Mercer vs North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

Mercer (11-3) vs. North Dakota State (12-2)

Date: Dec 14, 2024 • Site: Fargo, ND  • Stadium: Fargodome  •  Attendance: 10353

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Mercer   7  0  0  0  7 
North Dakota State   14  10  0  7  31 

SCORING SUMMARY   MERCER -NDSU  
1st  12:03  NDSU   Bryce Lance 40 yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa kick) 
         4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:57  0 - 7 
  09:31  NDSU   Bryce Lance 4 yd pass from Cam Miller (Griffin Crosa kick) 
         2 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:30  0 - 14 
  07:01  MERCER   Kelin Parsons 38 yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith kick) 
         5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:25  7 - 14 
2nd  12:01  NDSU   Cam Miller 34 yd run (Griffin Crosa kick) 
         6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:52  7 - 21 
  00:11  NDSU   Griffin Crosa 38 yd field goal 
         6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:59  7 - 24 
4th  01:57  NDSU   Barika Kpeenu 1 yd run (Griffin Crosa kick) 
         11 plays, 51 yards, TOP 5:59  7 - 31 

Kickoff time: 2:40pm  • End of Game: 5:40pm  • Total elapsed time: 2:59
Referee: Kelly Holman  •  Umpire: Roger Stewart  •  Linesman: Justin Wilcox  •  Line judge: Donald Denson  •  Back judge: Chris Hawkes  •  Field judge: Victor Tarleton •  Side judge: Jeff Appelbaum  • 
Temperature: 70  • Wind: None  • Weather: Indoor
Alternate official: Scott Root
Replay official: Joe Cronin
Officials from the Big Sky Conference
NCAA Division I FCS quarterfinal; NDSU #2 seed, Mercer #7

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

 Team Totals  MERCER  NDSU 
FIRST DOWNS  8  20 
   Rushing  6  9 
   Passing  2  9 
   Penalty  0  2 
NET YARDS RUSHING  109  133 
   Rushing Attempts  31  41 
   Average Per Rush  3.5  3.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  2 
   Yards Gained Rushing  155  172 
   Yards Lost Rushing  46  39 
NET YARDS PASSING  86  259 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  10-20-1  16-26-2 
   Average Per Attempt  4.3  10.0 
   Average Per Completion  8.6  16.2 
   Passing Touchdowns  1  2 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  195  392 
   Total offense plays  51  67 
   Average Gain Per Play  3.8  5.9 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  1-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  7-56  5-45 
PUNTS-YARDS  7-281  5-211 
   Average Yards Per Punt  40.1  42.2 
   Net Yards Per Punt  40.1  40.2 
   Inside 20  1  1 
   50+ Yards  0  1 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  5  0 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  2-97  6-384 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  48.5  64.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  31.5  39.3 
   Touchbacks  0  1 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  2-10-0  1-0-0 
   Average Per Return  5.0  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  5-123-0  2-34-0 
   Average Per Return  24.6  17.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  2-0-0  1-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  24:22  35:38 
   1st Quarter  6:39  8:21 
   2nd Quarter  5:25  9:35 
   3rd Quarter  4:59  10:01 
   4th Quarter  7:19  7:41 
Third-Down Conversions  1 of 11  9 of 17 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 2  0 of 0 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  0-0  3-3 
   Touchdowns  0-0  2-3 
   Field goals  0-0  1-3 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  4-23  5-37 
PAT Kicks  1-1  4-4 
Field Goals  0-0  1-1 
Points off turnovers  0  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

Mercer
  
North Dakota State
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Dwayne McGee   14  65  6  59  0  11  4.2 
CJ Miller   4  58  0  58  0  28  14.5 
Tyrell Coard   1  8  0  8  0  8  8.0 
DJ Smith   3  6  0  6  0  2  2.0 
Kelin Parsons   1  4  0  4  0  4  4.0 
Parker Wroble   1  0  3  -3  0  0  -3.0 
Whitt Newbauer   7  14  37  -23  0  11  -3.3 
Totals...  31  155  46  109  0  28  3.5 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
CharMar Brown   11  58  0  58  0  13  5.3 
Cam Miller   11  63  23  40  1  34  3.6 
Barika Kpeenu   16  46  14  32  1  10  2.0 
TK Marshall   3  5  2  3  0  3  1.0 
Totals...  41  172  39  133  2  34  3.2 
  
