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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. Marshon Lattimore Womens Jersey . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Michael Thomas Womens Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.shoptheofficialsaints.com/Elite-Sam-Mills-Saints-Jersey/ . 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The announcement was made in the midst of a battle with former college players who alleged that the game maker and the NCAA were using their likenesses in the game without permission or compensation.It took another three years, but in 2016, players who were in the games for the past decade of the production of the college basketball and football games were paid off as part of a settlement (the median payout was about $1,000).Players who discussed their compensation checks in public were scrutinized on social media by fans of the game, and the man who lent his name to the fight for athlete royalties, Ed OBannon, also drew a lot of criticism.Over the years, rumors of the games resurrection have popped up among an audience eager to play again. In fact, just as the NCAA said it wouldnt support a game in the future, EA rounded up the top schools through licensing agent CLC and extended deals with guaranteed money through 2017.But after interviews with more than 10 inside sources -- including those in the video game industry and executives at schools -- as of now there is no traction on EA making a new college game.There are several reasons for this.In order to make a game worth buying, EA is going to have to use the players likenesses again. What the structure for payment would be is unclear because the settlement is one for past use, not a guide for the future.Also, the settlement which produced roughly $1,000 per player was for that class (football and basketball players in that time frame). Its certainly up for debate whether any royalty generated and distributed -- as of the last agreement, around $10 million total went to schools -- would have to be distributed to all student athletes, which significantly lowers the individual payout each athlete would get.Several athletiic department sources suggested that the lack of an NCAA football game in particular has been detrimental to the sport, as young players have had to gravitate to other games.dddddddddddd One AD wondered aloud whether schools would be willing to forgo their royalties and put the money into getting a game back on the shelves. He wondered how many kids have started watching European soccer games instead of college football on Saturdays as a result of playing EAs FIFA game.That idea, at least initially, has been shot down because there is still concern about the prospect of being sued. The schools and EA would have to be indemnified against any lawsuit in order to move forward with that plan.Another point often overlooked is that before the OBannon trial made its way into the spotlight, EA lost its right to make college games exclusively. That begs the question: Is there someone else willing to take on the legal responsibility to make the games?Two Alabama residents reportedly are going to try to raise $850,000 on Kickstarter at the beginning of September to begin making their own game by 2019.But beyond securing the licenses, it will be hard to make a quality game and set up distribution similarly to what EA had accomplished.That is unless Sony or Microsoft want to get involved. Whats their incentive? It may pay for console makers to use the game to sell the consoles. Imagine how many could be sold with an exclusive NCAA football game bundle.Having reported on the OBannon lawsuit from the beginning, I know theres little interest from fans on the nitty gritty of college athlete compensation. Most fans just want to know what happened to the video game. Right now, the future doesnt look particularly bright for a good game to be produced anytime soon. ' ' '