Louisiana Tech at NC State

Saturday, October 2, 2021

No. 23 NC State beat Louisiana Tech 34–⁠27. It was their second meeting; after it, NC State led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayLouisiana Tech3–⁠9 in 2021
27
Home23NC State9–⁠3 in 2021
34

Final at Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV: ACCNX, ESPN+Attendance 51,064

At kickoff
80°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Gary PattersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Louisiana Tech01031427
NC State7614734

Standouts

Player stats

Louisiana Tech

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Kendall26/4334132
Aaron Allen0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Austin Kendall1571018
Marcus Williams Jr.1659020
Keyon Brooks2804
Kevin Dominique1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jerrod Means567123
Samuel Emilus455028
Tre Harris352031
Jacob Adams348134
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trey Baldwin11100
Bee Jay Williamson6000
Baylen Buchanan5000
Deshon Hall5000
Tristan Allen2110

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary22/3625120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ricky Person Jr.1590124
Zonovan Knight1385125
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Emeka Emezie467034
Devin Carter365026
Thayer Thomas548017
Christopher Toudle218112
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Isaiah Moore10110
Jakeen Harris9001
Drake Thomas90.500
Tanner Ingle8000
Jaylon Scott6110
Daniel Joseph5110
Aydan White4001

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

Team stats

Louisiana TechNC State
480Total yards418
341Passing yards251
139Rushing yards167
7.8Yards per pass7.0
4.0Yards per rush5.4
26First downs23
6–⁠18Third downs4–⁠12
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers0
8–⁠62Penalties4–⁠49
30:41Possession29:19
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Louisiana TechNC State
45%Success rate49%
0.14EPA per play0.20
1.27Explosiveness1.06
−0.01Rushing EPA0.22
0.43Passing EPA0.18
46%Passing-down success29%
−0.01First-down EPA0.29
0.37Second-down EPA0.25
−0.07Third-down EPA0.21
12%Havoc by its defense14%

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)

NC State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

NC State −17.5, over/under 56.

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 89%, Louisiana Tech 11%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

