MAUI, Hawai'i (Nov. 23, 2004) -- Stanford's stifling defense and 11-0 run to start the second half led to a 62-53 victory over BYU Tuesday in the second round of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational.

"We started the game better and competed defensively," BYU coach Steve Cleveland said. "We got into a game that we had a chance to win. I thought we played good team defense. Unfortunately in the second half we missed opportunities. Right now defensively we're making huge strides. Guys just have to step up and make plays."

After struggling offensively against North Carolina, the Cougars started off hot versus the Cardinal, hitting on four of their first five shots to jump out to a 9-6 lead. Senior center Jared Jensen and sophomore forward Garner Meads each made two shots in the early run.

BYU was able to extend its lead to 16-11 on a 10-footer by freshman center Derek Dawes before Stanford went on a run to take a 28-25 lead at half time.

The Cougars struggled to start the second half as Stanford scored the first 11 points to jump out to a 39-25 lead. Meads finally got BYU on the board in the second with left-handed shot in the post. It started a 6-0 run that cut the Cardinal lead to eight.

Stanford halted the Cougar run and extended its lead to as many as 15 late in the second half. Junior forward Keena Young provided a spark off the bench for BYU, scoring six points and grabbing four rebounds. His effort in combination with and eight point outburst by senior point guard Terry Nashif cut the Cardinal lead to seven with less than one minute left to play.

Jensen led the way with 11 points and Meads added nine. Sophomore Mike Rose added eight points. Dawes was the leader for BYU on the boards, grabbing 10 to go along with four points.

BYU shot 35.4 percent (17-48) as a team, including 25 percent (4-16) from three-point range. The Cougars won the battle on the boards, grabbing 38 compared to 34 for the Cardinal. Dan Grunfeld led the way for Stanford with 20 points.

BYU falls to 0-2 with the loss while Stanford improves to 2-1. The win is the Cardinal's second vs. BYU in six all-time meetings.

BYU will play host Chaminade in its final game of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational at 5 p.m. MST (2 p.m. HT). The game can be heard live on KSL Newsradio 1160 or online at KSL.com.

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Brigham Young vs Stanford
11-23-04 11 a.m. at Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii
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VISITORS: Brigham Young 0-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
41 MEADS, Garner....... f  3-7    0-0    3-3    2  3  5   4   9  0  3  1  0  22
52 JENSEN, Jared....... f  4-7    0-0    3-5    1  1  2   2  11  0  2  0  1  24
01 HALL, Mike.......... g  2-8    1-3    2-2    2  4  6   3   7  2  1  0  1  33
02 ROSE, Mike.......... g  2-5    2-5    2-4    0  2  2   0   8  0  3  0  0  25
10 NASHIF, Terry....... g  2-9    1-5    2-2    0  1  1   4   7  1  3  0  1  30
03 YOUNG, Keena........    2-4    0-0    2-3    1  3  4   0   6  0  1  0  0  12
13 AINGE, Austin.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  4  0  0  12
20 BURGESS, Sam........    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  1  0  0  0   8
43 DAWES, Derek........    2-4    0-0    0-0    3  7 10   4   4  0  1  0  0  16
44 PLAISTED, Trent.....    0-0    0-0    1-4    1  3  4   1   1  0  1  0  0  18
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   17-48   4-16  15-23  11 27 38  20  53  4 19  1  3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-26 34.6%   2nd Half:  8-22 36.4%   Game: 35.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 25.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-7  71.4%   2nd Half: 10-16 62.5%   Game: 65.2%   4,1
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HOME TEAM: Stanford 1-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
20 Grunfeld, Dan....... f  6-12   1-4    7-8    1  6  7   1  20  0  1  0  1  31
52 Haryasz, Matt....... f  3-10   0-0    0-0    2  6  8   4   6  1  1  3  1  23
42 Little, Rob......... c  2-5    0-0    1-2    1  1  2   4   5  1  4  0  0  19
11 Hernandez, Chris.... g  1-6    1-4    6-10   1  2  3   3   9  3  3  0  1  33
21 Robinson, Nick...... g  4-8    0-1    0-0    4  4  8   3   8  2  2  0  3  33
10 Morris, Tim.........    3-6    0-1    4-4    0  2  2   1  10  4  0  0  0  21
31 Finger, Taj.........    2-2    0-0    0-1    1  1  2   4   4  1  0  0  1  13
32 Haas, Jason.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  14
44 Washington, Fred....    0-4    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   4
55 Prowitt, Peter......    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   0  1  0  1  0   9
   TEAM................
   Totals..............   21-55   2-11  18-25  11 23 34  23  62 13 11  4  7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-30 33.3%   2nd Half: 11-25 44.0%   Game: 38.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  1-5  20.0%   Game: 18.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-9  77.8%   2nd Half: 11-16 68.8%   Game: 72.0%   2,1
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Officials: Tony Greene, Steve Skiles, Brian Forte
Technical fouls: Brigham Young-None. Stanford-None.
Attendance: 2500
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Brigham Young.................   25   28  -   53
Stanford......................   28   34  -   62