  
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Whitt Newbauer   8-18-1  90  1  38  5 
DJ Smith   2-2-0  -4  0  0  0 
Totals...  10-20-1  86  1  38  5 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Cam Miller   16-25-2  259  2  70  4 
RaJa Nelson   0-1-0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  16-26-2  259  2  70  4 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Sam Albee   2  11  0  6 
Parker Wroble   2  5  0  6 
Brayden Smith   2  1  0  4 
Kelin Parsons   1  38  1  38 
Kendall Harris   1  17  0  17 
Adjatay Dabbs   1  8  0  8 
Sawyer Burt   1  6  0  6 
Totals...  10  86  1  38 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Bryce Lance   5  73  2  40 
Mekhi Collins   4  119  0  70 
Braylon Henderson  3  20  0  9 
RaJa Nelson   2  39  0  33 
Chris Harris   1  10  0  10 
Jackson Williams  1  -2  0  0 
Totals...  16  259  2  70 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
John McConnell   7  281  40.1  43  1  0 
Totals...  7  281  40.1  43  1  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Kaedin Steindorf  5  211  42.2  54  1  0 
Totals...  5  211  42.2  54  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Parker Wroble   2  10  10  2  37  19  0  0  0 
Brayden Smith   0  0  0  3  86  34  0  0  0 
Myles Redding   0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Totals...  2  10  10  5  123  34  2  0  0 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Jackson Williams  1  0  0  2  34  23  0  0  0 
A. Chideme-Alfaro  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals...  1  0  0  2  34  23  1  0  0 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Brayden Smith   0  1  86  0  0  87 
Dwayne McGee   59  0  0  0  0  59 
CJ Miller   58  0  0  0  0  58 
Parker Wroble   -3  5  37  10  0  49 
Kelin Parsons   4  38  0  0  0  42 
Kendall Harris   0  17  0  0  0  17 
Sam Albee   0  11  0  0  0  11 
Tyrell Coard   8  0  0  0  0  8 
Adjatay Dabbs   0  8  0  0  0  8 
Sawyer Burt   0  6  0  0  0  6 
DJ Smith   6  0  0  0  0  6 
Whitt Newbauer   -23  0  0  0  0  -23 
Totals...  109  86  123  10  0  328 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Mekhi Collins   0  119  0  0  0  119 
Bryce Lance   0  73  0  0  0  73 
CharMar Brown   58  0  0  0  0  58 
Cam Miller   40  0  0  0  0  40 
RaJa Nelson   0  39  0  0  0  39 
Jackson Williams  0  -2  34  0  0  32 
Barika Kpeenu   32  0  0  0  0  32 
Braylon Henderson  0  20  0  0  0  20 
Chris Harris   0  10  0  0  0  10 
TK Marshall   3  0  0  0  0  3 
Totals...  133  259  34  0  0  426 
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Griffin Crosa  2nd  00:11  38 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Sully Croker   2  97  0  0  48.5 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Eli Ozick   6  384  1  0  64.0 
 
FUMBLES: Mercer-None. North Dakota State-Jackson Williams 1-0.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
MERCER   1st  V31  14:56  Kickoff  V27  14:00     Punt  3--4  0:56    
MERCER   1st  V25  12:03  Kickoff  V31  10:01     Punt  3-6  2:02    
MERCER   1st  V27  09:26  Kickoff  H00  07:01  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-73  2:25    
MERCER   1st  V12  01:07  Interception  V19  14:53     Punt  3-7  1:14    
MERCER   2nd  V48  11:54  Kickoff  V50  09:41     Downs  6-2  2:13    
MERCER   2nd  V30  07:37  Punt  V32  06:12     Punt  3-2  1:25    
MERCER   2nd  V20  02:32  Punt  V49  01:10     Punt  5-29  1:22    
MERCER   2nd  V19  00:06  Kickoff  V28  00:00     End of half  1-9  0:06    
MERCER   3rd  V18  11:23  Punt  V33  08:18     Punt  5-15  3:05    
MERCER   3rd  H41  05:33  Interception  H32  03:39     Interception  3-9  1:54    
MERCER   4th  V35  14:55  Punt  V36  12:59     Punt  3-1  1:56    
MERCER   4th  V24  11:22  Punt  H49  07:56     Downs  8-27  3:26    
MERCER   4th  V19  01:53  Kickoff  V23  00:00     End of half  3-4  1:53    
  
NDSU   1st  H50  14:00  Punt  V00  12:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-50  1:57    
NDSU   1st  H26  10:01  Punt  V00  09:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-74  0:30  # 
NDSU   1st  H37  06:55  Kickoff  V24  01:07     Interception  11-39  5:48    
NDSU   2nd  H45  14:53  Punt  V00  12:01  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-55  2:52    
NDSU   2nd  H50  09:41  Downs  H34  07:37     Punt  3--16  2:04    
NDSU   2nd  H28  06:12  Punt  H46  02:32     Punt  5-18  3:40    
NDSU   2nd  H10  01:10  Punt  V20  00:11  *  FIELD GOAL  6-70  0:59  # 
NDSU   3rd  H30  14:56  Kickoff  H37  11:23     Punt  6-7  3:33    
NDSU   3rd  H24  08:18  Punt  H36  05:33     Interception  6-12  2:45    
NDSU   3rd  H06  03:39  Interception  H33  14:55     Punt  5-27  3:44    
NDSU   4th  H24  12:59  Punt  H22  11:22     Punt  3--2  1:37    
NDSU   4th  H49  07:56  Downs  V00  01:57  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-51  5:59  # 