NC State end zoneLouisiana Tech end zoneQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 8 playsQ1 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechInterception, 6 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateField goal, 6 playsQ2 Louisiana TechField goal, 7 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateField goal, 7 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 NC StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 playsQ3 NC StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 playsQ3 NC StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Louisiana TechInterception, 14 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, Louisiana Tech right to left.
  1. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 8 plays, 33 yards
  2. Q1 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  3. Q1 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  4. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 91 yards
  5. Q1 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  7. Q2 Louisiana TechInterception, 6 plays, 17 yards
  8. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  9. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  10. Q2 NC StateField goal, 6 plays, 37 yards
  11. Q2 Louisiana TechField goal, 7 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  14. Q2 NC StateField goal, 7 plays, 57 yards
  15. Q3 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 34 yards
  16. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 40 yards
  18. Q3 Louisiana TechField goal, 8 plays, 55 yards
  19. Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 71 yards
  20. Q3 Louisiana TechPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  21. Q3 NC StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 36 yards
  22. Q4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 5 plays, 68 yards
  23. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  24. Q4 Louisiana TechTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  26. Q4 Louisiana TechInterception, 14 plays, 67 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then NC State 7, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Punt, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Marcus Williams Jr. run for 6 yds to the LaTch 31
15:002nd & 4 at own 31Marcus Williams Jr. run for 2 yds to the LaTch 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Kendall,Austin pass incomplete to Harris,Smoke broken up by Jackson,Savion PENALTY NCS Offside (Joseph,Daniel) 5 yards from LAT33 to LAT38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 38Austin Kendall sacked by Isaiah Moore for a loss of 5 yards to the LaTch 33
15:002nd & 15 at own 33Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Samuel Emilus
15:003rd & 15 at own 33Austin Kendall pass complete to Isaiah Graham for 24 yds to the NCSTATE 43 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, Defensive Holding ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Marcus Williams Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 42
15:002nd & 9 at opp 42Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 42
15:003rd & 9 at opp 42Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Tre Harris
11:234th & 9 at opp 42Cesar Barajas punt for 37 yds
NC State Punt, 3 plays
11:231st & 10 at own 5Zonovan Knight run for no gain to the NCSt 5
11:232nd & 10 at own 5Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 6
11:233rd & 9 at own 6Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
9:554th & 9 at own 6Trenton Gill punt for 59 yds , Smoke Harris returns for 8 yds to the LaTch 43
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
9:551st & 10 at own 43Austin Kendall sacked by Jaylon Scott for a loss of 4 yards to the LaTch 39
9:552nd & 14 at own 39Austin Kendall pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
9:553rd & 3 at the 50Austin Kendall pass complete to Marcus Williams Jr. for 1 yd to the LaTch 49
7:484th & 4 at own 49Cesar Barajas punt for 42 yds
NC State Touchdown, 10 plays
7:481st & 10 at own 9Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 11
7:482nd & 8 at own 11Devin Leary pass complete to Christopher Toudle for 12 yds to the NCSt 23 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at own 23Leary,Devin pass incomplete to Emezie,Emeka PENALTY LAT Holding (Buchanan,Baylen) 11 yard from NCS23 to NCS34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:481st & 10 at own 34Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the NCSt 40
7:482nd & 4 at own 40Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 4 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at own 44Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
7:482nd & 4 at the 50Ricky Person Jr. run for 9 yds to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
7:481st & 10 at opp 41Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the LaTch 40
7:482nd & 9 at opp 40Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 34 yds to the LaTch 6 for a 1ST down
7:481st & goal at opp 6Leary,Devin pass incomplete to Carter,Devin PENALTY NCS Illegal Formation offsetting LAT Pass Interference offsetting. NO PLAY.
7:481st & goal at opp 6Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the LaTch 6
2:182nd & goal at opp 6Devin Leary pass complete to Christopher Toudle for 6 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 7, Louisiana Tech 0
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
