Here are updates from NC State football's game at Georgia Tech. Fans can discuss the contest on the premium Wolves' Den message board.
Defense can't make stop and Tech runs out the clock (11:19 p.m.)
Georgia Tech took over at its own 25 with 5:17 and converted a pair of third and shorts to milk the rest of the clock.
NC State falls to 5-7 and 1-6 in the ACC. It will not go bowling, snapping a streak of five consecutive postseason appearances.
NC State scores TD but can't tie it (11:10 p.m.)
Sophomore running back Ricky Person Jr. dove for a one-yard TD with 5:17, but the two-point conversion attempt was well defended and incomplete.
Pack creeps closer with TD (10:44 p.m.)
The Pack's chances seemed on life support until fifth-year senior defensive lineman Larrell Murchison forced and recovered a fumble at the NC State 36-yard line with 13:24 left in the game.
Redshirt freshman Devin Leary connected with fifth-year senior Tabari Hines on a pair of long passes — 29 and 31 yards — to quickly get NC State into scoring position. Leary then found redshirt junior tight end Cary Angeline in the end zone to make it a one-possession game at 28-20 in Tech's favor with 11:53 left.
Stats through three quarters (10:32 p.m.)
NC State settles for another red zone FG (10:28 p.m.)
After converting a fourth and one at the Georgia Tech 15-yard line with a one-yard QB sneak from redshirt freshman Devin Leary, the Wolfpack offense could not muster much more and settled for a 29-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Christopher Dunn with 1:15 left in the third quarter, cutting the Jackets' lead to 28-13.
Georgia Tech answers Pack TD (10:19 p.m.)
Redshirt freshman quarterback James Graham ran for a 26-yard touchdown on a draw play after NC State had called a blitz with both safeties on third and nine. Georgia Tehc leads 28-10 with 5:08 left in the third quarter.
Earlier in the drive, GT used an old fashion option pitch to gain a first down on a fourth and one play.
Pack runs for its first TD of the game (10:03 p.m.)
NC State ran nine times on a 13-play, 71-yard touchdown drive to cut Georgia Tech's lead to 21-10 with 10:15 left in the third quarter. The score came from freshman running back Zonovan Knight, who ran it in from seven yards. Knight has 15 carries for 98 yards in the game.
The drive was nearly over when the officials originally ruled that redshirt freshman Devin Carter did not complete the catch on a third and six throw from redshirt freshman Devin Leary. Replay confirmed however that Carter caught the pass, then fumbled and recovered it, reversing the call on the field.
Halftime stats (9:29 p.m.)
Pack turnovers leads to Jackets TD (9:26 p.m.)
Normally reliable redshirt sophomore receiver/punt returner Thayer Thomas muffed a fair catch on a punt, leading to a Georgia Tech recovery at the NC State 31-yard line with 1:03 left in the half.
An incomplete third and one pass was wiped away by a roughing the passer penalty on Pack redshirt sophomore linebacker Isaiah Moore, and on the next play redshirt freshman QB James Graham found freshman Ahmarean Brown for an 11-yard score with 32 seconds left in the first half.
Georgia Tech leads 21-3.
Massive Wolfpack drive only nets a field goal (9:13 p.m.)
NC State took over at its own 4-yard line with 10:27 to go in the first half. Seventeen plays, 93-yards and 8:20 off the clock later, it faced a fourth and goal at the 3. After a timeout, the Pack chose to kick a 21-yard field goal by sophomore Christopher Dunn, who is playing with a tight back.
The drive consisted of 15 runs and two passes.
Georgia Tech leads 14-3 with 2:04 left in the half
Georgia Tech dominating the first half (8:47 p.m.)
NC State finally gained a turnover, and it needed it as Georgia Tech had first and goal at the 10-yard line when the Jackets fumbled it away. After forcing a three-and-out on the Pack offense, Georgia Tech took over at midfield and drove for a second TD to take a 14-0 lead with 13:48 left in the half.
NC State sophomore safety Tanner Ingle missed an open field tackle that would have stuffed redshirt freshman quarterback James Graham in the backfield for a loss on fourth and one at the NC State 16, and instead Graham was able to gain three yards for the first. One play later he connected with former QB-turned-receiver Tobias Oliver for a 13-yard score.
First quarter stats
Georgia Tech strikes very quickly (8:08 p.m.)
On the game's first play, Georgia Tech redshirt freshman quarterback James Graham hit sophomore Malachi Carter on a 54-yard bomb after Carter beat Wolfpack redshirt freshman corner Malik Dunlap. Two plays later, Graham completed a 17-yard scoring pass to freshman Ahmarean Brown for a touchdown with 13:44 left in the first quarter.
