Illinois State 34,
North Dakota State 24
NDSU 10 7 0 7- 24
ISU 7 3 14 10- 34
First quarter
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ISU: Tyrone Walker 25 pass from Matt Brown (Stephen Fetzer kick), 8:48.
Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, :43.
Key play: Cornerback E.J. Jones picks off Jose Mohler pass that glances off the hands of receiver Titus Mack.
ISU 7, NDSU 0
NDSU: FG Ryan Jastram 39, 3:35.
Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:13.
Key play: Quarterback Jose Mohler hits fullback Andrew Grothmann out of the backfield for 41 yards to the ISU 18.
ISU 7, NDSU 3
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NDSU: D.J. McNorton 7 run (Jastram kick), 2:08.
Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, :08.
Key play: Safety John Pike picks up fumble by ISU receiver Walker and returns 31 yards it to the 7.
NDSU 10, ISU 7
Second quarter
ISU: FG Fetzer 23, 9:31.
Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 7:32.
Key play: Brown picks up third-and-10 with a 14-yard pass to Erik Smith to the Bison 30.
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NDSU 10, ISU 10
NDSU: Mohler 48 run (Jastram kick), 1:32.
Drive: 1 plays, 48 yards, :12.
Key play: Ryan Smith returns 41-yard punt 13 yards to the 48.
NDSU 17, ISU 10
Third quarter
ISU: Matt Younger 5 pass from Brown (Fetzer kick),
Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:18.
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Key play: Running back Ashton Leggett picks up fourth-and-2 with two-yard run up the middle.
NDSU 17, ISU 17
ISU: Leggett 1 run (Fetzer kick), 5:51.
Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 2:04.
Key play: Smith runs 73 yards to the Bison 13.
ISU 24, NDSU 17
Fourth quarter
ISU: FG Fetzer 31, 11:49.
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Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:20.
Key play: Marvon Sanders take reverse26 yards to the Bison 17.
ISU 27, NDSU 17
NDSU: Warren Holloway 26 pass from Mohler (Jastram kick), 8:07.
Drive: 6 plays, 71 yard, 3:35.
Key play: Mohler finds Mike Sigers for 20 yards to the 22.
ISU 27, NDSU 24
ISU: Leggett 49 yard pass from Brown (Fetzer kick), 2:59.
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Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:12.
Key play: Bison defensive lineman Matt Phillips is flagged for facemask on third-and-9 play that NDSU appeared to have stopped.
ISU 34, NDSU 24
Team statistics
NDSU ILS
First downs 14 24
Rushes-yards 30-193 49-287
Yards passing 146 186
Passes 10 17
Total yards 339 473
Punts-avg. 2-54 3-40.3
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-1
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-13
Penalties-yards 10-95 4-20
Possession time 24:27 35:33
Individual statistics
North Dakota State
Rushing No. Yds. Long TD
D.J. McNorton 20 133 41 1
Jose Mohler 6 41 48 1
Mike Sigers 1 15 15 0
Matt Voigtlander 2 6 4 0
Team totals 30 193 48 2
Receiving No. Yds. Long TD
Justin Howard 3 25 13 0
Warren Holloway 2 33 26 1
Andrew Grothmann 1 41 41 0
Mike Sigers 1 20 20 0
Titus Mack 1 14 14 0
Team totals 10 146 41 1
Passing Comp Att Yds. Int. TD
Jose Mohler 10 18 146 2 1
Team totals 10 18 146 2 1
Tackles (solo-assisted-total)
Willson 8-3-11, Evans 5-6-11, Lemon 2-5-7, Banks 5-1-6, Stoczynski 4-2-6, Eaves 4-1-5, Heagle 3-1-4, Jemison 1-3-4, Boyer 2-1-3, Perry 2-0-2, Jirik 2-0-2, Olson 1-1-2, Williams 1-1-2, Drevlow 1-1-2, Cornick 1-0-1, Colvin 1-0-1, Bruhn 1-0-1, Mack 1-0-1, Gimmestad 0-1-1, Carter 0-1-1, Phillips 0-1-1, Hagen 0-1-1.
Sacks: none
Interceptions: Gatlin (1).
Illinois State
Rushing No. Yds. Long TD
Ashton Leggett 24 146 22 1
Erik Smith 16 113 73 0
Marvon Sanders 1 26 26 0
Matt Brown 2 5 3 0
Cameron Hunt 2 3 4 0
Matt Lancaster 1 0 0 0
Team totals 17 186 49 1
Receiving No. Yds. Long TD
Ashton Leggett 3 61 49 1
Matt Younger 3 38 28 1
Tyrone Walker 3 31 25 1
Erik Smith 3 30 13 0
Jordan Neukirch 2 4 4 0
Marvon Sanders 1 10 10 0
Brandon Venson 1 7 7 0
Matt Mose 1 5 5 0
Team totals 17 186 49 3
Passing Comp Att Yds. Int. TD
Matt Brown 17 29 186 1 3
Team totals 17 29 186 1 3
Tackles (solo-assisted-total)
Hemphill 6-2-8, Davis 3-5-8, Howe 1-6-7, Flowers 3-2-5, Brunner 2-2-4, Gordon 2-2-4, Jones 2-1-3, Piton 0-3-3, Westphal 2-0-2, King 2-0-2, Harris 1-1-2, Broome 0-2-2, Rivas 0-2-2, Givens 1-0-1, Younger 1-0-1, Sanders 1-0-1, Sankey 1-0-1, Bledsoe 1-0-1, Shorter 0-1-1, Simpson 0-1-1, Church 0-1-1, Neukirch 0-1-1.
Sacks: Eric Brunner (2)
Interceptions: Jones (2)