2:181st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:181st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 21 yds to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at own 46Marcus Williams Jr. run for 15 yds to the NCSTATE 39 for a 1ST down LOUISIANA TECH Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Kellton Hollins) to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at own 46Kendall,Austin pass incomplete to Means,Bub broken up by White,Aydan PENALTY NCS Pass Interference (White,Aydan) 15 yards from LAT46 to NCS39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:181st & 10 at opp 39Austin Kendall run for 18 yds to the NCSt 21 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 21Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for 5 yds to the NCSt 16
0:002nd & 5 at opp 16Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for no gain to the NCSt 16
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 16Timeout NC STATE, clock 15:00
Q2 15:003rd & 5 at opp 16Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 9 yds to the NCSt 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 7Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 7
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 7Marcus Williams Jr. run for 5 yds to the NCSt 2
Q2 13:193rd & goal at opp 2Austin Kendall pass complete to Jacob Adams for 2 yds for a TD, (Jacob Barnes KICK)Tied at 7
2nd quarter10 drives, then NC State 13, Louisiana Tech 10
NC State Punt, 3 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 35Jacob Barnes kickoff for 39 yds
13:191st & 10 at own 26Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the NCSt 29
13:192nd & 7 at own 29Person,Ricky rush for 3 yards gain to the NCS32 (Baker,Willie) PENALTY NCS Face Mask (Parham,Dylan) 14 yards from NCS29 to NCS15. NO PLAY.
13:192nd & 21 at own 15Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
13:193rd & 21 at own 15Devin Leary pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 5 yds to the NCSt 20
11:294th & 16 at own 20Trenton Gill punt for 56 yds
Louisiana Tech Interception, 6 plays
11:291st & 10 at own 24Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Samuel Emilus
11:292nd & 10 at own 24Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Isaiah Graham
11:293rd & 10 at own 24NC STATE Penalty, Illegal Use Of Hands (Tanner Ingle) to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at own 41Harlan Dixon run for no gain to the LaTch 41
11:292nd & 10 at own 41Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Samuel Emilus
10:143rd & 10 at own 41Austin Kendall pass intercepted
NC State Punt, 3 plays
10:141st & 10 at own 48Zonovan Knight run for 5 yds to the LaTch 47
10:142nd & 5 at opp 47Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
10:143rd & 5 at opp 47Devin Leary sacked by Tristan Allen for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 46
8:434th & 12 at own 46Trenton Gill punt for 52 yds
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 2PENALTY LAT Illegal Snap (Delfin,Abraham) 1 yard from LAT02 to LAT01. NO PLAY.
8:431st & 11 at own 1Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 10 yds to the LaTch 11
8:432nd & 1 at own 11Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Smoke Harris
8:433rd & 1 at own 11Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the LaTch 11
7:324th & 1 at own 11Cesar Barajas punt for 45 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for no gain to the NCSt 44
NC State Field goal, 6 plays
7:321st & 10 at own 44Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 46
7:322nd & 8 at own 46PENALTY LAT Offside (Jackson,DJ) 5 yards from NCS46 to LAT49. NO PLAY.
7:322nd & 3 at opp 49Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 26 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 23Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 7 yds to the LaTch 16
7:322nd & 3 at opp 16Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
7:323rd & 3 at opp 16Devin Leary run for 3 yds to the LaTch 19
5:374th & 6 at opp 19Christopher Dunn 36 yd FG GOODNC State 10, Louisiana Tech 7
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 7 plays
5:371st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:371st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Samuel Emilus for 14 yds to the LaTch 39 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at own 39Marcus Williams Jr. run for 20 yds to the NCSt 41 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 41Austin Kendall pass complete to Jacob Adams for 34 yds to the NCSt 7 for a 1ST down
5:371st & goal at opp 7Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 7
5:372nd & goal at opp 7Kevin Dominique run for 1 yd to the NCSt 6
5:373rd & goal at opp 6Austin Kendall run for 3 yds to the NCSt 3
2:124th & goal at opp 3Jacob Barnes 21 yd FG GOODTied at 10
NC State Punt, 3 plays
2:121st & 10 at own 35Jacob Barnes kickoff for 45 yds
2:121st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary run for 2 yds to the NCSt 27
2:122nd & 8 at own 27Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
2:123rd & 8 at own 27Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 3 yds to the NCSt 30
1:204th & 5 at own 30Trenton Gill punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Smoke Harris at the LaTch 22
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 22Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for 8 yds to the LaTch 30
1:202nd & 2 at own 30Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Isaiah Graham
1:203rd & 2 at own 30Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Bub Means
