NC State had a few stumbles and essentially played without two key cogs on defense, but star sophomore wide receiver Kevin Concepcion saved the day.
NC State rallied for a 38-21 win over visiting Western Carolina on Thursday at Carter-Finley Stadium. Concepcion had nine catches for 121 yards and three scores in the win.
Final statistics (10:54 p.m.)
Jordan Waters gets second touchdown (10:45 p.m.)
Jordan Waters scrambles through, and bursts into the open field for a 50-yard touchdown run to give NC State a 38-21 lead with 1:50 left in the game.
NC State marches down for score (10:23 p.m.)
NC State senior running back Jordan Waters with a grown-man touchdown run from seven yards out and the Wolfpack is now comfortably up 31-21 with 6:32 remaining.
NC State takes lead again (10:10 p.m.)
NC State sophomore wide receiver Kevin Concepcion catches a 35-yard touchdown and the Wolfpack regains the lead 24-21 with 14:45 left in the fourth quarter.
Statistics through three quarters (10:06 p.m.)
Western Carolina surges to 21-17 lead (9:48 p.m.)
Junior running back Branson Adams runs 17 yards for the touchdown and Western Carolina leads 21-17 with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
NCSU tacks on field goal to take lead
NC State redshirt sophomore kicker Kanoah Vinesett makes the 46-yard field goal to give the Wolfpack a 17-14 lead with eight minutes left in the third quarter.
Halftime statistics (9:05 p.m.)
NC State ties the game 14-14 (8:30 p.m.)
NC State senior quarterback Grayson McCall does a pop pass to sophomore wide receiver Kevin Concepcion for the five-yard touchdown to tie game at 14-14, with 12:03 left in the second quarter.
First quarter statistics (8:23 p.m.)
Western Carolina retakes lead (8:18 p.m.)
Western Carolina quarterback Cole Gonzales throws a 8-yard pass to wide receiver P.J. Columbo who slips behind the congestion for the touchdown. WCU leads 14-7 with five seconds left in the first quarter.
NC State ties the game up (8:11 p.m.)
NC State senior quarterback Grayson McCall throws a low pass where only sophomore receiver Kevin Concepcion can scoop it up, and he gets the 17-yard touchdown. NC State ties the game 7-7 with 2:39 left in the first quarter.
Western Carolina strikes first (7:59 p.m.)
WCU quarterback Cole Gonzales has all day and finds Jake Young for the 8-yard touchdown and Western Carolina leads 7-0 with 5:55 left in the first quarter. The scoring drive was set up by NC State quarterback Grayson McCall's interception, which WCU's Ken Moore Jr. returned 59 yards to the 8-yard line.
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