Thursday, November 8
Raleigh, N.C.
7:30 p.m.
NC State
6-3 , 3-3
23
vs
27
Wake Forest - Senior Day | Military Appreciation Day | Black Out
5-5 , 2-4
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Wake Forest
0
3
10
14
27
NC State
6
7
3
7
23
Pair of Fourth Quarter TDs Lead Wake Forest Over NC State
11/8/2018 11:18:00 PM | Football
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Raleigh, N.C. – Wake Forest scored the game's final two touchdowns, including the gamewinner with just 30 seconds remaining, to claim a 27-23 win at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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NC State opened the contest with a pair of field goals in the first quarter, 29 and then 23 yards from Christopher Dunn. Wake answered with a 47-yard field goal with 9:46 left in the first half to make the score 6-3.
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NC State scored the game's first touchdown on a two-yard Ryan Finley TD run with just under five minutes left, and gave NC State a 13-3 halftime lead.
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The teams traded field goals to start the third quarter, first a Wake 34-yard field goal, then Dunn's third of the game from 23 yards out.
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The Demon Deacons then got within 16-13 late in the third quarter after a 38-yard TD pass capped a four-play, 83-yard drive.
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On the first play of the fourth quarter, WR Emeka Emezie turned a short pass into a 35-yard TD to extend the Pack's lead to 23-13.
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Wake once again got to within a score after a 19-yard TD pass cut the Pack's lead to 23-20 with 6:07 left.
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After stopping the Pack on fourth down from the Wake 20-yar line, the Demon Deacons got the ball back with 1:39 left. Wake drove 8- yards, capped by a 32-yard TD pass to go up 27-23 with 0:30 left.
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NC State got the ball back at its own 10-yard line with 0:21 left, but could only advance the ball to the 49-yard line before a game-ending INT ended it on the hailmary attempt.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
11 plays, 75 yards in 5:11 – Ryan Finley 2-yd TD run
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The Wolfpack scored the game's first touchdown late in the second quarter, after an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:11. QB Ryan Finley scored from two yards out to give the Pack a 13-3 lead with 4:36 left in the first half. Finley was 4-of-5 on the drive for 30 yards.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
6 plays, 75 yards in 2:06 – Ryan Finley to Emeka Emezie 35-yd TD pass
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On the very first play of the fourth quarter, QB Ryan Finley found WR Emeka Emezie across the middle of the field, and he broke a tackle to take the ball in from 35 yards out for the Pack's second touchdown of the game. The drive went 75 yards in six plays.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
35-of-52 for 374 yards, 1 TD
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• WR Kelvin Harmon
15 catches for 134 yards
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• WR Jakobi Meyers
10 catches for 117 yards
• S Jarius Morehead
14 tackles
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• LB Germaine Pratt
12 tackles
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NOTABLES
• Kelvin Harmon had a career-best 15 receptions. That mark also ties a school record for most catches in a game with Jaylen Samuels (2017) and Torry Holt (1998).
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• Harmon combined with WR Jakobi Meyers (117 yards) to both eclipse 100 yards receiving, the second game this season NC State has had two players over 100 yards (Georgia State).
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• QB Ryan Finley threw for 374 yards, the sixth time this season over 300 yards, and the 16th over his career which is second all-time at NC State (Philip Rivers – 19).
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UP NEXT
NC State will be in road action next weekend, traveling to Louisville for a 12:20 p.m. contest.
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Raleigh, N.C. – Wake Forest scored the game's final two touchdowns, including the gamewinner with just 30 seconds remaining, to claim a 27-23 win at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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NC State opened the contest with a pair of field goals in the first quarter, 29 and then 23 yards from Christopher Dunn. Wake answered with a 47-yard field goal with 9:46 left in the first half to make the score 6-3.
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NC State scored the game's first touchdown on a two-yard Ryan Finley TD run with just under five minutes left, and gave NC State a 13-3 halftime lead.
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The teams traded field goals to start the third quarter, first a Wake 34-yard field goal, then Dunn's third of the game from 23 yards out.
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The Demon Deacons then got within 16-13 late in the third quarter after a 38-yard TD pass capped a four-play, 83-yard drive.
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On the first play of the fourth quarter, WR Emeka Emezie turned a short pass into a 35-yard TD to extend the Pack's lead to 23-13.
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Wake once again got to within a score after a 19-yard TD pass cut the Pack's lead to 23-20 with 6:07 left.
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After stopping the Pack on fourth down from the Wake 20-yar line, the Demon Deacons got the ball back with 1:39 left. Wake drove 8- yards, capped by a 32-yard TD pass to go up 27-23 with 0:30 left.
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NC State got the ball back at its own 10-yard line with 0:21 left, but could only advance the ball to the 49-yard line before a game-ending INT ended it on the hailmary attempt.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
11 plays, 75 yards in 5:11 – Ryan Finley 2-yd TD run
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The Wolfpack scored the game's first touchdown late in the second quarter, after an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took 5:11. QB Ryan Finley scored from two yards out to give the Pack a 13-3 lead with 4:36 left in the first half. Finley was 4-of-5 on the drive for 30 yards.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
6 plays, 75 yards in 2:06 – Ryan Finley to Emeka Emezie 35-yd TD pass
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On the very first play of the fourth quarter, QB Ryan Finley found WR Emeka Emezie across the middle of the field, and he broke a tackle to take the ball in from 35 yards out for the Pack's second touchdown of the game. The drive went 75 yards in six plays.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
35-of-52 for 374 yards, 1 TD
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• WR Kelvin Harmon
15 catches for 134 yards
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• WR Jakobi Meyers
10 catches for 117 yards
• S Jarius Morehead
14 tackles
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• LB Germaine Pratt
12 tackles
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NOTABLES
• Kelvin Harmon had a career-best 15 receptions. That mark also ties a school record for most catches in a game with Jaylen Samuels (2017) and Torry Holt (1998).
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• Harmon combined with WR Jakobi Meyers (117 yards) to both eclipse 100 yards receiving, the second game this season NC State has had two players over 100 yards (Georgia State).
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• QB Ryan Finley threw for 374 yards, the sixth time this season over 300 yards, and the 16th over his career which is second all-time at NC State (Philip Rivers – 19).
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UP NEXT
NC State will be in road action next weekend, traveling to Louisville for a 12:20 p.m. contest.
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Team Stats
WF
ST
Total Yards
435
421
Pass Yards
297
374
Rushing Yards
138
47
Penalty Yards
50
55
1st Downs
22
23
3rd Downs
8
6
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
28:12
31:48
1st Quarter
WF 0, ST 3
ST - Dunn, C. 29 yd field goal 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 1:22
WF 0, ST 6
ST - Dunn, C. 23 yd field goal 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:40
2nd Quarter
WF 3, ST 6
WF - Sciba, N 47 yd field goal 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:23
WF 3, ST 13
ST - Finley, R. 2 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:11
3rd Quarter
WF 6, ST 13
WF - Sciba, N 34 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:13
WF 6, ST 16
ST - Dunn, C. 23 yd field goal 10 plays, 36 yards, TOP 3:50
WF 13, ST 16
WF - Bachman, A 38 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:30
4th Quarter
WF 13, ST 23
ST - Emezie, E. 35 yd pass from Finley, R. (Dunn, C. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:06
WF 20, ST 23
WF - Dortch, G 19 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:09
WF 27, ST 23
WF - Freudenthal, J 32 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:09
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
35
TD
1
YDS
374
INT
1
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
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