BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Aaron Cosby scored a career-high 34 points and 7-foot-1 reserve Ben Lawson swatted away two shots in the last 20 seconds as Western Kentucky battled past Louisiana Tech 96-90 in overtime Saturday.
The Hilltoppers ended the regular season with four wins in five games, entering the Conference USA Tournament as an eighth seed, to face No. 9 North Texas Wednesday. Louisiana Tech fell from a potential second seed to fourth.
Lawson threw down a dunk with four seconds left in regulation to tie at 79-79, and Western Kentucky scored the first six points of overtime.