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Mercer   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   06:39   05:25   04:59   07:19      12:04   12:18      24:22  
3rd Down Conversions   1/4   0/3   0/1   0/3      1/7   0/4      1/11  
Average field position  V23   V29   V38   V26      V26   V31      V28  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/1   0/0   0/1      0/1   0/1      0/2  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
North Dakota State   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   08:21   09:35   10:01   07:41      17:56   17:42      35:38  
3rd Down Conversions   2/3   2/5   2/5   3/4      4/8   5/9      9/17  
Average field position  H37   H33   H20   H36      H35   H26      H31  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/0   0/0      0/0  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
MERCER   1st  V31  14:56  Kickoff  V27  14:00     Punt  3--4  0:56    
NDSU   1st  H50  14:00  Punt  V00  12:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-50  1:57    
MERCER   1st  V25  12:03  Kickoff  V31  10:01     Punt  3-6  2:02    
NDSU   1st  H26  10:01  Punt  V00  09:31  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-74  0:30  # 
MERCER   1st  V27  09:26  Kickoff  H00  07:01  *  TOUCHDOWN  5-73  2:25    
NDSU   1st  H37  06:55  Kickoff  V24  01:07     Interception  11-39  5:48    
MERCER   1st  V12  01:07  Interception  V19  14:53     Punt  3-7  1:14    
NDSU   2nd  H45  14:53  Punt  V00  12:01  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-55  2:52    
  
MERCER   2nd  V48  11:54  Kickoff  V50  09:41     Downs  6-2  2:13    
NDSU   2nd  H50  09:41  Downs  H34  07:37     Punt  3--16  2:04    
MERCER   2nd  V30  07:37  Punt  V32  06:12     Punt  3-2  1:25    
NDSU   2nd  H28  06:12  Punt  H46  02:32     Punt  5-18  3:40    
MERCER   2nd  V20  02:32  Punt  V49  01:10     Punt  5-29  1:22    
NDSU   2nd  H10  01:10  Punt  V20  00:11  *  FIELD GOAL  6-70  0:59  # 
MERCER   2nd  V19  00:06  Kickoff  V28  00:00     End of half  1-9  0:06    
NDSU   3rd  H30  14:56  Kickoff  H37  11:23     Punt  6-7  3:33    
  
MERCER   3rd  V18  11:23  Punt  V33  08:18     Punt  5-15  3:05    
NDSU   3rd  H24  08:18  Punt  H36  05:33     Interception  6-12  2:45    
MERCER   3rd  H41  05:33  Interception  H32  03:39     Interception  3-9  1:54    
NDSU   3rd  H06  03:39  Interception  H33  14:55     Punt  5-27  3:44    
MERCER   4th  V35  14:55  Punt  V36  12:59     Punt  3-1  1:56    
  
NDSU   4th  H24  12:59  Punt  H22  11:22     Punt  3--2  1:37    
MERCER   4th  V24  11:22  Punt  H49  07:56     Downs  8-27  3:26    
NDSU   4th  H49  07:56  Downs  V00  01:57  *  TOUCHDOWN  11-51  5:59  # 
MERCER   4th  V19  01:53  Kickoff  V23  00:00     End of half  3-4  1:53    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

##  Mercer   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
14  Chris Joines   3  7  10  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
6   Marques Thomas   5  4  9  2.0/7   .  .   .   .  .  1.5/4   . 
2   Myles Redding   3  5  8  .   .  .   2-0   .  .  .   . 
8   TJ Moore   4  3  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Dainsus Miller   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   3  .  .   . 
94  Andrew Zock   4  2  6  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/2   . 
3   Isaac Dowling   2  4  6  1.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
15  Ken Standley   2  2  4  0.5/2   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
45  Tommy Bliss   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
1D  Arias Nash   2  1  3  2.0/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/7   1 
0   Brayden Manley   1  2  3  1.5/11   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/10   . 
99  Caden Camese   1  1  2  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
4D  Donovan Watkins  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Sully Croker   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Carson Griffin   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
41  Julian Fox   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  North Dakota State   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
36  Nick Kubitz   3  3  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
24  A. Chideme-Alfaro  2  4  6  .   .  .   1-0   1  .  .   . 
0   Marcus Gulley   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
29  Darius Givance   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
43  Logan Kopp   2  2  4  2.0/15   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/14   . 
93  Toby Anene   1  3  4  1.5/5   .  .   .   2  .  1.5/5   . 
56  Loshiaka Roques  1  3  4  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/1   . 
53  Eli Mostaert   1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Ryan Jones   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Enock Sibomana   2  1  3  1.0/10   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/10   . 
17  Jailen Duffie   2  .  2  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Kelton McCaslin  1  1  2  1.0/7   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/7   . 
50  Kody Huisman   1  1  2  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
5   Bryce Lance   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
19  Chris Harris   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  Kole Menz   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Logan Larson   1  .  1  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
11  Oscar Benson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
18  Jaquise Alexander  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
51  Donovan Woolen   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  TK Marshall   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Keenan Wilson   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

