BYU 7 20 14 14 — 55
UNLV 0 7 0 7 — 14
First quarter
BYU 7, UNLV 0
BYU (6:15): Fahu Tahi 1 run (Jared McLaughlin kick)
6 plays, 38 yards, 2:09
KEY PLAY: Cougar QB John Beck finds tight end Jonny Harline across the middle for a 21-yard gain to the UNLV 6.
Second quarter
UNLV 7, BYU 7
UNLV (12:21): Greg Estandia 5 pass from Jarrod Jackson (Sergio Aguayo kick)
11 plays, 80 yards, 4:35
KEY PLAY: On second-and-15, UNLV running back Erick Jackson snags a pass down the left sideline for a 14-yard gain.
BYU 10, UNLV 7
BYU (8:42): McLaughlin 45 FG
7 plays, 50 yards, 3:33
KEY PLAY: Tahi bursts through the line and over to the right sideline for a 31-yard gain to the Rebel 23.
BYU 17, UNLV 7
BYU (6:17): Todd Watkins 11 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)
4 plays, 24 yards, 0:59
KEY PLAY: The drive is sustained when UNLV's Estandia is called for "leaping" onto the line — a 15-yard personal foul — attempting to block a 38-yard McLaughlin field goal.
BYU 24, UNLV 7
BYU (3:22): Curtis Brown 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
6 plays, 40 yards, 2:19
KEY PLAY: On the Cougars' all-ground possession, Brown picks up the biggest chunk with an 18-yard run on a third-and-1.
BYU 27, UNLV 7
BYU (0:00): McLaughlin 37 FG
6 plays, 48 yards, 0:55
KEY PLAY: Harline's 23-yard catch gets the Cougars within McLaughlin's range, but BYU's drive was aided by a third-down roughing-the-passer call.
Third quarter
BYU 34, UNLV 7
BYU (12:51): Brown 11 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)
3 plays, 26 yards, 1:12
KEY PLAY: After Spencer White's interception gives BYU the ball on the Rebel 26, Tahi initiates the drive with a bullish 15-yard run.
BYU 41, UNLV 7
BYU (5:15): Tahi 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
13 plays, 63 yards, 3:59
KEY PLAY: Watkins catches a couple of key third-down passes, but it is Michael Reed's reception and tightrope-like run down the left sideline for 22 yards that puts the ball on the UNLV 1.
Fourth quarter
BYU 41, UNLV 14
UNLV (13:49): Erick Jackson 15 run (Aguayo kick)
6 plays, 33 yards, 1:23
KEY PLAY: Justin Luettgerodt is called for pass interference on a fourth-down incompletion, keeping UNLV's scoring hopes alive.
BYU 48, UNLV 14
BYU (10:07): Harline 11 pass from Beck (McLaughlin kick)
8 plays, 57 yards, 3:41
KEY PLAY: Freshman running back Wayne Latu picks up a pair of double-digit runs on the drive, the longest an 11-yarder inside the blue zone.
BYU 55, UNLV 14
BYU (4:49): Latu 1 run (McLaughlin kick)
8 plays, 55 yards, 3:42
KEY PLAY: It's all Latu, carrying all eight plays, with the back ripping off runs of 23 and 19 yards to start the drive.