Liberty at NC State

Saturday, November 21, 2020

NC State beat No. 21 Liberty 15–⁠14. It was their second meeting; NC State leads the series 2–⁠0.

Away21Liberty10–⁠1 in 2020
14
HomeNC State8–⁠4 in 2020
15

Final at Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV: ESPN3Attendance 4,032

At kickoff
54°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire Danny Worrell; head linesman Josiah Ford; line judge Kirk Lewis; side judge Jeffrey Shears; field judge Wayne Rundell; back judge Michael Griffit; center judge Larry SaundersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Liberty077014
NC State072615

Standouts

  • RushingZonovan Knight14 carries, 96 yards, 2 TDNC State
  • DefenseIsaiah Moore13 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 for lossNC State

Player stats

Liberty

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Malik Willis13/3217223
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Josh Mack1249012
Malik Willis1544021
Peytton Pickett51009
Shedro Louis6403
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Noah Frith473128
Demario Douglas231017
Johnny Huntley III224015
C.J. Yarbrough217014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Javon Scruggs10000
Anthony Butler7000
Elijah James6000
Marcus Haskins6100
Aakil Washington3110
Cedric Stone3001
Durrell Johnson2110

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bailey Hockman14/2715401
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zonovan Knight1496219
Ricky Person Jr.1482021
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Emeka Emezie155055
Zonovan Knight534018
Cary Angeline221016
Devin Carter218010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Isaiah Moore1320.50
Payton Wilson121.500
Tyler Baker-Williams6100
Daniel Joseph51.51.50
Levi Jones4110
Jakeen Harris4001
Isaac Duffy-Webb1001
Aydan White0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

LibertyNC State
279Total yards320
172Passing yards154
107Rushing yards166
5.4Yards per pass5.7
2.8Yards per rush4.3
17First downs19
6–⁠15Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers1
7–⁠45Penalties14–⁠123
29:42Possession30:18
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

LibertyNC State
30%Success rate39%
−0.12EPA per play0.11
1.46Explosiveness1.17
−0.14Rushing EPA0.15
−0.04Passing EPA0.06
25%Passing-down success17%
−0.32First-down EPA−0.20
−0.15Second-down EPA0.49
0.54Third-down EPA0.22
22%Havoc by its defense21%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Liberty 57% to win. NC State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

NC State −4, over/under 66.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were NC State 61%, Liberty 39%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

