Georgia Tech holds on to win 30-29 and NC State falls to 5-6 overall and 2-5 in the ACC with at North Carolina next.
Final statistics (11:13 p.m.)
Freshman QB Aaron Philo grows up (11:05 p.m.)
Georgia Tech freshman quarterback Aaron Philo grew up in a hurry by engineering a clutch drive. He ran 18 yards to the 18-yard line, and then sprinted for another 18 yards for the touchdown and the Yellow Jackets took a 30-29 lead with 22 seconds left.
Smothers gets open lane for score (10:56 p.m.)
Redshirt freshman running back Daylan Smothers sprints for a 53-yard touchdown, and then freshman quarterback Cedrick "C.J." Bailey runs in the two-point conversion and the Wolfpack lead 29-23 with 1:30 left in the game.
Bailey rushes for third touchdown (10:45 p.m.)
NC State freshman quarterback Bailey runs it in from the one-yard line to cut the lead to 23-21 with 4:07 left in the fourth quarter. Bailey's 31-yard run and sophomore running back Kendrick Raphael's 25-yard run set up the score.
Georgia Tech gets third interception (10:35 p.m.)
NC State freshman quarterback Cedrick Bailey throws an interception to outside linebacker Romello Height, who returned it 16 yards to the NC State 3-yard line. Junior quarterback Haynes King runs in for the 3-yard touchdown to make it 23-14 with 6:40 left in the game.
Deja vu for Bailey (10:05 p.m.)
NC State freshman quarterback Cedrick "C.J." Bailey gets plenty of time and then takes off for a 28-yard touchdown run to cut it to 16-14 with 14:47 left in the game.
Statistics through three quarters (10 p.m.)
Georgia Tech gets first points of second half (9:51 p.m.)
Redshirt sophomore kicker Aidan Birr makes the 45-yarder and Georgia Tech leads 16-7 with 3:55 left in the third quarter. The field goal was set up by sophomore wide receiver Eric Singleton catching a 49-yard catch to the NCSU 32-yard line.
Halftime statistics (9:10 p.m.)
Second field goal for NC State (8:44 p.m.)
Redshirt sophomore kicker Aidan Birr makes a 41-yard field goal to give Georgia Tech a 13-7 lead with 5:15 left in the second quarter.
Georgia Tech tacks on three points (8:29 p.m.)
Redshirt sophomore kicker Aidan Birr makes a 44-yard field goal to give Georgia Tech a 10-7 lead with 12:29 left in the second quarter.
First quarter statistics (8:19 p.m.)
NC State answers Georgia Tech (8:12 p.m.)
Georgia Tech sends a big blitz on third and four, and NC State freshman quarterback Cedrick "C.J." Bailey takes off and runs for a 16-yard touchdown. NC State and Georgia Tech are tied at 7-7 with 2:27 left in the first quarter.
Georgia Tech gets pick-six (7:58 p.m.)
NC State freshman Cedrick "C.J." Bailey and sophomore wide receiver Kevin Concepcion botch the pop pass, and redshirt sophomore linebacker E.J. Lightsey gets the interception for a 21-yard touchdown to give Georgia Tech a 7-0 lead with 7:18 left in the first quarter.
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