NC State football final score vs. UNC: All scoring highlights and more from ACC rivalry game
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NC State football enters its final game of the regular season hoping for some upset magic against its most hated rival.
The Wolfpack (7-4, 3-4 ACC) will travel to Chapel Hill to take on No. 18 UNC (9-2, 6-1) for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff Friday on ABC. The Tar Heels hold a 68-37-6 series record but it was NC State’s epic comeback last season at Carter-Finley Stadium – erasing a nine-point deficit in a span of 26 seconds late in the fourth quarter – that gave Wolfpack fans bragging rights.
UNC clinched the ACC’s Coastal Division title two weeks ago with a 36-34 win at Wake Forest but took its first conference loss last week, falling 21-17 to Georgia Tech at home. The defeat all but ended the dark horse Heisman campaign for redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye.
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NC State football score vs. UNC: Live updates
First quarter
14:09 — NC State’s Jordan Houston runs for 11 yards on the Wolfpack’s first offensive play after the Tar Heels go three and out.
13:20 — TOUCHDOWN WOLFPACK! Quarterback Jack Chambers scores his first rushing TD for the Pack on a 2-yard run set up by Devin Carter’s 52-yard reception. Three plays, 67 yards, 49 seconds. NC State 7, UNC 0
12:26 — NC State’s defense forces another three-and-out for UNC, and after the punt the Pack will start on their own 32.
11:30 — Storm Duck knocks Ben Finley’s pass away from Devin Carter on third down, forcing NC State to punt. UNC will start its drive from its own 19.
5:13 — FIELD GOAL TAR HEELS! UNC’s Noah Burnette kicks a 37-yarder. NC State 7, UNC 3
3:03 — UNC’s defense forces NC State to go three-and-out. Josh Downs fair catches the punt at UNC’s 19.
Story continues
2:34 — SACK! ACC tackles-for-loss leader Drake Thomas sacks Drake Maye for an 8-yard loss.
0:55 — UNC punts to the NC State 45.
Second quarter
12:38 — TOUCHDOWN WOLFPACK! True freshman Terrell Timmons Jr. makes his third catch of the season and it’s a 28-yard TD from Finley. NC State 14, UNC 3
8:33 — After a botched snap by NC State cost 16 yards and pushed the Pack back to their own 3-yard line, UNC got a pair of stops on defense and forced a punt. Downs made a fair catch at the UNC 41.
5:03 — TOUCHDOWN TAR HEELS! Elijah Green scores on a 9-yard run set up by at 18-yard pass from Maye to Antoine Green. NC State 14, UNC 10
2:10 — FUMBLE! UNC’s Cedric Gray recovers a Jack Chambers red-zone fumble knocked loose by Don Chapman. The Tar Heels have the ball at their own 16.
0:49 — SACK! NC State’s Davin Vann sacks Maye for a 2-yard loss on third down to force a punt.
0:00 — FIELD GOAL WOLFPACK! Christopher Dunn stays perfect on the season with a 29-yard field goal as the first half ends. NC State 17, UNC 10
Halftime
NC State QB Ben Finley, a redshirt freshman and fourth-stringer earlier this season making his first career start, has completed 13-of-16 passes for 155 yards and a TD.
Devin Carter has the most receiving yards for the Wolfpack in the first half with 62 on two catches. Jordan Houston is the Pack’s leading rusher with 21 yards on five carries with a long of 10 yards.
Payton Wilson has six tackles, four solo, and Drake Thomas has five tackles with a sack. Aydan White has four solo tackles with one for loss.
For UNC, Drake Maye has completed 11-of-19 passes for 68 yards. Antoine Creen is his top target with five catches for 45 yards and a long of 18.
Elijah Green is the Heels’ top rusher with 11 carries for 56 yards and a TD.
Cedric Gray is the Tar Heels’ leading tackler with six (five solo) and a fumble recovery. Don Chapman has four tackles, all solo, and a forced fumble.
Third quarter
6:44 — UNC kicks its eighth punt of the game. Both teams punted twice to start the third quarter. NC State’s drive will start on the 28.
3:20 — NC State converts on fourth-and-4 with a 9-yard pass from Finely to Porter Rooks to get to the UNC 30.
1:31 — MISSED FG! Christopher Dunn’s 43-yard field goal attempt floats wide left for his first miss in 23 tries this season.
Fourth quarter
10:37 — MISSED FG! UNC’s Burnette misses a 27-yard field goal and the Tar Heels’ 14-play, 64-yard drive that lasted almost 6 minutes comes up empty. The drive included a 15-yard reception by Downs, a 16-yard reception by Green and a 14-yard reception by Kamari Morales on fourth-and-4. NC State 17, UNC 10
9:41 — NC State’s punt takes a bad hop and nets just 18 yards to give UNC good field position on the Wolfpack’s 38-yard line.
7:53 — TOUCHDOWN TAR HEELS! Maye, UNC’s leading rusher, scores on a 14-yard run – the 40th TD he’s accounted for this season. NC State 17, UNC 17
4:46 — INTERCEPTION! Tanner Ingle picks off a tipped pass from Maye to give NC State the ball on UNC’s 29.
3:54 — TOUCHDOWN WOLFPACK! Finley throws a 26-yard TD pass to Carter. NC State 24, UNC 17
0:00 — TOUCHDOWN TAR HEELS! Maye throws a 4-yard TD pass on the move to Green with no time left on the clock. NC State 24, UNC 24
Overtime
FIELD GOAL TAR HEELS! Burnette makes a 26-yarder. UNC 27, NC State 24
FIELD GOAL WOLFPACK! Dunn hits a 31-yard FG to tie it up and go to double-overtime. NC State 27, UNC 27
2nd overtime
FIELD GOAL WOLFPACK! Dunn’s 21-yard field goal puts the Pack back on top. NC State 30, UNC 27
Burnette misses a 35-yard field-goal attempt. NC State wins, 30-27
Final: NC State 30, UNC 27
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: NC State football score vs. UNC: Live updates from rivalry clash