It worked for UH quarterback Tim Chang last night in a 31-15 victory over Texas-El Paso at Aloha Stadium.

Chang was battling flu-like symptoms all day, and received an IV boost at halftime of last night's game.

"Actually, I was feeling really horrible at the start of the game," he said. "I was running a fever and I was kind of drained. But I took an IV at halftime and it made a difference."

Chang completed 27 of 54 passes for 426 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. Fever aside, it continued a recent hot streak for the junior out of Saint Louis School in Honolulu.

In his last three games, Chang has passed for 1,313 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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He didn't start off well. At one stage of the second quarter, Chang misfired on 9 of 11 passes.

He said the poor first half might have been because of his own decisions. On UH's second possession of the game, Chang scrambled on two consecutive plays. After the second run, he said he "felt the effects" of his illness.

"I probably shouldn't have run, but I did," he said.

By the end of the first half, Chang was 11 of 26 for 176 yards and the Warriors held a tentative 15-6 lead.

At halftime, he received a challenge from head coach June Jones in addition to the fluids.

"I challenged him to throw the ball more accurately and he did," Jones said. "He made some big plays in the second half."

Slotback Chad Owens, who caught three passes for 57 yards, said he did not realize Chang was ill until after the game.

"I think a lot of us struggled tonight," Owens said. "We did enough to win the game but it wasn't our best performance."

After looking at his statistics, Chang agreed.

"I know I should have been more accurate no matter how I was feeling," he said. "I was 27 of 54. In this offense, those numbers tell you I should have had more completions."

Owens added: "That's what's so crazy about it. We didn't have our best game and we still put up numbers. It's almost scary to think about."