PROVO, Utah-Wednesday evening, No. 2 BYU men’s basketball (24-10, 9-6 in West Coast Conference play) and No. 4 Washington State (21-14, 11-9 in Pac-12 play) meet in the NIT quarterfinals at the Marriott Center.
The winner of this battle of the Cougars will advance to the NIT semifinals March 29 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
BYU prevailed 90-71 over Northern Iowa last Saturday evening to get to this point while Sunday, Washington State upset No. 1 Southern Methodist 75-63.
The Washington State Cougars’ win at Dallas broke the Mustangs’ 19-game home winning streak.
The BYU Cougars and the Washington State Cougars are deadlocked 5-5 all-time in the series.
