LANDOVER, Md. -- Dana Holgorsen could sense it on the sideline when West Virginia built a two-score lead early in the fourth quarter against BYU. The Mountaineers were feeling too good.I said we can get excited about being up 16 points if you want to but this thing aint over, Holgorsen said.He was right.Taysom Hill and BYU rallied, but Maurice Fleming ended the Cougars last threat with an interception near his own goal line and the Mountaineers hung on 35-32 on Saturday.Skyler Howard passed for 332 yards and Rasul Douglas returned an interception 54 yards for a score for West Virginia (3-0), which will head into Big 12 play unbeaten.Its encouraging to be able to address some of these things when youre 3-0 as opposed to losing a game like this and trying to address them after that, Holgorsen said.West Virginia grabbed a 35-19 lead with 11:27 left in the fourth when Howard hit Daikiel Shorts for a 9-yard score.We have to be one of those teams thats constantly on the gas pedal and we let up, West Virginia tackle Kyle Bosch said.The Cougars scored two touchdowns in less than four minutes to cut their deficit to three with 5:55 remaining. They got one last chance to put together a game-winning drive after a miscommunication between Howard and center Tyler Orlosky led to a West Virginia fumble near BYUs goal line.Hill drove BYU to the West Virginia 28, but his final pass was tipped away from a receiver by West Virginias Nana Kyeremeh and intercepted by Fleming to seal it.Weve been talking about that all week in practice, Fleming said. We get a lot of tipped balls. We just got to get our hands on them.BYU (1-3) has lost three straight by a total of seven points to Power Five teams after opening the season with a two-point win on a last-second field goal against Arizona.I just know we havent played our best game yet, BYU coach Kalani Sitake said. Im waiting for that to happen.THE TAKEAWAYBYU: Three interceptions stand out for Hill, especially the forced throw under pressure that turned into a pick-six, but this was his best performance of the season (241 yards passing, 101 rushing). He looked more like his pre-injury self when he leaped into and off of a couple of defenders during a third-quarter run. After two straight games where the offense struggled, there had been some fans clamoring for Tanner Mangum, the sophomore who filled in admirably when Hill was injured last year.Hill got banged up and went to the locker room briefly Saturday in the second half, but did not miss a play.West Virginia: The season started with some uncertainty as to what the future holds at WVU for coach Dana Holgorsen. A perfect start is a nice way to turn down the heat. And in whats looking like a wide-open Big 12, the Mountaineers are good enough offensively to at least be in the mix of contenders.MAKING A CASEBYU was one of 11 teams Big 12 officials met with earlier this month in Dallas as they consider whether to expand the 10-team league. The Cougars performance on the field against West Virginia is not likely to sway things. If nothing else, their fans did a nice job of showing off the schools national reach. The lower level of FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, behind the BYU bench was well stocked with the white and blue of the Cougars -- despite being 2,000 miles away from their campus in Provo, Utah for the neutral site game.The Big 12 is all about offense and the Cougars did their best to keep up. Jamaal Williams had 169 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries, but he had a key turnover, too. Williams lost a fumble that led to a West Virginia touchdown.I feel like we just beat ourselves, Williams said.UP NEXTBYU: On Friday night, the Cougars play a team from outside the Power Five for the first time but Toledo coming to Provo is no break. The Rockets are 3-0 and coming off an open date.West Virginia: The Mountaineers start Big 12 play with Kansas State on Oct. 1.---Follow Ralph D. 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Replica Soccer Jerseys . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team.The Minnesota Timberwolves have suffered some tough losses already this year, but none might have been harder to stomach than their late-game collapse on Saturday night against Houston.The young Timberwolves led the Rockets by 12 points with just over two minutes to play. That lead was quickly squandered and Minnesota eventually lost in overtime.It was a game the Timberwolves had in their grasp but instead turned it into their 19th loss of the year.That was unacceptable. We shouldnt have lost that game, guard Zach LaVine said after Minnesotas collapse at Target Center. We cant just let that happen. We played too good of a game to let that slip through our fingers.The loss overshadowed another big night for second-year center Karl-Anthony Towns, who put together his second 40-point game of the season. Towns had 41 points and 15 rebounds, but James Harden and the rest of the Rockets still found a way to rally against Towns and the Timberwolves.Now Minnesota (7-19) will try to forget about Saturdays loss by hosting the Phoenix Suns (8-19) on Monday night in Minneapolis. Like the Timberwolves, the Suns have struggled to string together wins through the first quarter of the 2016-17 season.Phoenix enters Mondays matchup having lost two straight and six of its last eight. The Suns dropped a road game Saturday at Oklahoma City 114-101.As Thunder star Russell Westbrook has done to so many other teams, he put up a triple-double against Phoenix. His 28 points, 22 assists and 111 rebounds were all reasons the Suns suffered a double-digit loss.ddddddddddddPhoenix players couldnt help but be impressed with the impressive statistics Westbrook keeps producing.Youre frustrated with the loss. Youre out there trying to win, Suns big man Tyson Chandler told The Oklahoman after Saturdays game. But Im a student of the game. Ive always respected what he did, regardless of the numbers hes putting up. Hes putting his will over the game.Minnesota and Phoenix have the second- and third-worst records in the Western Conference, respectively. While the Suns are just 4-11 on the road this season, the Timberwolves havent been much better at home. Minnesotas record at Target Center is 3-10 after Saturdays overtime loss.The two teams met in early November in Phoenix, with the visiting Timberwolves leaving Arizona with a 98-85 win. In that game, a big fourth quarter by Minnesota was needed to claim the victory.Andrew Wiggins scored 25 points in his first matchup with the Suns, and Towns had another double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds.If Minnesota wants to secure another victory over Phoenix, the Timberwolves will have to have a short memory and forget about the way Saturdays game against the Rockets fell apart in a hurry.We just let one go, thats it, Towns said Saturday. We just have to move on to the next game and get ready. ' ' '