Mercer  
Pos  ##  Offense 
RB   3O  Dwayne McGee  
QB   8O  Whitt Newbauer  
WR   13  Kelin Parsons  
WR   18  Adjatay Dabbs  
WR   21  Brayden Smith  
OT   55  EJ Johnson  
OG   57  Tyler Murray  
OC   64  Riley Adcock  
OT   70  Xavier Jennings 
OG   71  Israel Mukwiza  
TE   86  Sam Albee  
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   0   Brayden Manley  
DT   1D  Arias Nash  
S   2   Myles Redding  
LB   3   Isaac Dowling  
LB   4D  Donovan Watkins 
CB   7D  Carmelo O'Neal  
CB   8   TJ Moore  
S   14  Chris Joines  
LB   15  Ken Standley  
DT   91  Jordan Swain  
DE   94  Andrew Zock  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Offense 
WR   1   B. Henderson  
WR   3   RaJa Nelson  
WR   5   Bryce Lance  
QB   7   Cam Miller  
RB   8   Barika Kpeenu  
OG   62  Griffin Empey  
OC   63  Trent Fraley  
OT   73  Mason Miller  
OT   74  Grey Zabel  
OG   76  Hunter Poncius  
TE   82  Joe Stoffel  
  
North Dakota State  
Pos  ##  Defense 
S   4   Jaylin Crumby  
CB   10  Marcus Sheppard 
LB   14  Enock Sibomana  
CB   17  Jailen Duffie  
S   29  Darius Givance  
LB   36  Nick Kubitz  
LB   43  Logan Kopp  
DT   50  Kody Huisman  
DT   53  Eli Mostaert  
DE   56  Loshiaka Roques 
DE   93  Toby Anene  

Mercer: 1-DJ Smith, 2O-Apollos Cook, 6-Marques Thomas, 7-Kendall Harris, 10-Parker Wroble, 11-Dainsus Miller, 19-John McConnell, 22-CJ Miller, 25-Tyrell Coard, 27-Micah Bell, 30-Brayden Dudley, 33-Antonio Butts, 37-Tripp Slaton, 41-Julian Fox, 42-C.Hanson, 45-Tommy Bliss, 46-Isaac Prince, 48-Mic Wasson, 49-Carson Griffin, 51-Drew Clare, 56-Jaiden Hamilton, 81-Scooter Risper, 85-Sawyer Burt, 92-Sully Croker, 93-Reice Griffith, 98-Chris Hill, 99-Caden Camese.

North Dakota State: 0-Marcus Gulley, 4P-K. Steindorf, 6-Tyler Terhark, 11-Oscar Benson, 13-Najee Nelson, 15-Mekhi Collins, 18-J. Alexander, 19-Chris Harris, 21-Noah Taylor, 22-Hudson Artz, 24-Chideme-Alfaro, 25-CharMar Brown, 26-Taylen Eady, 27-Ryan Jones, 28-TK Marshall, 32-A. Altepeter, 34-Will Washington, 38-Eli Ozick, 39-Griffin Crosa, 40-Kaden Zenzen, 44-Luke Kokat, 46-T. Werremeyer, 48-Caleb Bowers, 51-Donovan Woolen, 55-Kole Menz, 58-Keenan Wilson, 64-J. Duttenhefer, 66-Jack Liwienski, 75-Josh Magin, 81-J. Williams, 88-Carson Williams, 89-Finn Diggins, 91-Will Mostaert, 92-Kelton McCaslin, 94-Logan Larson, 99-Hunter Zenzen.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2024 North Dakota State Football
#8 Mercer vs #3 North Dakota State (Dec 14, 2024 at Fargo, ND)

