BYU downs UTEP to win 11th straight

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01/09/2010 - El Paso, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyler Haws had 20 points and 11 rebounds, as 25th-ranked BYU downed UTEP, 83-77, at Don Haskins Center.

Jonathan Tavernari had 19 points and six rebounds, while Brandon Davies added 14 points for the Cougars (16-1), who have won 11 straight.

Jeremy Williams and Derrick Caracter each had 17 points, while Christian Polk added 16 points for the Miners (10-4), who have dropped two of their last three.

BYU started the second half with a 12-2 run and held a 49-36 lead after Haws drained a three-ball just over three minutes in.

The Miners, though, cut away at their deficit and kept the game close, as a Randy Culpepper three-pointer followed by a Williams free throw cut BYU's lead to 64-62 with just over six minutes to play.

However, Davies scored the next six points, and his layup with 4 1/2 minutes to play gave BYU a 70-62 lead.

The Cougars extended the lead to 10 points, but Culpepper hit two free throws and Williams completed a three-point play to make it a 76-71 game with 1 1/2 minutes left.

Arnett Moultrie later hit a three-pointer to get UTEP to within three points, 77-74, with 36 seconds to play, but that was as close as the team got, as BYU hit its free throws over the final moments to hang on for the win.

Trailing by seven points, 26-19, late in the first half, the Cougars got four straight points from Davies, and, after Caracter put in a layup, a basket and a three-pointer from Tavernari to tie the game at 28-all with under three minutes to play.

A three-pointer from Tavernari followed by two free throws a bit later from Michael Loyd Jr. helped BYU take a 37-32 lead into the break.

Game Notes

BYU plays at Air Force on Wednesday...UTEP plays at Houston on Wednesday...BYU owns a 40-25 mark against UTEP...BYU shot a blistering 54.9 percent, while UTEP made 36.2 percent of its shots.

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