1:183rd & 8 at own 27Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 01:18
0:384th & 2 at own 30Cesar Barajas punt for 47 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 8 yds to the NCSt 31
NC State Field goal, 7 plays
0:381st & 10 at own 31Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the NCSt 37
0:382nd & 4 at own 37Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
0:383rd & 4 at own 37Ricky Person Jr. run for 10 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down
0:381st & 10 at own 47Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 24 yds to the LaTch 29 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at own 47Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:24
0:241st & 10 at opp 29Devin Leary pass incomplete to Ricky Person Jr.
0:242nd & 10 at opp 29Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 17 yds to the LaTch 12 for a 1ST down
0:062nd & 10 at opp 29Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:06
0:021st & 10 at opp 12Christopher Dunn 29 yd FG GOODNC State 13, Louisiana Tech 10
NC State Punt, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 60 yds , Bub Means return for 21 yds to the LaTch 26
Q3 14:561st & 10 at own 35Jacob Barnes kickoff for 45 yds , Camden Woods return for 7 yds to the NCSt 27
Q3 14:561st & 10 at own 27Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 17 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:561st & 10 at own 44Devin Leary pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 9 yds to the LaTch 47
Q3 14:562nd & 1 at opp 47Devin Leary pass complete to C.J. Riley for 5 yds to the LaTch 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:561st & 10 at opp 42Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the LaTch 39
Q3 14:562nd & 7 at opp 39Devin Leary pass incomplete to Christopher Toudle
Q3 14:563rd & 7 at opp 39Devin Leary pass incomplete to Zonovan Knight
Q3 12:394th & 7 at opp 39Trenton Gill punt for 39 yds for a touchback
3rd quarter6 drives, then NC State 27, Louisiana Tech 13
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 20Marcus Williams Jr. run for 4 yds to the LaTch 24
12:392nd & 6 at own 24Marcus Williams Jr. run for 5 yds to the LaTch 29
12:393rd & 1 at own 29Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Smoke Harris
11:274th & 1 at own 29Cesar Barajas punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the LaTch 40 , Thayer Thomas returns for 25 yds to the LaTch 40
NC State Touchdown, 2 plays
11:271st & 10 at opp 40Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 16 yds to the LaTch 24 for a 1ST down
10:441st & 10 at opp 24Ricky Person Jr. run for 24 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 20, Louisiana Tech 10
Louisiana Tech Field goal, 8 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:441st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Jacob Adams for 12 yds to the LaTch 37 for a 1ST down
10:441st & 10 at own 37Marcus Williams Jr. run for 2 yds to the LaTch 35
10:442nd & 12 at own 35Austin Kendall run for 9 yds to the LaTch 44
10:443rd & 3 at own 44Austin Kendall pass complete to Griffin Hebert for 31 yds to the NCSt 25 for a 1ST down
8:203rd & 3 at own 44Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 08:20
8:201st & 10 at opp 25Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 25
8:202nd & 10 at opp 25Austin Kendall run for no gain to the NCSt 25
8:203rd & 10 at opp 25Austin Kendall run for 5 yds to the NCSt 20
6:174th & 5 at opp 20Jacob Barnes 38 yd FG GOODNC State 20, Louisiana Tech 13
NC State Touchdown, 7 plays
6:171st & 10 at own 35Jacob Barnes kickoff for 36 yds
6:171st & 10 at own 29Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 5 yds to the NCSt 34
6:172nd & 5 at own 34Zonovan Knight run for 13 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at own 47Devin Leary pass incomplete to C.J. Riley
6:172nd & 10 at own 47Zonovan Knight run for 15 yds to the LaTch 38 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 38Zonovan Knight run for 10 yds to the LaTch 28 for a 1ST down
6:171st & 10 at opp 28Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 23 yds to the LaTch 5 for a 1ST down
3:021st & goal at opp 5Devin Leary pass complete to C.J. Riley for 5 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 27, Louisiana Tech 13
Louisiana Tech Punt, 3 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:021st & 10 at own 25Marcus Williams Jr. run for no gain to the LaTch 25
3:022nd & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Samuel Emilus
3:023rd & 10 at own 25PENALTY LAT Delay Of Game 5 yards from LAT25 to LAT20. NO PLAY.
3:023rd & 15 at own 20Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Samuel Emilus
2:054th & 15 at own 20Cesar Barajas punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 32 , Thayer Thomas returns for 9 yds to the NCSt 32
NC State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:051st & 10 at own 32Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCSt 36
2:052nd & 6 at own 36Devin Leary pass complete to Dylan Parham for 4 yds to the NCSt 40
2:053rd & 2 at own 40Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Ricky Person Jr. run for 17 yds to the LaTch 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 41Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 41Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 3 yds to the LaTch 38
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 38Devin Leary pass incomplete to Ricky Person Jr.
