WSU beats BYU to reach NIT semifinals

PROVO, Utah — Michael Flowers had 27 points as Washington State beat BYU 77-58 in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night.

Dishon Jackson had 14 points for Washington State (22-14). Tyrell Roberts added 11 points.

Fousseyni Traore had 16 points and eight rebounds for BYU (24-11). Alex Barcello added 12 points and Caleb Lohner had 11 rebounds and five assists.

Next for Washington State is a semifinal matchup against Texas A&M on Tuesday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The Aggies beat Wake Forest 67-52 on Wednesday at College Station, Texas.

Xavier will play St. Bonaventure in the other semifinal on Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON STATE 77, BYU 58

WASHINGTON ST. (22-14) — Gueye 2-4 1-3 6, Abogidi 3-8 0-0 6, Bamba 0-3 2-2 2, Flowers 11-20 1-1 27, Roberts 3-9 2-2 11, Rodman 1-2 2-2 4, Jackson 7-9 0-2 14, Williams 2-7 2-3 7, Jakimovski 0-3 0-0 0, DeWolf 0-0 0-0 0, Burghardt 0-0 0-0 0, Rapp 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 10-15 77.

BYU (24-11) — George 3-7 0-1 7, Lohner 3-6 2-5 9, Traore 7-10 2-3 16, Barcello 5-14 1-2 12, Lucas 3-9 0-0 6, Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Knell 0-3 0-0 0, Ally Atiki 0-1 2-2 2, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Stewart 1-1 0-0 2, Hansen 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-56 9-15 58.

Halftime—Washington St. 35-26.  3-Point Goals—Washington St. 9-27 (Flowers 4-10, Roberts 3-7, Gueye 1-2, Williams 1-3, Abogidi 0-1, Bamba 0-1, Rapp 0-1, Jakimovski 0-2), BYU 3-20 (George 1-4, Lohner 1-4, Barcello 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Lucas 0-1, Hansen 0-2, Knell 0-3). Fouled Out—Ally Atiki. Rebounds—Washington St. 33 (Rodman 8), BYU 34 (Lohner 11). Assists—Washington St. 11 (Flowers 5), BYU 12 (Lohner 5). Total Fouls—Washington St. 19, BYU 17. A—11,148 (19,000).