UNLV-BYU: How they scored

HOW THEY SCORED

BYUUNLV

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UNLV310100 — 23

BYU714210 — 42

FIRST QUARTER

UNLV 3, BYU 0, 9:13 — FG Leiva 46. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:24. Key play: UNLV’s Jay Mitchell returns punt 31 yards to the Cougars’ 45-yard line.

BYU 7, UNLV 3, 7:25 — Jordan Leslie 30 run (Trevor Samson kick). Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 1:43. Key play: On third-and-2, Christian Stewart completes a 34-yard pass to Colby Pearson to the Rebels’ 42.

SECOND QUARTER

BYU 14, UNLV 3, 6:18 — Paul Lasike 8 run (Samson kick). Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:05. Key play: Stewart completes a 48-yard pass to Ryker Mathews to the 17.

BYU 14, UNLV 10, 5:32 — Shaquille Murray-Lawrence 68 run (Leiva kick). Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:46. Key play: Murray starts toward the right sideline, then weaves his way back across the field to take advantage of UNLV’s blocking for the long touchdown run.

BYU 14, UNLV 13, 3:00 — FG Leiva 21. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:28. Key play: UNLV’s Blake Richmond recovers a muffed kickoff return at the Cougars’ 38.

BYU 21, UNLV 13, 1:23 — Lasike 4 run (Samson kick). Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:29. Key play: Algernon Brown rushes 25 yards to the Rebels’ 10.

THIRD QUARTER

BYU 28, UNLV 13, 13:25 — Devin Mahina 15 pass from Stewart (Samson kick). Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 1:27. Key play: Lasike rushes 39 yards to UNLV’s 15.

BYU 28, UNLV 16, 11:11 — FG Leiva 33. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:56. Key play: UNLV’s Kimble Jensen recovers a muffed punt at BYU’s 18.

BYU 35, UNLV 16, 5:42 — Lasike 26 pass from Stewart (Samson kick). Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:36. Key play: Stewart rushes 25 yards to UNLV’s 26.

BYU 35, UNLV 23, 1:57 — Devonte Boyd 40 pass from Jared Lebowitz (Leiva kick). Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:45. Key play: Boyd makes catch on the deep down the right sideline, and then jukes to the inside to score.

BYU 42, UNLV 23, 1:31 — Mathews 8 pass from Stewart (Samson kick). Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:19. Key play: Stewart completes 35-yard pass to Leslie and UNLV defensive tackle Tuli Fakauho is called for hands to the face to give the Cougars the ball at UNLV’s 8.

FOURTH QUARTER

No scoring.

A — 53,622

TEAM STATISTICS

UNLVBYU

First downs1823

Rushes-yards45-19941-267

Passing204325

Comp-Att-Int20-45-118-32-0

Return Yards4728

Punts-Avg.10-37.17-41.0

Fumbles-Lost0-03-2

Penalties-Yards5-285-50

Time of Possession34:2925:31

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — UNLV, Murray-Lawrence 20-143, Whitely 13-51, Decker 7-8, Sullivan 2-1, Lebowitz 3-(minus 4). BYU, Lasike 8-70, N.Carter 7-55, Hine 8-45, Ch.Stewart 6-38, Leslie 2-33, A.Brown 6-32, Dye 1-(minus 2), Team 3-(minus 4).

PASSING — UNLV, Decker 10-25-1-90, Lebowitz 10-20-0-114. BYU, Ch.Stewart 18-32-0-325.

RECEIVING — UNLV, Boyd 5-70, Davis 5-51, Whitely 4-48, Mataele 2-10, Murray-Lawrence 2-8, Kend.Keys 1-11, Sullivan 1-6. BYU, M.Mathews 6-120, Leslie 5-68, Houk 2-38, Pearson 1-34, Lasike 1-26, Mahina 1-15, Apo 1-13, M.Juergens 1-11.