The Washington State Cougars advanced to the NIT semifinals by beating the BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah, 77-58 on Wednesday night.
Washington State (22-14) rode the hot hand of Michael Flowers down the stretch, who scored 15 points as WSU outscored BYU (24-11) in the second half by 10. Flowers would finish with a game-high 27 points to help WSU secure a ticket to Madison Square Garden.
Both teams traded body blows early on with BYU having the edge. BYU built a lead up to six with 9:37 to go in the first half before WSU began to chip away.