Q4 15:004th & 7 at opp 38PENALTY LAT Offside (Bell,Ben) 5 yards from LAT38 to LAT33. NO PLAY.
Q4 14:014th & 2 at opp 33Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the LaTch 32
4th quarter5 drives, then NC State 34, Louisiana Tech 27
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 5 plays
14:011st & 10 at own 32Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Keyon Henry-Brooks
14:012nd & 10 at own 32Austin Kendall run for 10 yds to the LaTch 42 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at own 42Austin Kendall pass complete to Tre Harris for 31 yds to the NCSt 27 for a 1ST down
14:011st & 10 at opp 27Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 4 yds to the NCSt 23
12:102nd & 6 at opp 23Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 23 yds for a TD, (Jacob Barnes KICK)NC State 27, Louisiana Tech 20
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:051st & 10 at own 35Jacob Barnes kickoff for 51 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 14 yds to the NCSt 28
12:051st & 10 at own 28Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds to the NCSt 32
12:052nd & 6 at own 32Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the NCSt 35
12:053rd & 3 at own 35Devin Leary pass complete to Jakeen Harris for 10 yds to the NCSt 45 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at own 45Leary,Devin pass incomplete to Thomas,Thayer PENALTY LAT Pass Interference (Williamson,BeeJay) 15 yards from NCS45 to LAT40, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:051st & 10 at opp 40Zonovan Knight run for 25 yds to the LaTch 15 for a 1ST down
12:051st & 10 at opp 15Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the LaTch 14
12:052nd & 9 at opp 14Devin Leary pass incomplete to Devin Carter
12:053rd & 9 at opp 14Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 10 yds to the LaTch 4 for a 1ST down
7:451st & goal at opp 4Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 34, Louisiana Tech 20
Louisiana Tech Touchdown, 9 plays
7:451st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:451st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 4 yds to the LaTch 29
7:452nd & 6 at own 29Austin Kendall run for 9 yds to the LaTch 38 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at own 38Austin Kendall pass complete to Bub Means for 28 yds to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 34Austin Kendall run for 10 yds to the NCSt 24 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 24Keyon Henry-Brooks run for 4 yds to the NCSt 20
7:452nd & 6 at opp 20Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for 5 yds to the NCSt 15
7:453rd & 1 at opp 15Austin Kendall run for 1 yd to the NCSt 14 for a 1ST down
7:451st & 10 at opp 14Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Bub Means
4:432nd & 10 at opp 14Austin Kendall pass complete to Griffin Hebert for 14 yds for a TD, (Jacob Barnes KICK)NC State 34, Louisiana Tech 27
NC State Punt, 3 plays
4:361st & 10 at own 35Cesar Barajas kickoff for 57 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 27 yds to the NCSt 35
4:361st & 10 at own 35Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the NCSt 40
4:362nd & 5 at own 40Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 39
4:363rd & 6 at own 39Devin Leary pass incomplete to Christopher Toudle
2:564th & 6 at own 39Trenton Gill punt for 53 yds , Smoke Harris returns for 3 yds to the LaTch 11
Louisiana Tech Interception, 14 plays
2:561st & 10 at own 11Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Bub Means
2:562nd & 10 at own 11Austin Kendall pass complete to Tre Harris for 9 yds to the LaTch 20
2:563rd & 1 at own 20Marcus Williams Jr. run for 3 yds to the LaTch 23 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at own 23Austin Kendall pass complete to Tre Harris for 12 yds to the LaTch 35 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at own 35Austin Kendall run for 3 yds to the LaTch 38
2:562nd & 7 at own 38Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for 8 yds to the LaTch 46 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at own 46Austin Kendall pass complete to Tahj Magee for 12 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
2:561st & 10 at opp 42Austin Kendall sacked by Daniel Joseph for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line Austin Kendall fumbled, recovered by LaTch Abraham Delfin , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
1:181st & 10 at opp 42Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 01:18
1:182nd & 18 at the 50Austin Kendall pass complete to Smoke Harris for 13 yds to the NCSt 37
1:183rd & 5 at opp 37Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Tahj Magee
0:483rd & 5 at opp 37Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:48
0:484th & 5 at opp 37PENALTY LAT False Start (Rossell,Biron) 5 yards from NCS37 to NCS42. NO PLAY.
0:484th & 10 at opp 42Austin Kendall run for 12 yds to the NCSt 30 for a 1ST down
0:481st & 10 at opp 30Aaron Allen pass incomplete to Tre Harris
0:111st & 10 at opp 30Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:11
0:112nd & 10 at opp 30Austin Kendall run for 8 yds to the NCSt 22
0:052nd & 10 at opp 30Timeout LOUISIANA TECH, clock 00:05
0:003rd & 2 at opp 22Austin Kendall pass intercepted, touchback.

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 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2024NC State 30, Louisiana Tech 20
2021NC State 34, Louisiana Tech 27
2013NC State 40, Louisiana Tech 14

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