NC State falls in senior day matchup vs. Duke

FINAL: Duke 29, NC State 19

NC State turns the ball over on downs

That’ll do it. The Pack could not convert a fourth and long in its own territory with 1:24 to go.

Duke likely seals it with a field goal

The Blue Devils hit a 49-yard field goal with 2:06 to play, extending their lead to 10.

The Pack picks up a critical stop

The Wolfpack stopped the Blue Devils one yard short on third down. Kamal Bonner recorded his second tackle for loss of the day. Duke punts, and NC State takes over at its 27 with 6:57 to go in the game.

NC State cuts Duke’s lead to 1 score

Wesley Grimes made a fantastic sliding grab in the end zone with the Wolfpack facing fourth and long. NC State cuts the deficit to 7 with 9:01 left in the game. NC State traveled 75 yards in 10 plays.

Duke grabs a commanding lead

Touchdown Duke. The Blue Devils pull ahead 26-12 after a quick 3-play, 20-yard drive with 13:58 left in the game.

A game-changing interception

The Wolfpack receivers dropped 3 consecutive passes, and the third ended up landing in Duke’s hands for an interception.

END OF 3Q: Duke leads NC State 19-12

A promising drive ends without points

NC State drove into the red zone for the fifth time tonight, but the drive stalled and Vinesett missed a 36-yard field goal to maintain Duke’s 7 point lead.

Duke pulls back in front

Duke put together a 10-play, 75 yard scoring drive after 12 unanswered Wolfpack points. Maalik Murphy made NC State miss and dives into the end zone on a 3-yard rush. Duke takes a 19-12 lead with 4:37 left in the third quarter.

Kanoah Vinesett ties the game

After another Wolfpack drive stalled in the red zone, Vinesett hit the 25 yard field goal. NC State ties the game up at 12 with 8:57 to go in the third quarter.

HALFTIME: Duke leads NC State 12-9

Despite 102 yards of offense, NC State trails by 3.

NC State draws within 3 points

The turnover leads to a 37-yard field goal by Vinesett with 1 second left in the half. Duke leads 12-9.

A game-changing turnover

Duke drove the ball into the red zone, but Tamarcus Cooley just ripped the ball out of a receivers hands and returned it 70 yards down to the Duke 20 with 6 seconds left in the half.

The Pack punts quickly

NC State goes three and out and punts to the 43 yard line with 1:48 to go in the half.

NC State forced another punt

A deep third down pass falls incomplete. Duke punts down to the NC State 7 after a block in the back penalty with 3:13 left in the half.

Another field goal for NC State

Vinesett hit a 28 yard field goal after an 8-play, 57-yard Wolfpack drive stalled in the red zone after. Duke leads 12-6 with 5:52 to go in the first half.

The Pack continues to live in Duke’s backfield

A pair of tackles for loss set Duke way behind the chains on third down, leading to a completion short of the line to gain. The Blue Devils punted down to NC State’s 33 with 9:13 left in the second quarter.

NC State scores its first points of the contest

A 10 play drive for the Pack stalls in the red zone, leading to a 30-yard field goal by Kanoah Vinesett.  Duke leads 12-3 with 12:01 to in the second quarter.

END OF 1Q: Duke leads NC State 12-0

The Wolfpack picked up its first first down of the game with less than a minute to go in the opening quarter.

NC State’s defense pushed Duke backwards

Facing 3rd and 9, Maalik Murphy falls down. Travali Price gets credit for the sack. KC Concepcion returns the punt up to the 34 with 45 seconds to go in the first quarter.

Another uninspiring drive for NC State

Duke stuffed Jordan Waters on third down and 2. NC State punts down to the Duke 30 with 2:15 left in the first quarter. Still no first downs for the Pack so far.

Duke extends its lead

Touchdown Duke. The Blue Devils complete a deep ball down the sideline for a 45 yard score. Duke pulls ahead 12-0 with 3:45 to go in the first quarter after a 3-play, 75 yard drive.

A quick three and out for NC State

On 3rd and 11, Duke hit Bailey as he threw to force an incompletion. A low punt takes a favorable roll, and the Blue Devils take over at its own 25 with 4:58 to go in the first quarter.

Duke takes a 5-0 lead

Following the turnover, the Blue Devil drive went absolutely nowhere. Duke has 6 rushes for 0 yards. The visitors hit a 50-yard field goal to pull ahead 5-0 with 6:39 left in the first quarter.

NC State turns the ball over in its own territory

CJ Bailey escaped pressure and was going to pick up a first down before fumbling. Duke recovers and takes over at the Pack 32.

The Pack forced a quick punt

Duke started the drive at its own 25 and move up past its 40 yard line before a pair of stuffed runs set up a punt. The Blue Devil punter booted the ball into the end zone for a touchback with 8:59 to go in the first quarter.

Duke pulls ahead with a safety

With the offense pinned deep in Pack territory, Duke blew up a play in the backfield to bring down CJ Bailey in the end zone. The Blue Devils takes a 2-0 lead with 12:10 to go in the first quarter.

The Packed forced a three and out

NC State’s defense opened the game with a three and out after Aydan White delivered a big hit short of the line to gain. Duke pinned a massive 63 yard punt down to the Wolfpack 4 yard line.

NC State wins the coin toss

The Wolfpack won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Duke will start with the ball.