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A Marc McNulty hat-trick helped Hibernian avoid a Scottish Cup shock as they reached the quarter-finals at the expense of brave BSC Glasgow.

The Lowland League side battled gamely, and after falling 2-0 down pulled one back through Ross Smith's header.

And they had plenty of other moments in front of goal as well as a strong penalty shout.

But McNulty's third and a first for on-loan Greg Docherty put Jack Ross' side into the last-eight draw.

The draw gave Hibernian a home tie against Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the last eight.

Hibs tested before quality shines through

The hosts may well be playing in the Lowland League, but they were out to ensure from the opening whistle that their Premiership opponents were not going to have it all their own way.

However, the quality within the Hibs team began to show and Martin Boyle used his electric pace down the right and sent a wonderful through pass to the advancing McNulty, who fired beyond the helpless Ryan Marshall.

Marshall denied Christian Doidge, while a BSC defender blocked Docherty's rebound, but the home side slowly eased their way back into the game and only a last-gasp challenge by Darryl Horgan denied Robbie McNab the opportunity of an equaliser.

And then Thomas Orr forced Marciano into a decent stop after a mistimed Paul Hanlon header found its way to the edge of the 18-yard box.

But just as BSC were having their best spell in the game Hibs snatched a second. Docherty played the ball into the path of McNulty, who hooked a left-foot shot into the roof of the net.

The Lowland League side were undeterred, though, and clawed one back before half-time. Declan Hughes floated a free-kick into the box and Smith won a header at the back post and sent it into the far corner.

The goal certainly shook up Hibs before both McNulty and Paul McGinn were denied a third by Marshall in the home goal.

The strong winds were making it difficult for players to track the flight of the ball and, early in the second half, a slack pass by Hanlon allowed Orr a chance to intercept, only for Marciano to block.

And BSC came agonisingly close to an equaliser when McCormack played in Collins on the edge of the 18-yard box, but his shot was weak and drifted wide of goal.

But Hibs regained their two-goal advantage when McNab lost the ball on the halfway line and Docherty played in McNulty who made no mistake.

Doidge should have made it four when he intercepted a pass back by McNab, but after rounding the goalkeeper he fired the ball into the side netting.

The travelling support though did not have long to wait for number four when substitute Jamie Gullan linked with McNulty to set up Docherty, who had a simple task from close range to wrap up the game.

'Lapse of concentration killed us' - reaction

'It wasn't our fight to win' - BSC manager Swift

BSC Glasgow manager Stephen Swift: "When we actually had a bit of belief in ourselves, we made something happen. The boys started the second half great and it's just a lapse of concentration that killed us."

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross: "I wasn't nervy. The game was difficult for a number of reasons, but I thought we were OK. We've done what we've had to do today."