Nic Moore will get to play for a tournament championship come Thursday night.

Moore, a former star guard at Warsaw, helped his Southern Methodist team earn a spot in the NIT title game Tuesday night.

Moore scored 13 points as the Mustangs rallied to top Clemson 65-59 in a semifinal game in Madison Square Garden in New York.

SMU (27-9) advances to play Minnesota (24-13) Thursday night at 7 p.m. for the NIT Tournament title.

Moore, who sat out last season after transferring from Illinois State, drained two free throws for the final points Tuesday night. The 5-9 sophomore guard was 4-10 overall from the field, including 2-5 from distance. He also had five rebounds and four assists.

Moore, the second leading scorer all-time in Warsaw boys basketball history, led the Tigers to a Class 4-A state runner-up finish in 2010. He was an Indiana All-Star and runner-up for Mr. Basketball honors as a senior in 2011.

The Mustangs, who missed out on an NCAA Tournament bid after a late season slide, trailed 38-26 at halftime versus Clemson. SMU hit 13-22 field goals in the final half to outscore the Tigers 39-21 to rally for the win.

Markus Kennedy led SMU with 21 points and nine rebounds.

SMU coach Larry Brown is the only coach to win both NCAA and NBA championships.

Minnesota topped Florida State 67-64 in overtime Tuesday night in the second semifinal game.