NC State end zoneLiberty end zoneQ1 NC StateMissed FG, 10 playsQ1 LibertyPunt, 6 playsQ1 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 LibertyTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 LibertyPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 LibertyInterception, 2 playsQ2 NC StateInterception, 7 playsQ2 LibertyTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 LibertyPunt, 6 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 LibertyTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 LibertySafety, 1 play (NC State scores)Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 LibertyPunt, 3 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 LibertyPunt, 5 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 LibertyInterception, 3 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 LibertyInterception, 2 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 LibertyMissed FG, 12 playsQ4 NC StateEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, Liberty right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StateMissed FG, 10 plays, 56 yards
  2. Q1 LibertyPunt, 6 plays, −2 yards
  3. Q1 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 35 yards
  4. Q1 LibertyTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 69 yards
  5. Q2 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  6. Q2 LibertyPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  7. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 59 yards
  8. Q2 LibertyInterception, 2 plays, −3 yards
  9. Q2 NC StateInterception, 7 plays, 30 yards
  10. Q2 LibertyTouchdown, 10 plays, 84 yards
  11. Q2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 play, 1 yard
  12. Q3 LibertyPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  13. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  14. Q3 LibertyTouchdown, 6 plays, 53 yards
  15. Q3 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 36 yards
  16. Q3 LibertySafety, 1 play (NC State scores), −3 yards
  17. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  18. Q3 LibertyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  19. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 LibertyPunt, 5 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q4 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  22. Q4 LibertyInterception, 3 plays, 2 yards
  23. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 26 yards
  24. Q4 LibertyInterception, 2 plays, 3 yards
  25. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  26. Q4 LibertyMissed FG, 12 plays, 71 yards
  27. Q4 NC StateEnd of game, 4 plays, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
NC State Missed FG, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ricky Person Jr. run for 14 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 39Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the NCSt 42
15:003rd & 7 at own 42LIBERTY Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the NCSt 47
15:003rd & 2 at own 47Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Bailey Hockman run for 20 yds to the Liber 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30LIBERTY Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Liber 25
15:001st & 5 at opp 25Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the Liber 20 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 20Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 20Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the Liber 19
15:003rd & 9 at opp 19Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
10:594th & 9 at opp 19Christopher Dunn 37 yd FG MISSED
Liberty Punt, 6 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 20Joshua Mack run for 7 yds to the Liber 27
10:592nd & 3 at own 27Joshua Mack run for no gain to the Liber 27
10:593rd & 3 at own 27Joshua Mack run for 3 yds to the Liber 30 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 30Malik Willis pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 3 yds to the Liber 33
10:592nd & 7 at own 33LIBERTY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Liber 28
10:592nd & 12 at own 28Willis, M. rush for 5 yards to the LU33 (Moore, I.), PENALTY LU holding (Schultz, T.) 10 yards to the LU18, NO PLAY.
10:592nd & 22 at own 18Malik Willis pass incomplete to Joshua Mack
10:593rd & 22 at own 18Malik Willis pass incomplete
10:594th & 22 at own 18Aidan Alves punt for 54 yds, downed at the NCSt 28
NC State Punt, 6 plays
7:191st & 10 at own 28Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds to the NCSt 32
7:192nd & 6 at own 32Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at the 50Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 10 yds to the Liber 40 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at opp 40Hockman, B. rush for 10 yards to the LU30 (Haskins, M.), PENALTY ST holding (Sculthorpe, J.) 10 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
7:191st & 20 at the 50Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
7:192nd & 20 at the 50Bailey Hockman pass complete to Cary Angeline for 16 yds to the Liber 34
7:193rd & 4 at opp 34Bailey Hockman run for a loss of 3 yards to the Liber 37
