Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: NCCU 55% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 16 PTS
Scoring plays
9 SCORES
Josh Nardone 29 Yd Field Goal
3-0
Justin Smith 53 Yd pass from Juwan Carter (Josh Nardone Kick)
10-0
Treveyon Pratt 26 Yd pass from Davius Richard (Adrian Olivo Kick)
10-7
Kevin Johnson 2 Yd Run (Josh Nardone Kick)
17-7
Daeshawn Stephens 23 Yd pass from Davius Richard (Adrian Olivo Kick)
17-14
Juwan Carter 1 Yd Run (Josh Nardone Kick)
24-14
De'Shaan Dixon 5 Yd Fumble Return (Josh Nardone Kick)
31-14
Marcque Ellington 26 Yd pass from Juwan Carter (Josh Nardone Kick)
38-14
Daeshawn Stephens 14 Yd pass from Davius Richard (Adrian Olivo Kick)
38-21
What happened
ESPN RECAPNorfolk St. pulls away from NC Central for 38-21 win
DURHAM, N.C. -- Juwan Carter threw two touchdown passes, Justin Smith had 106 yards receiving and a score and Norfolk State beat North Carolina Central 38-21 on Saturday. Norfolk State (4-6, 3-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic) never trailed. Half of Smith's receiving yards came on a 53-yard touchdown catch from Carter for 10-0 lead with 3:50 left in the first quarter. The Eagles got back in it when Davius Richard threw a 26-yard scoring pass to Treveyon Pratt just before the end of the quarter. Kevin Johnson 's 2-yard TD run made it a 17-7 lead. Early in the third, Richard threw a 23-yard TD pass to Daeshawn Stephens to reduce the deficit to three, but they never got closer. Richard threw for 384 yards and three scores for NC Central (4-6, 3-3). E.J. Hicks had 140 receiving yards on seven receptions.
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Team stats
NORF · NCCUO'KELLY-RIDDICK STADIUM, DURHAM · ATTENDANCE 12,319
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