MAUI, Hawai'i (Nov. 24, 2004) -- BYU came alive offensively as four Cougars scored in double figures in their final game of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, a 77-56 win over host Chaminade. Only two BYU players had scored in double figures in the two previous games combined.

"I thought that when the game was on the line, we got good play off the bench," BYU coach Steve Cleveland said. "Some guys stepped up and made some plays and we got some stops. I just like the contributions we got from everyone. We still have a long way to go before we become a good team but we made some progress."

The story of the first half was scoring runs. Senior center Jared Jensen dominated early as he scored BYU's first seven points. A three by sophomore guard Mike Rose gave the Cougars a 10-2 lead.

Chaminade took its turn next as the Silverswords scored 13 of the next 15 points to take a 15-12 lead.

Despite the lapse, BYU finished the half strong with a 21-6 run to go into the locker room up 33-21. Jensen finished the first half with nine points.

The second half was more of the same for the Cougars, as senior guard Mike Hall took his turn filling up the scoring sheet. He nailed two three pointers to extend the lead to 39-23 and put in four more points to put BYU up 47-31.

The Silverswords made a few small runs late in the game to close the gap to 10 but were never able to cut the lead to single digits.

Jensen was the leading scorer for BYU, finishing with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and adding five rebounds. Sophomore forward Keena Young and senior guard Mike Hall posted identical totals of 14 points and six rebounds. Derek Dawes was solid off the bench, scoring 10 points and pulling down six boards.

The Cougars improve to 1-2 with the win while Chaminade falls to 1-3. Junior guard Chris Reeves, who came into the game averaging 26.0 point per contest, was limited to just five by Hall.

"I though defensively Mike Hall did a wonderful job," Cleveland said. "It was the first time I've seen him play the way he can play."

BYU will kickoff its home schedule Saturday at 7 p.m. against California in the Marriot Center.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Brigham Young vs Chaminade
11-24-04 2 p.m. at Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii
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VISITORS: Brigham Young 1-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 YOUNG, Keena........ f  7-12   0-0    0-0    3  3  6   2  14  0  0  0  2  33
52 JENSEN, Jared....... c  6-8    0-0    4-4    4  1  5   4  16  0  3  0  0  25
01 HALL, Mike.......... g  5-12   2-5    2-2    3  3  6   0  14  5  1  0  4  38
02 ROSE, Mike.......... g  2-5    1-3    0-0    0  0  0   0   5  3  1  0  0  14
10 NASHIF, Terry....... g  2-3    0-0    0-0    0  4  4   2   4  5  1  1  1  21
05 REISMAN, Joshua.....    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  0  1  0  0   5
12 REICHNER, Brock.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
13 AINGE, Austin.......    1-3    0-1    0-0    0  4  4   3   2  2  3  0  0  14
20 BURGESS, Sam........    3-11   2-6    0-0    1  2  3   3   8  0  2  3  2  26
43 DAWES, Derek........    4-7    0-0    2-2    0  6  6   1  10  1  2  1  1  19
44 PLAISTED, Trent.....    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
54 MILES, Chris........    0-0    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   31-63   5-15  10-10  12 24 36  17  77 16 15  5 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-34 41.2%   2nd Half: 17-29 58.6%   Game: 49.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-10 20.0%   2nd Half:  3-5  60.0%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-3  100 %   2nd Half:  7-7  100 %   Game: 100 %    0
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HOME TEAM: Chaminade 1-3
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
50 Frey, Nick.......... f  0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   3   0  1  0  1  0   5
01 Mittelsteadt, Dustin c  3-8    0-0    1-2    1  2  3   4   7  0  2  0  0  31
20 Reaves, Chris....... g  2-7    1-4    0-0    0  3  3   1   5  3  5  0  1  32
24 McCune, Dylan....... g  4-11   3-9    0-0    0  1  1   1  11  2  2  0  2  32
25 Whiting, Zack....... g  2-9    1-4    2-3    1  5  6   5   7  5  7  0  1  30
03 Hirata, Ryan........    0-1    0-1    0-2    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  1   1
10 Keys, Eric..........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
12 Nelson, Chris.......    2-5    0-3    1-2    2  1  3   1   5  1  1  0  0  17
15 Powell, Chris.......    0-1    0-0    2-4    2  3  5   1   2  0  2  3  0  12
21 Campbell, Corey.....    3-4    1-2    0-0    0  1  1   0   7  0  1  0  0  19
30 Kolaric, Marko......    2-2    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   4  0  0  0  3   9
44 Metcalf, Scott......    4-4    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   0   8  0  1  0  0  11
   TEAM................                         2  2  4
   Totals..............   22-53   6-23   6-13   9 21 30  16  56 12 21  4  8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-22 36.4%   2nd Half: 14-31 45.2%   Game: 41.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  5-18 27.8%   Game: 26.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-7  57.1%   2nd Half:  2-6  33.3%   Game: 46.2%    4
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Officials: Tom Lopes, Eric Curry, Brian Forte
Technical fouls: Brigham Young-YOUNG, Keena. Chaminade-Whiting, Zack.
Attendance: 2500
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Brigham Young.................   33   44  -   77
Chaminade.....................   21   35  -   56

