Between Jonathan Tavernari's dazzling outside shooting and Trent Plaisted's dominant inside play, No. 6 Louisville seemed to be facing a two-man team for most of the night at the Las Vegas Invitational.

Brigham Young's two stars were a whole lot more than the Cardinals could handle while they're playing without two stars of their own.

Tavernari hit five 3-pointers while scoring a career-best 29 points, and BYU capitalized on Louisville's injuries and weariness for a 78-76 victory Friday night.

Plaisted added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars (5-0) as they held a narrow lead for most of the game with the inside-outside punch of their top two scorers, who scored all but six of BYU's second-half points.