It looked as if UNLV was going to run away with the game as they took a 16-0 lead early in the second quarter following a safety, but four BYU touchdowns in a span of 5 minutes from the late second quarter until the early third put the nail into the coffin for UNLV. Troy Hawthorne had a fantastic day, throwing for 318 yards and 5 TD (and just 1 INT), but the defense couldn't hold BYU and the Rebels couldn't get a late field goal to tie.