CJ Bailey threw for a career-high 373 yards and two touchdowns as N.C. State held on to beat Louisville 31-28 on Saturday.
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State → throw → Saturday
The Wolfpack (3-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won two straight since a stunning last-second loss to Vanderbilt.
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Wolfpack → win → Vanderbilt
“It means a lot that I brought my best to this game today,” Bailey said.
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Bailey → mean → game
“I told my guys that I had them.
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I → tell → them
I believe in them, and they believe in me.
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they → believe → me
I just went to work today.”
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I → go → work
Kanoah Vinesett’s 28-yard field goal with 5:30 left spelled the difference for the Wolfpack, who piled up 493 total yards.
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who → leave → yards
Joshisa Trader led N.C. State with 92 yards on five catches, while Tyran Warren contributed a 34-yard touchdown grab.
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Warren → lead → grab
“CJ played a hell of a football game,” N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said.
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Doeren → play → game
“Really accurate downfield throws, and he took care of the football.”
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he → take → football
Isaac Brown rushed for 125 yards on nine carries with a touchdown for Louisville (2-3, 1-2), which dropped its second straight.
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which → rush → straight
Keyjuan Brown added 88 yards and a score on eight carries.
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Brown → add → carries
Tre Richardson had 117 yards receiving and a touchdown on eight catches.
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Richardson → have → catches
Lincoln Kienholz threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns on 21-of-30 passing.
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Kienholz → throw → passing
“We fought hard to come back to give ourselves a chance and today was a turnover fest with the ball on the ground too much,” Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said.
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Brohm → fight → ground
“I know it’s raining in the first half.
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it → know → half
It’s wet and all that, but we’ve worked that all week.”
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we → ’ → that
N.C. State led 28-14 in the third quarter following Will Wilson’s 1-yard touchdown run.
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State → lead → run
After Louisville answered with a touchdown of its own, N.C. State looked poised to extend its lead back to double digits.
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State → answer → digits
The Wolfpack marched down to the Louisville 8 before Bailey was intercepted in the end zone by Kaleb Beasley.
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Bailey → march → Beasley
Two plays later, Isaac Brown sprinted for a 70-yard touchdown to tie it.
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Brown → sprint → it
Louisville made the first costly mistake, a fumble by Keyjuan Brown at the N.C. State 21-yard line late in the first quarter.
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Louisville → make → quarter
The Wolfpack responded in methodical fashion as Bailey found Keenan Jackson for a 19-yard touchdown to make it 10-0.
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it → respond → touchdown
Kienholz was listed as questionable all week after getting hurt in last week’s loss to Wake Forest.
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Kienholz → list → Forest
But the senior showed no ill effects from the injury, helping the Cardinals gain 485 total yards.
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Cardinals → show → yards
Keeping him healthy will be a priority with a short week on tap.
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Keeping → keep → tap
The Wolfpack can breathe a sigh of relief after surviving another dramatic finish.
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Wolfpack → breathe → finish
Opportunity Knocks
N.C. State coach Dave Doeren commended linebacker Popo Aguirre, noting that earned his way into the team’s “Camera Club” with three fumble recoveries.
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that → commend → recoveries
“If you’re a player that really cares about the team, when we freeze that thing at the end and the ball’s down, you ought to be in the Camera Club,” Doeren said.
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Doeren → ’re → Club
“You ought to have your body inside that end zone shot.
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You → have → shot
Up next
Louisville: Hosts Florida St. on Friday.
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Louisville → host → Friday
N.C. State: Hosts Wake Forest next Saturday.
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State → host → Forest
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