College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
East Carolina 33, North Carolina State 30
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 10, 2016
Where: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina
Temperature: 85°
Head Official: Riley Johnson
Attendance: 50719

Running back Anthony Scott scored on a 5-yard touchdown run with 5:49 remaining and running back/receiver James Summers ran for two touchdowns as East Carolina defeated visiting North Carolina State 33-30 on Saturday afternoon at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C.

East Carolina (2-0) has won its last six meetings with teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was the first meeting between these teams since 2013.

Quarterback Ryan Finley's 15-yard keeper with 13:04 left put the Wolfpack ahead before East Carolina's winning 14-play drive that chewed up more than seven minutes.

After an exchange of punts, N.C. State's last chance began at its 38-yard line with 51 seconds to play and without a timeout. The Wolfpack (1-1) reached the East Carolina 24 on the last play as time expired.

Summers' 15-yard run had paved the way for the Pirates to lead 26-23 in the third quarter. Earlier, he scored on a 27-yard run.

Scott caught Philip Nelson's lone touchdown pass, going for 25 yards in the second quarter in what became a back-and-forth game.

Finley, playing in his first road game with the Wolfpack, completed 20 of 31 passes for 254 yards and a touchdown throw of 80 yards to receiver Stephen Louis. That scoring play sent the Wolfpack to a 20-19 halftime lead.

Nelson completed 33 of 43 passes for 297 yards. He was intercepted once.

East Carolina led 12-0 early in the second quarter as N.C. State missed a pair of field-goal attempts.

But running back Reggie Gallaspy's 37-yard run and fullback Jaylen Samuels' 5-yard run helped push the Wolfpack into the lead.

N.C. State running back Matt Dayes finished with 103 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
North Carolina State   East Carolina
Matt Dayes Player Devin Anderson
14 Attempts 9
103 Yards 52
7.4 Avg Yards 5.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
North Carolina State   East Carolina
Stephen Louis Player Quay Johnson
3 Receptions 13
142 Yards 75
47.3 Avg Yards 5.8
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
North Carolina State 502 215 287 4 1 1 1.0 2
East Carolina 445 148 297 4 2 0 1.0 1