7:194th & 7 at opp 37Trenton Gill punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Liberty Turnover on downs, 12 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 20Malik Willis run for 1 yd to the Liber 21
4:412nd & 9 at own 21Malik Willis pass incomplete to CJ Yarbrough
4:413rd & 9 at own 21Malik Willis pass incomplete
4:414th & 9 at own 21Alves, A. punt 46 yards to the ST33, fair catch by Thomas, T., PENALTY ST personal foul (Fisher, M.) 15 yards to the LU36, 1ST DOWN LU, NO PLAY.
4:411st & 10 at own 36Peytton Pickett run for 1 yd to the Liber 37
4:412nd & 9 at own 37Malik Willis pass incomplete to Peytton Pickett
4:413rd & 9 at own 37Malik Willis run for 21 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
2:371st & 10 at opp 42Timeout NC STATE, clock 02:37
2:371st & 10 at opp 42Malik Willis run for 1 yd to the NCSt 41
2:372nd & 9 at opp 41Malik Willis pass complete to CJ Yarbrough for 14 yds to the NCSt 27 for a 1ST down
2:371st & 10 at opp 27Willis, M. pass incomplete to Yarbrough, Cj, PENALTY ST pass interference (Dunlap, M.) 7 yards to the ST20, 1ST DOWN LU, NO PLAY.
2:371st & 10 at opp 20Shedro Louis run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 21
2:372nd & 11 at opp 21LIBERTY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 26
2:372nd & 16 at opp 26Joshua Mack run for 8 yds to the NCSt 18
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at opp 18Joshua Mack run for 7 yds to the NCSt 11
Q2 15:004th & 1 at opp 11Malik Willis pass incomplete to Shedro Louis
2nd quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
NC State Punt, 5 plays
14:091st & 10 at own 11Ricky Person Jr. run for 12 yds to the NCSt 23 for a 1ST down
14:091st & 10 at own 23Ricky Person Jr. run for 13 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
14:091st & 10 at own 36Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the NCSt 41
14:092nd & 5 at own 41Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Zonovan Knight
14:093rd & 5 at own 41Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for a loss of 6 yards to the NCSt 35
14:094th & 11 at own 35Trenton Gill punt for 43 yds , Demario Douglas returns for no gain to the Liber 22
Liberty Punt, 3 plays
11:501st & 10 at own 22Malik Willis sacked by Daniel Joseph and Isaiah Moore for a loss of 9 yards to the Liber 13
11:502nd & 19 at own 13Malik Willis sacked by Daniel Joseph for a loss of 5 yards to the Liber 8
11:503rd & 24 at own 8Peytton Pickett run for 9 yds to the Liber 17
11:504th & 15 at own 17Aidan Alves punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 41
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
9:381st & 10 at own 41Bailey Hockman run for 6 yds to the NCSt 47
9:382nd & 4 at own 47NC STATE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 42
9:382nd & 9 at own 42Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the NCSt 47
9:383rd & 4 at own 47Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 8 yds to the Liber 45 for a 1ST down
9:381st & 10 at opp 45Ricky Person Jr. run for 21 yds to the Liber 24 for a 1ST down
9:381st & 10 at opp 24Bailey Hockman pass complete to Cary Angeline for 5 yds to the Liber 19
6:562nd & 5 at opp 19Zonovan Knight run for 19 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 7, Liberty 0
Liberty Interception, 2 plays
6:561st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:561st & 10 at own 25Peytton Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards to the Liber 22
6:562nd & 13 at own 22Malik Willis pass intercepted Jakeen Harris return for 5 yds to the NCSt 27 NC STATE Penalty, targeting (Tanner Ingle) to the NCSt 40
NC State Interception, 7 plays
5:561st & 10 at own 40Zonovan Knight run for 12 yds to the Liber 48 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at opp 48Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the Liber 42
5:562nd & 4 at opp 42Zonovan Knight run for 12 yds to the Liber 30 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at opp 30Zonovan Knight run for 10 yds to the Liber 20 for a 1ST down
5:561st & 10 at opp 20Bailey Hockman run for a loss of 6 yards to the Liber 33 Bailey Hockman fumbled, recovered by NCSt Bailey Hockman
5:562nd & 23 at opp 33Bailey Hockman pass complete to Porter Rooks for 3 yds to the Liber 30
5:563rd & 20 at own 0Bailey Hockman pass intercepted Cedric Stone return for 14 yds to the Liber 16 LIBERTY Penalty, personal foul off-setting ( Yards) to the Liber 16
Liberty Touchdown, 10 plays
2:321st & 10 at own 16Malik Willis pass complete to Johnny Huntley for 9 yds to the Liber 25
2:322nd & 1 at own 25Joshua Mack run for 12 yds to the Liber 37 for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at own 37Malik Willis pass incomplete to CJ Yarbrough, broken up by Jakeen Harris
2:322nd & 10 at own 37Joshua Mack run for 4 yds to the Liber 41
2:323rd & 6 at own 41Willis, M. pass incomplete to Frith, N., PENALTY ST offside (Clark, C.J) 5 yards to the LU46, NO PLAY.
2:323rd & 1 at own 46Willis, M. pass incomplete to Daniels, Cj, QB hurry by Moore, I., PENALTY ST pass interference (Powell, C.) 7 yards to the ST47, 1ST DOWN LU, NO PLAY.
2:321st & 10 at opp 47Malik Willis run for 15 yds to the NCSt 32 for a 1ST down
2:321st & 10 at opp 32Malik Willis run for 7 yds to the NCSt 25
0:512nd & 3 at opp 25Timeout LIBERTY, clock 00:51