BYU concludes the 2004 EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Wednesday by facing host Chaminade University at 2 p.m. HT (5 p.m. MST) at Lahaina Civic Center. The game will not be televised but the radio broadcast can be heard on KSL Newsradio 1160 or online at KSL.com. The Cougars and Silverswords play in the for 7th place in the tournament. BYU is coming off losses to No. 12 North Carolina (86-50) and Stanford (62-53), who are just out of the top 25, listed 26th. Chaminade suffered losses to No. 13 Texas (84-62) and No. 11 Louisville (93-63).

BYU GAME #3 FAST FACTS

BYU COUGARS (0-2) vs. CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY (1-2)

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 2004

LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER

MAUI, HAWAII

2 p.m. HT (5 p.m. MST)

Coaches:

BYU, Steve Cleveland (129-89 entering eighth year; same overall)

Chaminade, Aaron Griess (56-53 in fifth season; same overall)

Series: First meeting

TV: None

Radio: KSL 1160, BYU Sports Network; Greg Wrubell calls play-by-play with Mark Durrant adding commentary

Web: Live audio is available at byucougars.com/basketball_m/ (select 2004-05 schedule)

BYU VS. THE PACWEST CONFERENCE

This year BYU defeated Chaminade league member BYU-Hawaii (85-70) in Provo in exhibition. The Cougars will also play PacWest foe Montana State-Billings later this season in Provo (Jan. 11)

WORTHY OF NOTE FROM FIRST TWO GAMES

-- BYU newcomer Keena Young has played well when on the floor. The sophomore transfer is averaging 7.5 points, third on the team, and 7.0 rebounds, which shares the team lead, in 17.5 minutes per game, the seventh most minutes among Cougar players. He had a team-best 10 rebounds vs. North Carolina.

-- Jared Jensen has shown he can be a go-to player in the post. Despite his limited shot opportunities, he is 7-of-11 from the floor while averaging a team-best 9.5 ppg. He has been among the most consistent Cougars in the early going, scoring nine points vs. North Carolina and a team-high 11 points vs. Stanford.

-- Derek Dawes grabbed 10 rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench vs. Stanford Tuesday. He is averaging 5.0 rebounds per outing.

-- Garner Meads has made some strong offensive moves to try and give the Cougar offense a little spark. He has also proven effective on the glass, sharing team-high rebounding honors after two games with Keena Young at 7.0 rpg.

LOOKING TO IMPROVE

After two games, BYU is shooting just .333 from the floor, including .256 on threes, and .622 from the line. The Cougars have also committed an average of 23 turnovers per game to only 6.0 assists.

INJURY ISSUES

Garner Meads suffered an ankle injury Tuesday. His status for Wednesday's game will be a game-time decision. Although he has played the last two games, Mike Hall is still recovering from an ankle injury that kept him from practicing the week prior to the Maui Invitational.