Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: WKU 74% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 30 PTS
Scoring plays
10 SCORES
Elijah Young 72 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick)
0-7
Austin Reed 13 Yd Run (Lucas Carneiro Kick)
0-14
Ethan Albertson 40 Yd Field Goal
3-14
Jonathan Brady 10 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)
10-14
Trent Hudson 4 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)
17-14
Craig Burt Jr. 4 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Lucas Carneiro Kick)
17-21
Eli Stowers 7 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Kick)
24-21
Eli Stowers 7 Yd Run (Ethan Albertson Kick)
31-21
Mehki Miller 57 Yd Interception Return (Ethan Albertson Kick)
38-21
Malachi Corley 15 Yd pass from Austin Reed (Austin Reed Pass to Malachi Corley for Two-Point Conversion)
38-29
What happened
ESPN RECAPNew Mexico State tops Western Kentucky 38-29 to earn a berth in C-USA championship game
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- , Diego Pavia threw two touchdown passes and Dylan Early had a 57-yard interception return to propel New Mexico State to a 38-29 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday and into the Conference-USA championship game. Eli Stowers had a 7-yard touchdown reception and 7-yard TD run for the Aggies (8-3, 6-1), who won the game by holding the ball almost 10 minutes and keeping Austin Reed off the field. Reed threw for three touchdowns and ran for another for the Hilltoppers (5-4, 3-3), but the pick 6 with 2:57 to go pushed the NMSU lead to 38-21. Reed's 72-yard connection with Elijah Young and his 13-yard run had Western Kentucky on top 14-0 midway through the first quarter. Pavia's 4-yard pass to Trent Hudson put the Aggies on top 17-14 in the second quarter and his pass to Stowers late in the third helped regain the lead at 24-21.
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Team stats
NMSU · WKUHOUCHENS INDUSTRIES-L.T. SMITH STADIUM, BOWLING GREEN · ATTENDANCE 16,319
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