0:512nd & 3 at opp 25Malik Willis pass incomplete to Demario Douglas, broken up by Isaac Duffy
0:453rd & 3 at opp 25Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:45
0:453rd & 3 at opp 25Malik Willis run for 11 yds to the NCSt 14 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 14Shedro Louis run for 2 yds to the NCSt 12
0:242nd & 8 at opp 12Timeout LIBERTY, clock 00:24
0:192nd & 8 at opp 12Malik Willis pass complete to Noah Frith for 12 yds for a TD (Alex Barbir KICK)Tied at 7
NC State End of half, 1 play
0:191st & 0 at own 35Alex Barbir kickoff for 50 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 14 yds to the NCSt 29
0:151st & 10 at own 29Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 30
3rd quarter6 drives, then Liberty 14, NC State 9
Liberty Punt, 6 plays
15:002nd & 9 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds , Shedro Louis return for 35 yds to the NCSTATE 30 LIBERTY Penalty, Offensive holding (Peytton Pickett) to the Liber 25
14:531st & 10 at own 25Malik Willis run for 3 yds to the Liber 28
14:532nd & 7 at own 28Malik Willis run for 4 yds to the Liber 32
14:533rd & 3 at own 32Malik Willis pass incomplete to Noah Frith for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Cecil Powell) to the Liber 47 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 47Malik Willis run for a loss of 4 yards to the Liber 43
14:532nd & 14 at own 43Malik Willis pass incomplete to DJ Stubbs, broken up by Tyler Baker-Williams
14:533rd & 14 at own 43Malik Willis pass complete to Noah Frith for 6 yds to the Liber 49
14:534th & 8 at own 49Aidan Alves punt for 51 yds for a touchback
NC State Punt, 3 plays
11:361st & 10 at own 20Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 20
11:362nd & 10 at own 20Bailey Hockman pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 2 yds to the NCSt 22
11:363rd & 8 at own 22Bailey Hockman sacked by Aakil Washington for a loss of 13 yards to the NCSt 9
11:364th & 21 at own 9Trenton Gill punt for 56 yds , Demario Douglas returns for 12 yds to the Liber 21 LIBERTY Penalty, Offensive offside ( Yards) declined
Liberty Touchdown, 6 plays
9:351st & 10 at own 47Joshua Mack run for 4 yds to the NCSt 49
9:352nd & 6 at opp 49Joshua Mack run for no gain to the NCSt 49
9:353rd & 6 at opp 49Malik Willis pass complete to Noah Frith for 28 yds to the NCSt 21 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 21Malik Willis pass complete to Demario Douglas for 17 yds to the NCSt 4 for a 1ST down
9:351st & goal at opp 4Shedro Louis run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 6
7:112nd & goal at opp 6Malik Willis pass complete to Jerome Jackson for 6 yds for a TD (Alex Barbir KICK)Liberty 14, NC State 7
NC State Punt, 5 plays
7:111st & 0 at own 35Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:111st & 10 at own 25Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 3 yds to the NCSt 28
7:112nd & 7 at own 28NC STATE Penalty, UN (Porter Rooks) to the NCSt 14
7:112nd & 21 at own 14Bailey Hockman pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 55 yds to the Liber 31 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 31NC STATE Penalty, false start (C.J. Riley) to the Liber 36
7:111st & 15 at opp 36Knight, Z. rush for loss of 1 yard to the LU37 (Treadwell, J.), PENALTY ST holding (Speas, B.) 10 yards to the LU46, NO PLAY.
7:111st & 25 at opp 46Bailey Hockman sacked by Durrell Johnson for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 47
7:112nd & 32 at own 47NC STATE Penalty, false start (Devin Carter) to the NCSt 42
7:112nd & 37 at own 42LIBERTY Penalty, Defensive offside (Durrell Johnson) to the NCSt 47
7:112nd & 32 at own 47Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
7:113rd & 29 at the 50Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 11 yds to the Liber 39
7:114th & 18 at opp 39Bailey Hockman punt for 37 yds, downed at the Liber 2
3:341st & 10 at own 3Peytton Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards for a SAFETYLiberty 14, NC State 9
NC State Punt, 3 plays
3:341st & 0 at own 20Alex Barbir kickoff for 65 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 22 yds to the NCSt 37
3:301st & 10 at own 37Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 6 yards to the NCSt 31
3:302nd & 16 at own 31Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Ricky Person Jr., broken up by Aakil Washington
3:303rd & 16 at own 31Bailey Hockman run for 5 yds to the NCSt 36
3:304th & 11 at own 36Trenton Gill punt for 41 yds, downed at the Liber 23
Liberty Punt, 3 plays
2:071st & 10 at own 23Malik Willis pass complete to Kevin Shaa for 9 yds to the Liber 32
2:072nd & 1 at own 32Malik Willis run for no gain to the Liber 32
2:073rd & 1 at own 32Joshua Mack run for no gain to the Liber 32
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 32Aidan Alves punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 23
4th quarter9 drives, then NC State 15, Liberty 14
NC State Punt, 3 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 23Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
14:522nd & 10 at own 23Bailey Hockman sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NCSt 15 Bailey Hockman fumbled, recovered by NCSt Bailey Hockman , return for 0 yards
