Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: UND 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 58 PTS
Scoring plays
8 SCORES
Mason Blakemore 18 Yd Run (Ian Wagner PAT failed)
6-0
C.J. Elrichs 33 Yd Field Goal
6-3
Gaven Ziebarth 9 Yd Run (C.J. Elrichs Kick)
6-10
Ian Wagner 33 Yd Field Goal
9-10
Max Gunderson 9 Yd pass from Tommy Schuster (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
9-16
Rylan Crawford 5 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Ian Wagner PAT blocked)
15-16
Mason Blakemore 13 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
21-16
Gaven Ziebarth 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
21-22
What happened
ESPN RECAPNorth Dakota edges Illinois State 22-21 on Gaven Ziebarth's TD in closing seconds
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- , Gaven Ziebarth rushed for two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 1-yarder with 25 seconds remaining, and North Dakota beat Illinois State 22-21 on Saturday in a battle of teams seeking a seventh win for a possible spot in the FCS playoffs. North Dakota (7-4, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference) hopes to follow last season's 7-5 squad into the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Illinois State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter , but had a point-after attempt blocked and a two-point conversion denied , to take a 21-16 lead with 4:53 remaining. North Dakota answered the second touchdown with an 11-play, 76-yard drive that chewed up over four minutes. Tommy Schuster had completions of 13, 17 , both to Bo Belquist , and 15 yards on North Dakota's final drive. Schuster also had an 11-yard run to set up Ziebarth's 1-yard scoring run up the middle.
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Team stats
ILST · UNDALERUS CENTER, GRAND FORKS · ATTENDANCE 9,238
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