1st Quarter

North Dakota St. wins toss and defers
MER will receive
NDS will defend North end-zone
Mercer 1-10at Mercer35.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, NDSU ball on NDSU35.
Eli Ozick kickoff 59 yards to the MERCER6, Brayden Smith return 25 yards to the MERCER31 (Chris Harris).
Mercer 1-10at Mercer31MERCER drive start at 14:56.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer31Whitt Newbauer sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MERCER27 (Toby Anene), clock 14:49.
Mercer 2-14at Mercer27Whitt Newbauer LE pass incomplete to Dwayne McGee, clock 14:16.
Mercer 3-14at Mercer27Whitt Newbauer RE pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs (Darius Givance), clock 14:10.
Mercer 4-14at Mercer27John McConnell punt 38 yards to the NDSU35, PENALTY MERCER kick catching interference (Parker Wroble) 15 yards to the 50 yardline.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 00:56
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu501st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50NDSU ball on 50 yardline.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 7 yards to the MERCER43 (Andrew Zock), clock 13:52.
Ndsu 2-3at Mercer43Cam Miller rush over left end for 5 yards to the MERCER38, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Myles Redding), clock 13:17.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer38Cam Miller middle pass complete to Jackson Williams for loss of 2 yards to the MERCER40 (Isaac Dowling;Chris Joines), clock 12:33.
Ndsu 2-12at Mercer40Cam Miller LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 40 yards to the MERCER0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:03.
Griffin Crosa kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 7, Mercer 0
Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:57
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the MERCER0, touchback.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer25MERCER drive start at 12:03.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer25Dwayne McGee rush over right end for 7 yards to the MERCER32 (Enock Sibomana;Logan Kopp), clock 11:56.
Mercer 2-3at Mercer32DJ Smith rush up middle for 2 yards to the MERCER34 (A. Chideme-Alfaro;Eli Mostaert), clock 11:10.
Mercer 3-1at Mercer34DJ Smith LE pass complete to Brayden Smith for loss of 3 yards to the MERCER31, clock 10:20.
Mercer 4-4at Mercer31John McConnell punt 43 yards to the NDSU26, Jackson Williams return 0 yards to the NDSU26, fumble by Jackson Williams recovered by NDSU Jackson Williams at NDSU26.
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:02
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 10:01.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Cam Miller middle pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 70 yards to the MERCER4, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Chris Joines), clock 09:41.
Ndsu 1-Gat Mercer04Cam Miller RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 4 yards to the MERCER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31.
Griffin Crosa kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Mercer 0
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, TOP 00:35
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the MERCER0, Brayden Smith return 27 yards to the MERCER27, out-of-bounds.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer27MERCER drive start at 09:26.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer27CJ Miller rush over left end for 5 yards to the MERCER32 (Loshiaka Roques;Nick Kubitz), clock 09:19.
Mercer 2-5at Mercer32Whitt Newbauer rush over right end for 3 yards to the MERCER35, clock 08:36.
Mercer 3-2at Mercer35CJ Miller rush over right end for 28 yards to the NDSU37, 1ST DOWN MERCER (Enock Sibomana), clock 08:00.
Mercer 1-10at Ndsu37DJ Smith LE pass complete to Parker Wroble for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU38 (Jailen Duffie), clock 07:33.
Mercer 2-11at Ndsu38Whitt Newbauer LE pass complete to Kelin Parsons for 38 yards to the NDSU0, 1ST DOWN MERCER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:01.
Reice Griffith kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 14, Mercer 7
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 02:31
Sully Croker kickoff 51 yards to the NDSU14, Jackson Williams return 23 yards to the NDSU37 (Julian Fox;Sully Croker).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:55.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu37Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 5 yards to the NDSU42 (Marques Thomas), clock 06:48.
Ndsu 2-5at Ndsu42TK Marshall rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU44 (Andrew Zock), clock 06:08.
Ndsu 3-3at Ndsu44Cam Miller RE pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 6 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Myles Redding;Chris Joines), clock 05:24.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50CharMar Brown rush up middle for 5 yards to the MERCER45 (Marques Thomas), clock 04:52.
Ndsu 2-5at Mercer45CharMar Brown rush over left end for 7 yards to the MERCER38, 1ST DOWN NDSU (TJ Moore), clock 04:10.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer38Cam Miller LE pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 5 yards to the MERCER33, out-of-bounds, clock 03:30.
Ndsu 2-5at Mercer33RaJa Nelson RE pass incomplete to Chris Harris, clock 03:01.
Ndsu 3-5at Mercer33Cam Miller rush over left end for 8 yards to the MERCER25, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Andrew Zock), clock 02:52.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer25PENALTY NDSU false start (Trent Fraley) 5 yards to the MERCER30.
Ndsu 1-15at Mercer301st and 15.
Ndsu 1-15at Mercer30Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Chris Harris (Dainsus Miller), clock 01:53.
Ndsu 2-15at Mercer30CharMar Brown rush over right end for 6 yards to the MERCER24 (Chris Joines), clock 01:44.
Ndsu 3-9at Mercer24Cam Miller LE pass intercepted by Myles Redding at the MERCER12.
Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, TOP 05:48
Mercer 1-10at Mercer12MERCER drive start at 01:07.
Timeout on the field.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer12DJ Smith rush over right end for 2 yards to the MERCER14 (Loshiaka Roques), clock 00:59.
Mercer 2-8at Mercer14Whitt Newbauer middle pass incomplete to Brayden Smith, clock 00:31.
Mercer 3-8at Mercer14Whitt Newbauer middle pass complete to Sam Albee for 5 yards to the MERCER19 (Marcus Gulley), clock 00:00.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:14
North Dakota State 14, Mercer 7
2nd Quarter

