Murphy, Pelino, defense help Duke push past NC State 29-19 in in-state ACC matchup

RALEIGH, N.C. -- , Maalik Murphy threw two touchdown passes and scored the go-ahead TD on a short keeper to help Duke grind past NC State 29-19 on Saturday night. The Blue Devils (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) allowed just one touchdown and forced a pair of takeaways, while Todd Pelino had two long field goals in spoiling the Wolfpack's home finale. “It was a complete performance in all three phases, which it needed to be to win in an environment like this,” Duke coach Manny Diaz said. Jordan Moore had a leaping 45-yard touchdown grab late in the first quarter to give Duke a 12-0 lead, while Sahmir Hagans had a 9-yard scoring catch early in the fourth to put Duke up 26-12. There was also Murphy using his 6-foot-5, 230-pound frame to push through a goal-line collision for a 3-yard score , his first career rushing TD , to make it 19-12 with 4:37 left in the third.