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PROVO, Utah -- Nick Emery scored 22 points, Eric Mika had 17 and TJ Haws added 16 as Brigham Young defeated Colorado 79-71 on Saturday night.Colorado (7-3) missed 11 of its final 12 shot attempts of the game. The Buffaloes led 62-61 with 7:50 left, but BYU (7-3) seized control with a 12-1 run and held on for its second win in as many games.I really felt like tonight was one of the best all-around performances of this group, Cougars coach Dave Rose said. Every guy didnt have a great game as far as numbers were concerned, but every guy that played gave supreme effort.The Buffs trailed for most of the game, but led 58-55 after a jumper from Wesley Gordon with 9:43 left in the game. But BYU freshman Steven Beo, making just his seventh career appearance, drained a 3-pointer from the right corner on the Cougars next possession to tie the game. After Thomas Akyazili hit a 3-pointer for Colorado, the Buffs didnt hit another shot for more than eight minutes as BYU pulled away.The Buffaloes went 9 for 29 from the field in the second half, including 3 for 13 from 3-point range.We turned the ball over and we didnt get good movement -- we were standing around a lot, said Colorados Derrick White, who led the Buffaloes with 21 points.The Cougars outrebounded the Buffaloes 46-31, including a 14-7 advantage on the offensive glass.Weve all just got to rebound collectively, said Colorado junior George King, who had 14 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. What do we say at Colorado? Defend and rebound. We didnt do a good job defending in the second half and we got beat on the boards.BYU was 9 for 19 from 3-point range, including a 4-for-5 effort by Haws.Yoeli Childs had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars. Xavier Johnson had 17 points for the Buffaloes.BIG PICTUREColorado: The Buffs lost a true road game for the first time this season, thanks in large part to a stretch of more than eight minutes late in the second half during which Colorado failed to hit a field goal.BYU: The Cougars won back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 19-21, when BYU defeated Coastal Carolina and Saint Louis to cap a four-game, season-opening winning streak.UNDER THE WEATHERMika went just 3 for 11 from the field, but was 11 for 13 from the foul line, snagged seven rebounds, dished out six assists and blocked three shots despite battling through an illness. The performance came on the heels of a 26-point outing Wednesday against Weber State. Erics had a tough week, Rose said. He played Wednesday night and then he played again (Saturday). The days in between ... hes had a tough week.A LONG TIME COMINGThe Cougars win was their first over Colorado since Dec. 17, 1955, and just their seventh in 24 meetings with the Buffaloes. However, Saturdays game was just the second meeting between the schools since 1955, with the Buffaloes winning 92-83 last season in Boulder.UP NEXTColorado plays host to Division II Fort Hays State in exhibition play Saturday in Boulder, Colorado, before traveling to Air Force for a nonconference matchup on Dec. 19.BYU meets Illinois on Saturday in the State Farm Chicago Legends at the United Center in Chicago. Lenny Wilkens Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. 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EUGENE, Ore. -- Coach Mark Helfrich certainly wasnt concerned about Charles Nelsons missteps in Oregons opener, joking that hed bet his mortgage on the receiver and special teams standout.Nelson had 288 all-purpose yards for the No. 24 Ducks in the season opener as he transitions back from the defense to the offense. He chalked up a pair of fumbles to first-game jitters.For me, and for everybody in here, the coaches just talk about playing the next play, thats what I try to do: Just brush it off and play the next play, he said.Nelson certainly has plenty more plays to focus on this season, starting Saturday night when Oregon (1-0) hosts Virginia (0-1).Of his overall yards in the 53-28 victory over UC Davis last weekend, 251 came on returns. Nelson averaged 38.3 yards on kickoff returns and 24.5 yards on punt returns.His 153 total yards on kickoff returns pushed him past Kenjon Barner into fifth on Oregons career list with 1,447.Nelson also successfully rushed for two of Oregons four two-point conversion attempts after touchdowns against the Aggies.The rest of the Ducks agreed that the bookended fumbles on his first and final return attempts were uncharacteristic.I would bet my mortgage and all I have on Charles every time out, Helfrich said. Thats a guy that makes a million plays for us. He didnt make one and then he made several and then he tried to maybe make more out of what was there and turned it over.Quarterback Dakota Prukop weighed in: It was surprising because thats not something you expect out of Charles. If its going to happen, let it happen in the first game. I dont foresee that being an issue at all the rest of the season.Nelson has alwayss been a versatile and intriguing player.dddddddddddd As a freshman from Daytona Beach, Florida, he turned heads in his first college game with a 50-yard punt return for a touchdown against North Dakota in 2014. He developed as the season progressed, and had seven catches for 104 yards in the Pac-12 championship game against Arizona. Oregon went on to play in the first College Football Playoff title game that season.Last season he started at receiver, but made his debut at safety in a 45-38 double-overtime loss to Washington State on Oct. 10. He finished with a team-high 12 tackles against the Cougars while also playing at receiver and on special teams. Injuries necessitated the move.He moved back to wide receiver this year, explaining that he was happy to be able to focus on only one job.It was a mutual decision between the coaches and I, he said at the time. I told them I wanted to play receiver but if the time comes, I could always go back over there.In the opener, he fumbled his first punt return of the game to give UC Davis the ball on the Oregon 33. The Aggies went on to score. His second fumble came on a kickoff return in the third quarter. It, too, gave the Aggies the ball.I had the first-game jitters. I just took my eye off the ball for a second and fumbled it, he said. Second time, I just tried to make extra yards. I should have run out of bounds. I had the ball in the wrong hand, and the other guy made a great play. Ill be looking to correct that next week.For emphasis he added: Im already looking forward to that. ' ' '