STILLWATER, Okla. -- Freshman Taveion Hollingsworth matched his career high with 30 points and Western Kentucky advanced to the final four of the NIT for the first time since 1948 with a 92-84 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
The fourth-seeded Hilltoppers (27-10) made 15 of 18 free throws in in the last three minutes to hold off the second-seeded Cowboys (21-15), who missed six of eight shots in the last two minutes.
Western Kentucky will face the winner of the Utah-No. 25 Saint Mary's game in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.