North Carolina State Wolfpack vs Duke Blue Devils Match Player Stats On Nov 09, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Nov 9, 2013

Duke 38, North Carolina State 20: DeVon Edwards returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and took two interceptions back for scores in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils rallied to beat the visiting Wolfpack.

Quarterback Brandon Connetteกฏs 5-yard touchdown run with 3:31 remaining put Duke (7-2, 3-2 ACC) ahead for good at 24-20. Edwards followed 10 seconds later with a 22-yard interception return and added another from 45 out for the Blue Devils, who won their fifth straight to clinch their first winning season since 1994.

Brandon Mitchellกฏs 80-yard touchdown pass to Quintin Payton down the left sideline gave North Carolina State (3-6, 0-6) a 20-17 lead with 6:37 remaining. Rashard Smith also returned his second punt for a touchdown this season in the third quarter for the Wolfpack, who have dropped five in a row.

Anthony Boone ran 4 yards for a score 3:53 into the game to give Duke a 7-0 edge after connecting with Jamison Crowder for 75 yards on the previous play. The Wolfpack failed on a fourth-down try at their own 26 early in the second quarter and Ross Martin capitalized with 36-yard field goal to give the Blue Devils a 10-0 lead at intermission.

Smithกฏs 73-yard punt return tied the game midway through the third quarter and D.J. Greenกฏs interception seconds later set up Niklas Sadeกฏs 24-yard field goal for a 13-10 Wolfpack lead. Edwards answered on the ensuing kickoff, taking it up the middle and beating everyone to the end zone.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Crowder had seven catches for 134 yards จC his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season. กญ The Wolfpack, who got 103 yards rushing from Shadrach Thornton, intercepted Boone three times and boast 12 interceptions overall in the last six contests. กญ Edwardsกฏ 100-yard return is tied for the second-longest in Duke history.