LAS VEGAS — Max Hall became a regular at the Las Vegas Bowl, and his final performance was his best.

The senior quarterback threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns and won for the second time in three Las Vegas starts, leading No. 15 BYU past No. 16 Oregon State, 44-20, last night.

Hall gave the Cougars (11-2) their third win in five straight bowl appearances in Sin City and ended the Beavers' run of five consecutive bowl wins.

"I love my years at BYU," Hall said. "We wanted to end it well."

Oregon State appeared troubled by cold winds and the lingering sting of missing the Rose Bowl after a close loss to rival Oregon in its season finale.

"Emotionally we were ready for this game. We came in here and expected to win. It didn't work out that way," Beavers guard Gregg Peat said. "That's a credit to BYU. They came ready to play. There are no excuses for the loss."

Hall threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Luke Ashworth, a 17-yard scoring strike to Dennis Pitta and a 15-yard TD pass to Manase Tonga. Hall had 139 yards passing in the first half.

"It means a lot. It's a special time for me," Hall said. "It's something I'll remember for a long time."

Oregon State (8-5) scored on 1-yard runs by quarterback Sean Canfield and Jacquizz Rodgers, and a pass to Damola Adeniji after the game was out of reach.