FINAL SCORE
East Carolina Pirates at NC State Wolfpack game details
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 5:45 PM ET
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium · Attendance 23,981
Put the final score in perspective.
East Carolina finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 47 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was East Carolina 13, NC State 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, NC State outscored its opponent in 2 and East Carolina in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 East Carolina | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
 NC State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 12-16 | 5-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Total Yards | 473 | 428 |
| Passing | 147 | 230 |
| Comp/Att | 18/29 | 19/26 |
| Yards per pass | 5.1 | 8.8 |
| Rushing | 326 | 198 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 35 |
| Yards per rush | 8.4 | 5.7 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 4-35 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 26:37 | 33:23 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
East Carolina Pirates
passing
| Katin Houser | 18/29 | 147 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 55.7 |
rushing
| Rahjai Harris | 17 | 220 | 12.9 | 1 | 86 |
| Katin Houser | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 2 | 19 |
| London Montgomery | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Yannick Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Yannick Smith | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 30 |
| Anthony Smith | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Jhari Patterson | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kelan Robinson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Desirrio Riles | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Casey Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
fumbles
| Katin Houser | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Omar Rogers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dontavius Nash | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Edwards III | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja'Marley Riddle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Gibson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dameon Wilson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryheem Craig | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Lampley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Morris | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D'Anta Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Davis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon King | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TyMir Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingston McKinstry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Barker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Merrell Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyshawn Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Wilson-Lamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suirad Ware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samuel Dankah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Jhari Patterson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Perez | 2/3 | 66.7 | 42 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Luke Larsen | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
NC State Wolfpack
passing
| CJ Bailey | 19/26 | 230 | 8.8 | 3 | 1 | 45.4 |
rushing
| Hollywood Smothers | 15 | 139 | 9.3 | 0 | 44 |
| Jordan Waters | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 18 |
| CJ Bailey | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | 8 |
| Kendrick Raphael | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Sean Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Noah Rogers | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Hollywood Smothers | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 33 |
| Justin Joly | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 23 |
| Wesley Grimes | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Dacari Collins | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Keenan Jackson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Jordan Waters | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Terrell Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
| CJ Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Sean Brown | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamarcus Cooley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamal Bonner | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson Vick | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishop Fitzgerald | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Betty | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aydan White | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DK Kaufman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travali Price | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Shirley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvon McBride | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Alexander-Felton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Terrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| DK Kaufman | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Coleson Fields | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
kicking
| Kanoah Vinesett | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Caden Noonkester | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 4:43 | Katin Houser 19 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 7:17 | Noah Perez 24 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 0 |
| 2 | 1:58 | Dacari Collins 8 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick) | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:06 | Noah Perez 42 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 7 |
| 3 | 9:17 | Katin Houser 4 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick) | 20 – 7 |
| 4 | 13:04 | Justin Joly 15 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick) | 20 – 14 |
| 4 | 9:49 | Hollywood Smothers 33 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick) | 20 – 21 |
| 4 | 1:33 | Rahjai Harris 86 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 26 – 21 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 7:06 PM UTCData methodology