Cayman Islands Classic, Kansas State moves to the championship round on Wednesday for a matchup with LSU. Markquis Nowell and Keyontae Johnson combined to score 57 of K-State’s 96 points in the overtime victory over the Wolfpack while no other K-State players finished in double figures. Johnson also led the Wildcats in rebounds with nine while Nowell recorded at least 11 assists for the second straight game, helping Kansas State improve to 5-0 on the young season. LSU’s two wins in the multi-team event came against Illinois State and Akron. The Tigers…

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by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV In a high-scoring battle that saw both teams go on runs and get medium-sized leads, it was K-State who made the final push, after Markquis Nowell forced overtime and came out with a 96-87 win in the semifinals of the Cayman Islands Classic on Tuesday. Hot shooting was a theme of the first half between K-State and Nevada, as the Wolfpack set the tone early, hitting nine of their first ten shots. Playing a heavy hand in that was Oregon State transfer Jarod Lucas, who knocked down two early threes and scored…

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