Western Kentucky will host Boston College in the first round of the NIT Tournament

The Western Kentucky men's basketball team earned a No. 4 seed and will host fifth-seeded Boston College in the first round of the NIT.

The game is set for 8 p.m. (Eastern time) Tuesday in Bowling Green.

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The Hilltoppers enter the tournament with a 24-10 record after falling to Marshall on Saturday in the Conference USA Tournament championship game.

Should they beat Boston College (19-15), WKU could get a trip to Los Angeles. The Hilltoppers would face the winner of the first-round game between top-seeded Southern Cal (23-11) and UNC Asheville (21-12). The higher seed typically has hosting rights for the first three rounds of games in the NIT field, barring any scheduling conflicts.