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 Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, OrangeburgSCST -17.5
FINALThe Citadel 34, South Carolina State 31UPSETCIT covered +17.5CLOSED SCST -17.5

Highlights

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Win probability

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SCST WINNING
CIT WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: SCST 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 30 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Jett Jackson 47 Yd Field Goal

9:16
0-3
Rushing Touchdown

Gavin Garcia 1 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick)

6:43
7-3
Passing Touchdown

DJ Maultsby 41 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick)

4:35
7-10
Q2
Field Goal Good

Evan Kiely 30 Yd Field Goal

4:10
10-10
Passing Touchdown

Gavin Garcia 8 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick)

0:23
17-10
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Mason Pickett-Hicks 18 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick)

11:43
17-17
Passing Touchdown

Damir Abdullah 55 Yd pass from Quentin Hayes (Evan Kiely Kick)

9:34
24-17
Rushing Touchdown

Gavin Garcia 19 Yd Run (Evan Kiely Kick)

3:15
31-17
Passing Touchdown

Mason Pickett-Hicks 21 Yd pass from Keely Watson (Jett Jackson Kick)

0:31
31-24
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Josh Shaw 6 Yd Run (Jett Jackson Kick)

8:16
31-31
Field Goal Good

Evan Kiely 31 Yd Field Goal

0:00
34-31

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Evan Kiely kicks winning field goal on final play as The Citadel tops South Carolina State 34-31

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- , Evan Kiely kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired, lifting The Citadel to a stunning 34-31 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday. Facing third-and-1 from its own 11-yard line, The Citadel flipped the field with a 44-yard run by Gavin Garcia and a 34-yard pass from Nick Billoups to Michael Lorino . Kiely booted the game-winner three plays later. Garcia had 167 yards rushing with two touchdowns for The Citadel (2-3). Quentin Hayes was 7-of-12 passing for 127 yards with two touchdowns, and Billoups completed 2 of 3 passes for 56 yards. Keely Watson threw two touchdown passes and was 20-for-31 passing for 245 yards for South Carolina State (5-1), ranked No. 15 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25. Mason Pickett-Hicks had 90 yards rushing. The Citadel had a 448-346 advantage in total yards.

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Top performers

CIT
PASSINGQuentin Hayes8/13, 148 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGGavin Garcia18 CAR, 160 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGDamir Abdullah3 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD
SCST
PASSINGKeely Watson20/31, 245 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGMason Pickett-Hicks15 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGDJ Maultsby3 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

CIT · SCST
439
TOTAL YARDS
346
204
PASSING
255
235
RUSHING
91
15
1ST DOWNS
24
5-12
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-13
0
TURNOVERS
0
4-37
PENALTIES
4-41
30:52
POSSESSION
29:08

OLIVER C. DAWSON STADIUM, ORANGEBURG · ATTENDANCE 11,250

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