MAUI -- BYU faces Stanford (listed No. 26) Tuesday at 11 a.m. HT (2 p.m. MST) in the second round of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational. The game is not being televised but the radio broadcast can be heard on KSL Newsradio 1160 a.m. or online at KSL.com.

Stanford is 1-1 on the season. The last time the two teams met was at the Las Vegas Showdown in December of 2001 when the Cougars upset the No. 13-ranked Cardinal. BYU owns a 4-1 record vs. Stanford and has won the last three meetings in the series, but the two teams have met only once since 1970.

The Cougars are coming off an 86-50 loss to No. 3 North Carolina in Monday's opening round while the Cardinal were upset by Tennessee Monday, 69-57. Tuesday's other games will match No. 15 Texas against Iowa in the winners bracket with host Chaminade playing No. 13 Louisville in the losing side of the bracket.

BYU GAME #2 FAST FACTS

BYU COUGARS (0-1) vs. STANFORD CARDINAL (1-1)

TUESDAY, NOV. 23, 2004

LAHAINA CIVIC CENTER

MAUI, HAWAII

4 p.m. HT (7 p.m. MST)

Coaches:

BYU, Steve Cleveland (129-88 in eighth year; same overall)

Stanford, Trent (1-1 in first season; 80-75 overall in sixth season)

Series: BYU leads 4-1; Last meeting in 2001 (BYU 81, Stanford 76 in Las Vegas)

TV: None

Radio: KSL 1160, BYU Radio 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)

LOOKING AT STANFORD

No. 25-ranked (coaches poll) Stanford, like North Carolina, opened the season at the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland, Calif. The Cardinal defeated San Fransisco 93-83 prior to Monday's upset loss to Tennessee (69-57). Stanford returns three starters and a total of 10 lettermen from last year's 30-2 team that won the Pac-10 title with a 17-1 record. First-year coach Trent Johnson does have some holes to fill as the team's top three scorers -- Josh Childress, Matt Lottich, and Justin Davis -- are gone. Johnson, who coached Nevada to the Sweet 16 last year and has an 80-75 record in his seventh season, will look to preseason first-team All-Pac-10 pick Chris Hernandez to fill the void. Stanford is picked to finish third in the Pac-10 behind Arizona and Washington. Hernandez scored 10 points against Tennessee Monday along with forward Matt Haryasz while forward Dan Grunfeld led the Cardinal with 19 points and eight rebounds.

BYU vs. Stanford

Overall Series Record: BYU leads 4-1

BYU Record in Provo: 2-0

BYU Record at Stanford: 1-1

BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 1-0

BYU Record under Steve Cleveland: 1-0

Longest BYU Win Streak: 3 (1970-present)

Longest Stanford Win Streak: 1

Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 21, 85-64 in 1970

Largest Stanford Margin of Victory: 16, 94-78 in 1969

Most Points Scored by BYU: 95 in 1969

Most Points Scored by Stanford: 94 in 1969

Date Opponent Score W/L

1-3-69 at Stanford 95-89 W

1-4-69 at Stanford 78-94 L

12-4-70 Stanford 70-62 W

12-5-70 Stanford 85-64 W

12-22-01 Stanford* 81-76 W

*Las Vegas Showdown