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No. 22 Massachusetts 105, Brigham Young 96: Chaz Williams recorded career highs with 32 points and 15 assists as the host Minutemen defeated the Cougars in the Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase at Springfield, Mass.
Williams went 9-of-14 from the field and made five 3-pointers while matching the school record in assists for a single game. Sampson Carter contributed a career-best 20 points and Raphiael Putney added 15 for Massachusetts (8-0), which scored 100 for the first time in regulation since 2008.
Tyler Haws led the way with 25 points and Matt Carlino had 23 for BYU (7-3), which was 4-of-13 from 3-point range. Erik Mika collected 18 points and Kyle Collinsworth added 14 for the Cougars.
Williams was 5-of-5 from the field, scoring 16 points and dishing out eight assists in the first half, as the Minutemen finished with an 8-2 run for a 52-41 lead at intermission. Haws registered 15 points in the opening 20 minutes on 6-of-8 shooting to keep BYU in striking distance.
The Cougars scored the first eight points of the second half to pull within three, but Carter scored nine as Massachusetts answered with a 19-7 run. The Minutemen would not let BYU closer than eight the rest of the way, totaling 29 assists on 35 field goals.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Massachusetts has won eight games in a row for the first time since taking 10 straight in 1998. â? Haws, who has at least 20 points in seven of eight games, went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and has made 30 straight overall. â? Minutemen C Cady Lalanne, the teamâ??s leading scorer, was limited to five points by foul trouble but six teammates scored in double figures.