Mercer 4-3at Mercer19Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Mercer 4-3at Mercer19John McConnell punt 36 yards to the NDSU45, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:14
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu45NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:53.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu45CharMar Brown rush over right end for no gain to the NDSU45 (Chris Joines;Arias Nash), clock 14:45.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu45Cam Miller middle pass complete to Bryce Lance for 6 yards to the MERCER49 (Dainsus Miller), clock 14:07.
Ndsu 3-4at Mercer49Cam Miller LE pass complete to Chris Harris for 10 yards to the MERCER39, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Donovan Watkins), clock 13:18.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer39CharMar Brown rush up middle for 5 yards to the MERCER34 (Myles Redding;TJ Moore), clock 12:44.
Ndsu 2-5at Mercer34Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Tyler Terhark (Dainsus Miller), clock 12:10.
Ndsu 3-5at Mercer34Cam Miller rush for 34 yards to the MERCER0, 1ST DOWN NDSU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:01.
Griffin Crosa kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 21, Mercer 7
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-Gat Ndsu35PENALTY NDSU unsportsmanlike conduct (Chris Harris) 15 yards to the NDSU20.
Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:59
Eli Ozick kickoff 66 yards to the MERCER14, Brayden Smith return 34 yards to the MERCER48 (Marcus Gulley).
Mercer 1-10at Mercer48MERCER drive start at 11:54.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer48Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 1 yard to the MERCER49 (A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 11:47.
Mercer 2-9at Mercer49Dwayne McGee rush over right end for 10 yards to the NDSU41, 1ST DOWN MERCER (Darius Givance), clock 11:12.
Mercer 1-10at Ndsu41Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU40 (Nick Kubitz), clock 10:40.
Mercer 2-9at Ndsu40Whitt Newbauer RE pass incomplete to Kelin Parsons (Toby Anene), clock 10:07.
Mercer 3-9at Ndsu40Whitt Newbauer RE pass complete to Brayden Smith for 4 yards to the NDSU36, out-of-bounds (Ryan Jones), clock 09:56.
Mercer 4-5at Ndsu36Whitt Newbauer sacked for loss of 14 yards to the 50 yardline (Logan Kopp).
Drive: 6 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:13
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 09:41.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu50PENALTY NDSU illegal procedure (Trent Fraley) 5 yards to the NDSU45, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 1-15at Ndsu451st and 15.
Ndsu 1-15at Ndsu45Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU42 (Isaac Dowling), clock 09:31.
Ndsu 2-18at Ndsu42CharMar Brown rush over right end for 2 yards to the NDSU44 (Dainsus Miller), clock 08:50.
Ndsu 3-16at Ndsu44Cam Miller sacked for loss of 10 yards to the NDSU34 (Brayden Manley), clock 08:14.
Ndsu 4-26at Ndsu34Kaedin Steindorf punt 36 yards to the MERCER30, PENALTY MERCER roughing the kicker declined.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 16 yards, TOP 02:04
Mercer 1-10at Mercer301st and 10.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer30MERCER drive start at 07:37.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer30Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 3 yards to the MERCER33 (Logan Kopp;Toby Anene), clock 07:29.
Mercer 2-7at Mercer33Dwayne McGee rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the MERCER32 (Logan Kopp), clock 06:55.
Mercer 3-8at Mercer32Whitt Newbauer middle pass incomplete to Brayden Smith, QB hurry by Nick Kubitz, clock 06:18.
Mercer 4-8at Mercer32John McConnell punt 40 yards to the NDSU28, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:25
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu28NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 06:12.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu28Cam Miller RE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 10 yards to the NDSU38, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Marques Thomas), clock 06:02.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu38CharMar Brown rush up middle for 10 yards to the NDSU48, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Myles Redding;Dainsus Miller), clock 05:26.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu48TK Marshall rush over right end for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU46 (Brayden Manley;Andrew Zock), clock 04:46.
Ndsu 2-12at Ndsu46Cam Miller rush up middle for 1 yard to the NDSU47 (Marques Thomas), clock 03:59.
Ndsu 3-11at Ndsu47Cam Miller sacked for loss of 1 yard to the NDSU46 (Marques Thomas), clock 03:16.
Ndsu 4-12at Ndsu46Kaedin Steindorf punt 44 yards to the MERCER10, Parker Wroble return 10 yards to the MERCER20 (Nick Kubitz).
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 03:40
Mercer 1-10at Mercer20MERCER drive start at 02:32.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer20Kelin Parsons rush over right end for 4 yards to the MERCER24 (Jaquise Alexander;Eli Mostaert), clock 02:22.
Mercer 2-6at Mercer24CJ Miller rush over left end for 23 yards to the MERCER47, 1ST DOWN MERCER, out-of-bounds (Ryan Jones), clock 01:53.
Timeout on the field.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer47CJ Miller rush up middle for 2 yards to the MERCER49 (Marcus Gulley), clock 01:43.
Mercer 2-8at Mercer49Whitt Newbauer middle pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs, QB hurry by Keenan Wilson, clock 01:21.
Mercer 3-8at Mercer49Whitt Newbauer RE pass incomplete to Parker Wroble (Toby Anene), clock 01:17.
Mercer 4-8at Mercer49John McConnell punt 41 yards to the NDSU10, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:22
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 01:10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu10Cam Miller middle pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 33 yards to the NDSU43, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Dainsus Miller), clock 01:02.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu43Timeout North Dakota State, clock 01:02.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu43Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Bryce Lance, PENALTY MERCER pass interference (Dainsus Miller) 15 yards to the MERCER42, 1ST DOWN NDSU, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer421st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer42Cam Miller LE pass complete to Bryce Lance for 13 yards to the MERCER29, 1ST DOWN NDSU (TJ Moore), clock 00:42.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer29Cam Miller middle pass incomplete to Braylon Henderson, clock 00:28.
Ndsu 2-10at Mercer29Cam Miller RE pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 8 yards to the MERCER21, out-of-bounds (Dainsus Miller), clock 00:23.
Ndsu 3-2at Mercer21Timeout Mercer, clock 00:23.
Ndsu 3-2at Mercer21Cam Miller rush over right end for 1 yard to the MERCER20 (Ken Standley), clock 00:13.
Ndsu 4-1at Mercer20Timeout North Dakota State, clock 00:15.
Ndsu 4-1at Mercer20Griffin Crosa field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 00:11.
North Dakota State 24, Mercer 7
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:04
Eli Ozick kickoff 64 yards to the MERCER1, Parker Wroble return 18 yards to the MERCER19 (Marcus Gulley;TK Marshall).
Mercer 1-10at Mercer19MERCER drive start at 00:06.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer19Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 9 yards to the MERCER28 (Nick Kubitz;Loshiaka Roques).
Mercer 2-1at Mercer28End of half, clock 00:00.
NDS will receive
MER will defend North end-zone
Mercer 2-1at Mercer28.
Drive: 1 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:06
North Dakota State 24, Mercer 7
3rd Quarter

