Nov 9, 2002

Final Stats

PROVO, Utah - Matt Berry threw for a career-high 360 yards and found Gabriel Reid for a 4-yard touchdown with 3:28 left as Brigham Young rallied to beat Wyoming 35-31 Saturday night.

The Cougars (5-5, 2-3 Mountain West) won their second straight after a three-game losing streak, and now need one more victory to become eligible for a bowl game.

Wyoming (2-8, 1-4) took a 31-28 lead with 9:10 to play when Derek Armah ran for a 3-yard touchdown and Casey Bramlet threw to Malcolm Floyd for the 2-point conversion.

BYU answered with a 12-play, 64-yard drive that consumed more than 5½ minutes and ended with Reid's clinching reception. The drive nearly stalled at the Cowboys 8-yard line, but Cougars coach Gary Crowton went for it on fourth-and-1, and Berry ran for the first down.

Kit Bradshaw fights for yards against the Cougar defense.

Berry, a freshman making his fourth start, completed 31 of 45 passes and had three TD passes.

Marcus Whalen ran for 124 yards and a touchdown for BYU.

Wyoming got back in the game late in the third quarter when Jacque Finn intercepted Berry's underthrown pass and returned it 100 yards to cut BYU's lead to 28-23.

Armah also caught a 36-yard touchdown pass from Bramlet, who was 21-of-36 for 283 yards. Bramlet's 3-yard run opened the scoring.

BYU's Reno Mahe had eight catches for 80 yards. He now has 2,067 career receiving yards.