By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Saturday, December 20, 2014

Brigham Young received a big game from Tyler Haws and Chase Fischer Saturday, as the Cougars held off Stanford 79-77 in college men’s basketball at Provo, Utah.

Haws finished with 24 points, three rebounds and four assists, while Fischer added 16 points, followed by Kyle Collinsworth with 15 points,10 boards and seven assists; plus 13 points off the BYU bench by Anson Winder.

Chasson Randle topped the Cardinal with 24 points, while Stefan Nastic added 20 points, nine rebounds and one assist. Reid Travis chipped in with 15 points for Stanford (6-3).

BYU (9-3) had built a 13-point lead late in the second half, but hung on as Randle missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the final six seconds.

Free throws were a key for both teams. BYU made 21 of 29, but missed four foul shots in the last two minutes. The Cardinal hit 7 of 10.

The most telling statistic was points off turnovers, in which the Cougars had a 22-13 edge. BYU was also 25-13 in second-chance points.

BYU led 35-34 at halftime and built a 58-49 lead with an 8-0 run midway through the second half. The Cougars biggest lead was 72-59.

Stanford responded with a 13-5 run capped by a steal and dunk by Anthony Brown that cut the Cardinal’s deficit to 77-72. Randle followed with a 3-pointer, pulling Stanford to within 79-77 with 54 seconds to play.

The Cardinal were unable to capitalize on a BYU turnover in the last minute.

Next for Stanford is a trip to the Lone Star State to play No. 9 Texas on Tuesday.