LA'IE — Brigham Young-Hawai'i's Lucas Alves is one of the top players at the NCAA Division II level this season.

And he has plenty of help.

Alves scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds as BYU-Hawai'i beat Chaminade, 96-81, last night in a Pacific West Conference men's basketball game at the Cannon Activities Center.

"In the second half, I just tried to play tough inside," Alves said. "The first half I was shooting from the outside and the coaches were getting mad at me, and I was getting mad at myself."

Alves, a 6-foot-9 junior from Casa Branca, Brazil, was one of six Seasiders in double figures.

Nathan Sims and Trenson Akana added 15 points apiece, Tsung-Hsien "Jet" Chang had 13 off the bench, Virgil Buensuceso 12 and Marques Whippy 10 for BYU-Hawai'i, which has won 11 straight.

"This is as deep as any team I've had probably," said BYU-Hawai'i coach Ken Wagner. "I feel fine with nine or 10 of them. Not only that, they're so unselfish I can start anyone I want. They don't care."

BYU-Hawai'i, ranked No. 4 in the NABC Division II coaches poll, is 14-1 overall and 5-0 in the PacWest. Chaminade is 9-8, 5-3.

"I think if we play hard every time we can be a No. 1," Chang said.

BYU-Hawai'i, No. 1 in the NCAA II West Regional rankings, went on a 10-2 run early in the second half to take a 52-43 lead. Akana highlighted the surge with a three-point play and 3-pointer.

Alves' night included a rare four-point play that gave the Seasiders a 70-55 lead with 9:22 remaining.

Alves controlled a missed Chaminade 3-pointer near the top of the key, dribbled down the floor and was grabbed by the Silverswords' Noah Gottlieb as he put up a layup. The shot went in and the officials ruled Alves was fouled intentionally. He made both free throws and the Seasiders retained possession.

BYU-Hawai'i's largest lead was 76-60 after a basket by Jermaine Odjegba with 7:38 left. The Silverswords got as close as 76-67 after a 3-pointer by Patrick Collier with 6 minutes left.

Mohamed Tangara, a 6-8 senior, scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Chaminade, ranked No. 10 in the West Regional rankings. The region's top 8 teams qualify for the postseason.

"He is a pretty good player, nice body, plays strong inside," Alves said of Tangara. "It was hard for me to bump him."

There were nine lead changes and five ties in the first half.

Odjegba's lay-in and Alves' fast-break dunk over the final 1:12 gave BYU-Hawai'i a 40-37 lead at the break.

Chang came off the bench to score nine points in the first half.

"When I sit on the bench I just want to be ready. When I go in I just do my best," said Chang, a 6-3 freshman from Yilan, Taiwan.

Silverswords' leading scorer Joel Smith (14.7 ppg) was held to eight points.

BYUH 69, CHAMINADE 46

Latoya Wily recorded her 12th double-double of the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds as the host Seasiders (9-7, 3-2) beat the Silverswords (0-17, 0-18).

Wily, who made 11 of 18 shots, scored primarily on putbacks and post moves as the undermanned and undersized Silverswords were unable to keep her away from the basket.

Wily, a 6-foot senior forward out of Kahuku High, nearly had a double-double in the first half with 14 points and eight rebounds as the Seasiders took a 36-24 lead.

BYU-Hawai'i turned it into a rout with a 10-0 run, which made it 54-31 with 9:20 remaining.

Samantha Saito led Chaminade, which suited up only seven players, with 20 points.