The Brigham Young Cougars jumped to an early 21 - 10 first half lead against the visiting Las Vegas State Outlaws. In the second half the Outlaws outscored the Cougars 31 - 20 behind the fine running of freshman Braylon Jackson and timely passes by QB Joe Kingman. The offensive explosion forced the game into overtime. After both teams traded field goals in the first overtime frame and touchdown runs in the second, Las Vegas State fell just short of their pass attempt to force a foruth overtime.