NC State 21, Kentucky 23 (Final) · Game tracker

FinalJan 2, 2021 · EverBank Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
NC State	0	0	7	14	21
Kentucky	3	10	0	10	23

Game flow

Kentucky won by 2 · 8 scores

Lead changes

0 times tied

UK biggest lead

+13

Q2 0:02

NCST biggest lead

—

never led

Time in front

UK 85% · NCST 0%

tied 15% · 51:00 vs 0:00 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Kentucky is ahead, below it NC State. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

6:00

FG Matt Ruffolo 25 Yd Field Goal 16 plays, 68 yds, 9:00 · from UK 25

NCST 0–3 UK

2nd quarter

6:23

TD Chris Rodriguez Jr. 4 Yd Run (Matt Ruffolo Kick)6 plays, 79 yds, 2:39 · from UK 21

NCST 0–10 UK

0:02

FG Matt Ruffolo 26 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 69 yds, 1:21 · from UK 23

NCST 0–13 UK

3rd quarter

2:56

TD C.J. Riley 9 Yd pass from Bailey Hockman (Christopher Dunn Kick)13 plays, 76 yds, 6:12 · from NCSU 24

NCST 7–13 UK

4th quarter

5:45

FG Matt Ruffolo 20 Yd Field Goal 7 plays, 40 yds, 3:09 · from NCSU 42

NCST 7–16 UK

4:46

TD Zonovan Knight 13 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)3 plays, 37 yds, 0:59 · from UK 37

NCST 14–16 UK

2:55

TD Chris Rodriguez Jr. 26 Yd Run (Matt Ruffolo Kick)1 play, 26 yds, 0:07 · from NCSU 26

NCST 14–23 UK

1:10

TD Jordan Houston 2 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)7 plays, 65 yds, 1:45 · from NCSU 35

NCST 21–23 UK

Drives

UK 5/12 scoredNCST 3/12 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	15:00	UK	UK 25	16	68	9:00	Field Goal
Q1	6:00	NCST	NCSU 27	4	14	1:31	Interception
Q1	4:29	UK	50	5	19	2:27	Downs
Q1	2:02	NCST	NCSU 31	4	7	1:58	Punt
Q1	0:04	UK	UK 11	7	28	2:50	Punt
Q2	12:14	NCST	NCSU 19	6	19	3:12	Punt
Q2	9:02	UK	UK 21	6	79	2:39	Touchdown
Q2	6:23	NCST	NCSU 25	14	52	5:00	Missed FG
Q2	1:23	UK	UK 23	7	69	1:21	Field Goal
Q2	0:02	NCST	NCSU 29	1	5	0:02	End of Half
Q3	15:00	NCST	NCSU 32	11	43	3:08	Missed FG
Q3	11:52	UK	UK 25	5	8	2:44	Punt

Win probability

Kentucky 100% · pregame line Kentucky −2.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bailey Hockman	27/40	268	6.7	1	3	49.9

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bam Knight	12	52	4.3	1	13
Jordan Houston	5	14	2.8	1	10
Ricky Person Jr.	6	8	1.3	0	5
Bailey Hockman	3	-24	-8.0	0	2

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Thayer Thomas	3	46	15.3	0	21
Emeka Emezie	5	44	8.8	0	21
Porter Rooks	2	41	20.5	0	30
C.J. Riley	3	38	12.7	1	16
Devin Carter	3	35	11.7	0	18
Jordan Houston	5	26	5.2	0	12
Keyon Lesane	2	25	12.5	0	20
Trent Pennix	2	6	3.0	0	5
Ricky Person Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Dylan Autenrieth	1	2	2.0	0	2

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Christopher Dunn	0/2	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Trenton Gill	3	141	47.0	0	0	51

Biggest plays

NCST +86% Q4 1:10 Jordan Houston 2 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)

UK +86% Q4 1:10 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 8 yds to the Kent 2

NCST +52% Q4 4:46 Zonovan Knight 13 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)

UK +45% Q4 4:46 Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

UK +28% Q4 3:02 Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 03:02

Team stats

Stat	NCST	UK
1st Downs	19	19
3rd down efficiency	5-12	3-13
4th down efficiency	2-2	1-2
Total Yards	318	380
Passing	268	92
Comp/Att	27/40	13/21
Yards per pass	6.7	4.4
Rushing	50	288
Rushing Attempts	26	47
Yards per rush	1.9	6.1
Penalties	7-45	10-103
Turnovers	3	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	3	0
Possession	25:53	34:07

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th Quarter

Q4 0:03 3rd & 12 at UK 49 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Kent 48

Q4 0:35 2nd & 11 at 50 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Kent 49

Q4 1:01 Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:01

Q4 1:02 1st & 10 at NCSU 49 TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the 50 yard line

Q4 1:10 Trenton Gill kickoff for 16 yds , Allen Dailey Jr. return for 2 yds to the NCSt 49

Q4 1:10 1st & Goal at UK 10 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 8 yds to the Kent 2

Q4 1:10 2nd & Goal at UK 2 Jordan Houston 2 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)

Q4 1:15 2nd & 20 at UK 40 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Porter Rooks for 30 yds to the Kent 10 for a 1ST down

Q4 1:46 Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:46

Q4 1:46 1st & 10 at UK 30 Bailey Hockman sacked by Jordan Wright for a loss of 10 yards to the Kent 40 Bailey Hockman fumbled, recovered by NCSt Ikem Ekwonu , return for 0 yards

Q4 2:07 2nd & 8 at NCSU 49 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 21 yds to the Kent 30 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:15 1st & 10 at NCSU 47 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jordan Houston for 2 yds to the NCSt 49

Q4 2:30 1st & 10 at NCSU 35 Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jordan Houston for 12 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down

Q4 2:55 Chance Poore kickoff for 45 yds , Jordan Houston return for 15 yds to the NCSt 35

Q4 2:55 1st & 10 at NCSU 26 Chris Rodriguez Jr. run for 26 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK)

Q4 3:02 Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 03:02

Q4 3:02 1st & 10 at NCSU 20 Bailey Hockman pass intercepted Jamin Davis return for 5 yds to the NCSt 26

Q4 3:11 4th & 5 at UK 30 Max Duffy punt for 51 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 1 yd to the NCSt 20

Q4 3:52 3rd & 9 at UK 26 Terry Wilson run for 4 yds to the Kent 30

Q4 3:59 2nd & 9 at UK 26 Terry Wilson pass incomplete to Justin Rigg

Q4 4:30 1st & 10 at UK 25 Asim Rose Jr. run for 1 yd to the Kent 26

Q4 4:46 Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

Q4 4:46 2nd & 0 at UK 13 Zonovan Knight 13 Yd Run (Christopher Dunn Kick)

Q4 4:55 1st & Goal at UK 8 Bailey Hockman sacked by Phil Hoskins for a loss of 5 yards to the Kent 13