14:523rd & 18 at own 15Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 8 yds to the NCSt 23
14:524th & 10 at own 23Trenton Gill punt for 44 yds, downed at the Liber 33
Liberty Punt, 5 plays
13:241st & 10 at own 33Malik Willis pass incomplete to Shedro Louis
13:242nd & 10 at own 33Malik Willis pass complete to Demario Douglas for 14 yds to the Liber 47 for a 1ST down
13:241st & 10 at own 47Joshua Mack run for 1 yd to the Liber 48
13:242nd & 9 at own 48Malik Willis pass incomplete to Demario Douglas
13:243rd & 9 at own 48Malik Willis sacked by Vi Jones for a loss of 9 yards to the Liber 39
13:244th & 18 at own 39Aidan Alves punt for 37 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 6 yds to the NCSt 30
NC State Punt, 5 plays
11:031st & 10 at own 30Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Devin Carter, broken up by Marcus Haskins
11:032nd & 10 at own 30Bailey Hockman pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 15 yds to the NCSt 45 for a 1ST down
11:031st & 10 at own 45Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Porter Rooks, broken up by Javon Scruggs
11:032nd & 10 at own 45Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
11:033rd & 10 at own 45NC STATE Penalty, false start (Grant Gibson) to the NCSt 40
11:033rd & 15 at own 40Bailey Hockman pass complete to Anthony Smith for 6 yds to the NCSt 46
11:034th & 9 at own 46Trenton Gill punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Demario Douglas at the Liber 17
Liberty Interception, 3 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 18Malik Willis pass incomplete to Noah Frith
9:322nd & 10 at own 18Malik Willis run for 2 yds to the Liber 20
9:323rd & 8 at own 20Malik Willis pass intercepted Aydan White return for no gain to the Liber 26
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
8:461st & 10 at opp 26Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Liber 24
8:462nd & 8 at opp 24Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the Liber 21
8:463rd & 5 at opp 21Bailey Hockman run for 10 yds to the Liber 11 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 11Zonovan Knight run for 7 yds to the Liber 4
8:462nd & 3 at opp 4Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Cary Angeline
6:533rd & 3 at opp 4Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )NC State 15, Liberty 14
Liberty Interception, 2 plays
6:531st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 64 yds , Shedro Louis return for 15 yds to the Liber 16
6:471st & 10 at own 16Joshua Mack run for 3 yds to the Liber 19
6:472nd & 7 at own 19Malik Willis pass intercepted Isaac Duffy return for no gain to the NCSt 42
NC State Punt, 3 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 42Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCSt 46
6:002nd & 6 at own 46Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
6:003rd & 2 at the 50NC STATE Penalty, false start (Bryson Speas) to the NCSt 45
6:003rd & 7 at own 45Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Devin Carter, broken up by Cedric Stone
6:004th & 7 at own 45Trenton Gill punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Demario Douglas at the Liber 7
Liberty Missed FG, 12 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 8Malik Willis pass incomplete to CJ Daniels
4:122nd & 10 at own 8Malik Willis pass complete to Johnny Huntley for 15 yds to the Liber 23 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 23Malik Willis run for 6 yds to the Liber 29
4:122nd & 4 at own 29Malik Willis pass incomplete to Kimani Donaldson, broken up by Tyler Baker-Williams
4:123rd & 4 at own 29Malik Willis pass complete to CJ Daniels for 12 yds to the Liber 41 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 41Peytton Pickett run for 6 yds to the Liber 47
4:122nd & 4 at own 47Malik Willis pass incomplete
2:273rd & 4 at own 47Timeout NC STATE, clock 02:27
2:273rd & 4 at own 47Malik Willis pass complete to Noah Frith for 27 yds to the NCSTATE 26 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
2:271st & 10 at opp 26Shedro Louis run for 3 yds to the NCSt 23
2:272nd & 7 at opp 23Shedro Louis run for 1 yd to the NCSt 22
1:293rd & 6 at opp 22Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:29
1:293rd & 6 at opp 22Shedro Louis run for 1 yd to the NCSt 21
1:244th & 5 at opp 21Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:24
1:184th & 5 at opp 21Alex Barbir 39 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Vi Jones Team return for 1 yd
NC State End of game, 4 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 21Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the NCSt 24
1:142nd & 7 at own 24Timeout LIBERTY, clock 01:14
1:142nd & 7 at own 24Zonovan Knight run for 8 yds to the NCSt 32 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at own 32Team run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 28
0:392nd & 14 at own 28Timeout LIBERTY, clock 00:39
0:392nd & 14 at own 28Team run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCSt 23

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

NC State leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2020NC State 15, Liberty 14
2011NC State 43, Liberty 21

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