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PROVO, UTAH -- Luke Staley rushed for a career-high 167 yards as Brigham Young posted a 10-7 Mountain West Conference victory over Nevada-Las Vegas.

Staley carried 28 times and saw his most extensive playing time in four games this season after being limited by injuries. It was the first career 100-yard performance for the sophomore.

Brigham Young (2-3, 1-1 Mountain West) avoided its third straight loss and limited the Runnin' Rebels (1-2, 0-1) to 243 total yards.

Brian McDonald gave the Cougars the early lead with a 25-yard touchdown run with 10:15 left in the first quarter. Owen Pochman booted a 42-yard field goal later in the period for a 10-0 advantage.

Bret Engemann and Charlie Peterson split time at quarterback for BYU. Engemann completed 7-of-18 passes for 62 yards and one interception while Peterson went 8-of-11 for 95 yards.

UNLV was held off the board until quarterback Jason Thomas scored on a one-yard run with 12:26 remaining in the fourth qaurter. Thomas completed 11-of-17 passes for 202 yards with an interception and rushed for 51 yards on 15 attempts.

 1st  2nd  3rd  4th   f
 unlv  0    0    0    7    7
 byu  10    0    0    0   10


1st quarter
   byu - McDonald 25-yard run (Pochman kick)
   byu - Pochman 43-yard field goal

2nd quarter
   no scoring

3rd quarter
   no scoring

4th quarter
   unlv - Thomas 1-yard run (kick)

                           Unlv         Byu
First downs                  10          19
Rushed-yards              33-41      47-196
Passing yards               202         157
Sacked-yards lost          4-28        5-40
Return yards                 25          39
Passes                  11-17-1     15-29-1
Punts                    8-45.5      7-39.7
Fumbles-lost                4-1         0-0
Penalties-yards             1-5        6-57
Time of possession        24:38       35:22

Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Unlv-J Thomas 15-51, Brown 6-7, Wofford 1-minus 7,
Rudolph 11-minus 10. Byu-L Staley 28-167, Mcdonald 8-52, Whalen
2-8, K Sitake 2-7, Engemann 3-minus 18, C Peterson 4-minus 20.

PASSING: Unlv-J Thomas 11-17-1-202. Byu-Engemann 7-18-1-62, C
Peterson 8-11-0-95.

RECEIVING: Unlv-Mason 5-102, Turner 3-46, Mandley 1-40, Wofford
1-8, Nero 1-6. Byu-Hooks 5-49, K Sitake 3-39, L Staley 2-19,
Jolley 1-24, Horton 1-8, Ofahengaue 1-7, Pittman 1-7, Halladay
1-4.

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