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PROVO, Utah -- Jamaal Williams can be found on the field before every BYU game wearing oversized pink Beats headphones, smiling and dancing during warmups . Its a scene Nicolle Thompson-Williams couldnt quite envision from her son a few years ago.The maturation of Williams has led to this moment as the senior running back is currently No. 2 in the nation with 866 rushing yards and on pace to break the school career record against Mississippi State on Friday.He did not dance in high school, Thompson-Williams said with a laugh. Everything hes doing now, he didnt do that in high school. We had to find him a prom date. He was just (into) video games. He never went out. He never was a dancer. He was shy. He was to himself. ... Its awesome to seem him blossom like a flower right in front of your eyes.This moment almost never came as Williams sat out all of 2015 due to personal reasons and a knee injury that cut short his 2014 season after seven games. The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder had the option to transfer as the future of BYU was unknown with a first-time head coach in Kalani Sitake and a first-time collegiate offensive coordinator in Ty Detmer.But Williams wanted to stay loyal to the program that believed in him as a running back out of high school while other schools wanted him to play linebacker.Williams certainly isnt a braggart, but he is confident and the school rushing record has been in his sights since running for 1,233 yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore. He imagined this moment while sitting out last year.Yeah, because I worked hard for it, said Williams, who still spends plenty of time playing video games. I did everything right. I worked hard. I believed. I prayed. I expect things to happen like this when you do things the right way when youre in your low times. When youre going through your struggles, all youve got to do is pray to God, do it the right way, stay loyal, stay faithful. If you have a good support staff behind you, family members and everything, keep them close because theyre the ones who believed in you from the beginning. Just keep them close and you just do what you need to do.Loyalty means a lot to Williams and his family. He, Thompson-Williams, his sister Jaela and grandmother all have matching tattoos of a loyalty symbol. Thompson-Williams lives in California, but has attended every one of his college games.That mentality kept Williams in Provo while others suggested he look for a bigger opportunity. It kept him committed in 2012 after Oregon made a late recruiting push to steal him from the Cougars.Loyalty, to him, is everything, Thompson-Williams said. Once he says hes going to do something, hes going to finish it.Williams has been finishing runs on a weekly basis this year. He averaged 206 rushing yards in the last three games and set a school record with 286 against Toledo. He has the speed to run away from defenders and the strength to power through tackles to go along with vision and patience. A new pro-style offense has also helped.Having the genes of a track star doesnt hurt, either. Thompson-Williams ran track at UCLA and was roommates with three-time Olympic gold medalist Gail Devers. Jaela, the more boisterous sibling, is a hurdler at UNLV.Unlike mom, Jaela cant make every game, but shell be there Friday wearing the same blue and white tutu she wore when BYU upset Texas 41-7 in 2014.Everything happening is kind of like a movie, said Jaela. (Last year) was really tough. Thats what people dont understand, why this year is so emotional for us. They just never went through a step back like last year.Jaela, 19, reminisced about the journey to this point, remembering Thompson-Williams sprinting down the sideline as Williams ran for a touchdown in Pop Warner. 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This year we need him to score, we need him to step up. Hes doing well what needs to be done.California made only one basket in overtime -- Grant Mullins 3-pointer -- but went 8 of 12 on free throws while holding Louisiana Tech to two points.Rabb led the way in overtime but also gave the Bears a lift with 16 points in the first half. That was an emphasis after he got off to sluggish starts in the previous three games.My goal today was to put two halves together because every game it seemed like its just been one half, Rabb said. I wasnt thinking too much. I was just letting the game come to me and I think that really benefited us as a whole.Kingsley Okoroh had nine points, 12 rebounds and matched his career-high with five blocks as California (5-1) extended its winning streak at Haas Pavilion to 24 -- two shy off the school record and tied with Virginia for the sixth-longest active streak in the nation. Charlie Moore added 19 points.Erik McCree had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Louisiana Tech (3-3) after going scoreless in the first half. Derric Jean added 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists.We were right up there until the very end, Bulldogs coach Eric Konkol said. We need to build on this so we arent in the same situation again.California fed off Rabbs fast staart and held a nine-point lead with 2:13 left in the first half before Louisiana Tech scored seven straight to pull within 31-29 at halftime.dddddddddddd thought it would be, I didnt think it would be that tough, Bears coach Cuonzo Martin said. They really made us work for shots. (Rabb) did a good job of staying aggressive, staying active, staying locked in.BIG PICTURELouisiana Tech: The Bulldogs showed some grit in taking the game to overtime after it looked like they were on the verge of being blown out early. Shooting 18 of 66 (27.3 percent) wont make it an easy pill to swallow, either. The good news is that the big three -- McCree, Jacobi Boykins and Jean -- continue to get to the basket fairly easily. The bad news is that redshirt senior Qiydar Davis might have suffered a season-ending knee injury.California: This is one that Martin cant be completely pleased with. The offense ran smoothly as long as Rabb was on the court but Cal went stagnant whenever he was on the bench. Rabbs performance is a good sign for the Bears because hell be spending additional time in the post now that backup center Kameron Rooks is out for at least a month following arthroscopic surgery on his left knee earlier Wednesday. Okoroh will get extended minutes, too, until Rooks returns.DAVIS DONE AGAIN?Davis season is in doubt after the redshirt senior appeared to injure his right knee early in the second half. Davis, who is playing on a medical redshirt waiver this season after suffering an MCL injury in 2015, had to be helped off the court in the first half before going down again with just over 15 minutes left to play.UP NEXTLouisiana Tech: The Bulldogs return home to host Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night.California: Hosts Alcorn State on Saturday before heading to Hawaii to play Princeton and Seton Hall in the Pearl Harbor Invitational. ' ' '