Bear Bachmeier threw for 246 yards and accounted for 2 touchdowns whereas LJ Martin ran for 101 yards and a TD as BYU triumphed over East Carolina 34-13 in Greenville, NC, to stay undefeated.
BYU (3-0) constructed a 13-3 halftime lead on a pair of Will Ferrin subject targets (40, 23) and an Evan Johnson 4-yard interception return for a landing within the closing minute of the primary half.
The BYU offense discovered higher footing within the second half with three touchdowns, the primary on Bachmeier’s 20-yard reference to Carsen Ryan to place the Cougars up 20-3 with 6:33 left within the third.
Regardless of almost matching BYU in complete yards (418-404), East Carolina (2-2) couldn’t discover the tip zone till Katin Houser’s 2-yard scoring run capped off a 12-play, 97-yard drive with 8:11 left to play.
That drew the Pirates inside 27-13. However it got here sandwiched between two BYU touchdowns, a Bachmeier 16-yard run and a Martin 41-yard run, to account for the ultimate 34-13 margin.
Houser handed for 285 yards however was intercepted twice. Yannick Smith grabbed 9 receptions for 146 yards in defeat. Nick Mazzie kicked subject targets of 36 and 25 yards.
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