Mercer 2-1at Mercer28Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, MERCER ball on MERCER35.
Drive: 1 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:06
Sully Croker kickoff 46 yards to the NDSU19, Jackson Williams return 11 yards to the NDSU30 (Tommy Bliss).
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 14:56.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu30CharMar Brown rush up middle for no gain to the NDSU30 (Ken Standley), clock 14:46.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu30Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU33 (Isaac Dowling), clock 14:14.
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu33Cam Miller LE pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 14 yards to the NDSU47, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Myles Redding), clock 13:27.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu47Cam Miller sacked for loss of 7 yards to the NDSU40 (Arias Nash), clock 12:55.
Ndsu 2-17at Ndsu40Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU37 (Arias Nash), clock 12:16.
Ndsu 3-20at Ndsu37Cam Miller middle pass incomplete to Carson Williams (Ken Standley), clock 11:30.
Ndsu 4-20at Ndsu37Kaedin Steindorf punt 45 yards to the MERCER18, Parker Wroble return 0 yards to the MERCER18 (Bryce Lance).
Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, TOP 03:33
Mercer 1-10at Mercer18MERCER drive start at 11:23.
Timeout on the field.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer18Whitt Newbauer RE pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 8 yards to the MERCER26, out-of-bounds (Darius Givance), clock 11:18.
Mercer 2-2at Mercer26Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 3 yards to the MERCER29, 1ST DOWN MERCER (Darius Givance), clock 10:53.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer29Whitt Newbauer sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MERCER19 (Enock Sibomana), clock 10:22.
Mercer 2-20at Mercer19Tyrell Coard rush over left end for 8 yards to the MERCER27 (Eli Mostaert;Nick Kubitz), clock 09:35.
Mercer 3-12at Mercer27Whitt Newbauer middle pass complete to Parker Wroble for 6 yards to the MERCER33 (Nick Kubitz), clock 08:52.
Mercer 4-6at Mercer33John McConnell punt 43 yards to the NDSU24, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 03:05
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 08:18.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 4 yards to the NDSU28, out-of-bounds (TJ Moore), clock 08:13.
Ndsu 2-6at Ndsu28Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for 4 yards to the NDSU32 (Tommy Bliss), clock 07:37.
Ndsu 3-2at Ndsu32Cam Miller rush over right end for 4 yards to the NDSU36, 1ST DOWN NDSU (Marques Thomas;Brayden Manley), clock 07:00.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu36Barika Kpeenu rush over right end for no gain to the NDSU36 (Isaac Dowling;Caden Camese), clock 06:19.
Ndsu 2-10at Ndsu36Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Tyler Terhark, QB hurry by Arias Nash, clock 05:41.
Ndsu 3-10at Ndsu36Cam Miller RE pass intercepted by Myles Redding at the NDSU41.
Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 02:45
Mercer 1-10at Ndsu41MERCER drive start at 05:33.
Mercer 1-10at Ndsu41Whitt Newbauer LE pass complete to Kendall Harris for 17 yards to the NDSU24, 1ST DOWN MERCER, out-of-bounds (A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 05:26.
Mercer 1-10at Ndsu24PENALTY MERCER false start (Israel Mukwiza) 5 yards to the NDSU29.
Mercer 1-15at Ndsu291st and 15.
Mercer 1-15at Ndsu29DJ Smith rush over left end for 2 yards to the NDSU27 (Kelton McCaslin;Darius Givance), clock 04:36.
Mercer 2-13at Ndsu27PENALTY MERCER false start (Tyler Murray) 5 yards to the NDSU32.
Mercer 2-18at Ndsu322nd and 18.
Mercer 2-18at Ndsu32Whitt Newbauer LE pass intercepted by A. Chideme-Alfaro at the NDSU6.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:54
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu06NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 03:39.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu06CharMar Brown rush up middle for 7 yards to the NDSU13 (TJ Moore;Carson Griffin), clock 03:30.
Ndsu 2-3at Ndsu13CharMar Brown rush over left end for 13 yards to the NDSU26, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds (Myles Redding;Dainsus Miller), clock 02:55.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu26Cam Miller RE pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 9 yards to the NDSU35 (Myles Redding), clock 02:14.
Ndsu 2-1at Ndsu35Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the NDSU32 (Caden Camese), clock 01:35.
Ndsu 3-4at Ndsu32PENALTY NDSU false start (Grey Zabel) 5 yards to the NDSU27.
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu273rd and 9.
Ndsu 3-9at Ndsu27Cam Miller middle pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 6 yards to the NDSU33 (Tommy Bliss;Chris Joines), clock 00:00.
Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 03:44
North Dakota State 24, Mercer 7
4th Quarter

