WINSTON- SALEM — NC State dominated the first half to go on for a 26-6 win over Wake Forest on Saturday.
The Wolfpack improved to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the ACC, while the Demon Deacons are 4-6 overall and 1-6 in the league.
Final statistics (5:11 p.m.)
Wake Forest gets points on the board, but so does NC State (4:57 p.m.)
Wake Forest went to a youth movement on offense and pass the ball down the field, culminating in freshman wide receiver Deuce Alexander catching a 19-yard touchdown pass with 7:15 left in the game. Wake Forest went for two, and quarterback Michael Kern threw an interception to NC State senior linebacker Jaylon Scott in the end zone who went the distance to get two points for the Wolfpack. NC State leads 26-6 after the action.
Brayden Narveson tacks on field goal (4:47 p.m.)
Senior kicker Brayden Narveson redeems himself with a 45-yard field goal to give NC State a 24-0 lead with 11:25 left in the game. He had missed his first two field goals — a 54-yarder and 38-yarder. The field goal was helped set up by NCSU redshirt sophomore safety Sean Brown.
Statistics through three quarters (4:31 p.m.)
Halftime statistics (3:35 p.m.)
Ground game dominates (3:01 p.m.)
Quarterback Brennan Armstrong ran for 38 yards to help set up redshirt junior running back Delbert Mimms, who plunged in for a one-yard score. NC State leads Wake Forest 21-0 with 8:07 left in the second quarter.
NC State takes 14-0 lead (2:48 p.m.)
NC State senior quarterback Brennan Armstrong runs for a one-yard touchdown run on fourth down and goal. NC State leads Wake Forest 14-0 with 12:09 left in the second quarter.
First quarter statistics (2:40 p.m.)
NC State strikes first (2:14 p.m.)
Freshman wide receiver Kevin Concepcion went for 68 yards on a reverse, and then sixth-year senior quarterback Brennan Armstrong threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to redshirt sophomore wide receiver Julian Gray. NC State leads 7-0 with 11:32 left in the first quarter.
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