Dean Wade helps lead K-State past Lehigh

The Kansas State men’s basketball team returned to the mainland, back from the Virgin Islands with a Paradise Jam championship trophy.

And the Wildcats returned in style, beating Lehigh 77-58 on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.

It was a tightly contested, slow-paced first half, the Wildcats leading just 37-35 at halftime, but K-State opened things up in the second half for the double-digit victory.

Dean Wade led the way with 18 points for the Wildcats, who improved to 6-0.

Lehigh went on a 7-0 run shortly after the first media timeout, jumping out to a 17-13 lead before K-State guard Kamau Stokes put an end to the run with a three-pointer at the 11:14 mark.

After trailing 31-26 with around five…