Ndsu 4-3at Ndsu33Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Ndsu 4-3at Ndsu33Kaedin Steindorf punt 32 yards to the MERCER35, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 03:44
Mercer 1-10at Mercer35MERCER drive start at 14:55.
Timeout on the field.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer35Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 2 yards to the MERCER37 (A. Chideme-Alfaro;Kody Huisman), clock 14:48.
Mercer 2-8at Mercer37Whitt Newbauer sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MERCER30 (Kelton McCaslin), clock 14:15.
Mercer 3-15at Mercer30Whitt Newbauer LE pass complete to Sam Albee for 6 yards to the MERCER36 (Marcus Gulley;A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 13:31.
Mercer 4-9at Mercer36John McConnell punt 40 yards to the NDSU24, fair catch by Jackson Williams.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:56
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 12:59.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu24TK Marshall rush over left end for 3 yards to the NDSU27 (Andrew Zock), clock 12:52.
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu27Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for loss of 5 yards to the NDSU22 (Marques Thomas;Ken Standley), clock 12:15.
Ndsu 3-12at Ndsu22Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Barika Kpeenu, clock 11:32.
Ndsu 4-12at Ndsu22Kaedin Steindorf punt 54 yards to the MERCER24.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:37
Mercer 1-10at Mercer24MERCER drive start at 11:22.
Timeout on the field.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer24Whitt Newbauer LE pass incomplete to Kendall Harris (A. Chideme-Alfaro), clock 11:10.
Mercer 2-10at Mercer24Dwayne McGee rush over left end for 11 yards to the MERCER35, 1ST DOWN MERCER, out-of-bounds (Eli Mostaert), clock 10:52.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer35Whitt Newbauer middle pass incomplete to Kendall Harris, clock 10:31.
Mercer 2-10at Mercer35Dwayne McGee rush over left end for 11 yards to the MERCER46, 1ST DOWN MERCER (Ryan Jones), clock 10:20.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer46Dwayne McGee rush up middle for loss of 5 yards to the MERCER41 (Kody Huisman), clock 09:56.
Mercer 2-15at Mercer41PENALTY MERCER delay of game 5 yards to the MERCER36.
Mercer 2-20at Mercer362nd and 20.
Mercer 2-20at Mercer36Whitt Newbauer LE pass complete to Sawyer Burt for 6 yards to the MERCER42 (Jailen Duffie), clock 09:00.
Mercer 3-14at Mercer42Whitt Newbauer rush over right end for 11 yards to the NDSU47, out-of-bounds (Oscar Benson;Toby Anene), clock 08:30.
Mercer 4-3at Ndsu47Timeout Mercer, clock 08:02.
Mercer 4-3at Ndsu47Whitt Newbauer sacked for loss of 2 yards to the NDSU49 (Loshiaka Roques;Toby Anene).
Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, TOP 03:26
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu49NORTH DAKOTA STATE drive start at 07:56.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu49Barika Kpeenu rush for 10 yards to the MERCER41, 1ST DOWN NDSU (TJ Moore), PENALTY NDSU personal foul (Mason Miller) 15 yards to the NDSU44, deadball foul.
Ndsu 1-25at Ndsu441st and 10.
Ndsu 1-10at Ndsu44CharMar Brown rush up middle for 3 yards to the NDSU47 (Isaac Dowling;Chris Joines), clock 07:23.
Ndsu 2-7at Ndsu47Cam Miller RE pass incomplete to Joe Stoffel (Dainsus Miller), clock 06:42.
Ndsu 3-7at Ndsu473rd and 10, NDSU ball on NDSU44.
Ndsu 3-10at Ndsu44Cam Miller middle pass complete to Mekhi Collins for 27 yards to the MERCER29, 1ST DOWN NDSU (TJ Moore;Chris Joines), clock 05:51.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer29Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 5 yards to the MERCER24 (Chris Joines;Myles Redding), clock 05:25.
Ndsu 2-5at Mercer24Cam Miller sacked for loss of 5 yards to the MERCER29 (Marques Thomas;Andrew Zock), clock 04:47.
Ndsu 3-10at Mercer29Cam Miller rush over left end for 10 yards to the MERCER19, 1ST DOWN NDSU, out-of-bounds, clock 04:02.
Ndsu 1-10at Mercer19Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 1 yard to the MERCER18 (Chris Joines), PENALTY MERCER personal foul (Isaac Dowling) 9 yards to the MERCER9, 1ST DOWN NDSU.
Ndsu 1-Gat Mercer091st and 9.
Joines,Chris injured on the play
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 1-Gat Mercer09Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 2 yards to the MERCER7 (Marques Thomas;Tommy Bliss), clock 03:06.
Ndsu 2-Gat Mercer07Barika Kpeenu rush up middle for 4 yards to the MERCER3 (Isaac Dowling;Ken Standley), clock 02:21.
Ndsu 3-Gat Mercer03PENALTY MERCER offside defense (Andrew Zock) 2 yards to the MERCER1, NO PLAY.
Ndsu 3-Gat Mercer013rd and 1.
Timeout on the field.
Ndsu 3-Gat Mercer01Barika Kpeenu rush over left end for 1 yard to the MERCER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:57.
Griffin Crosa kick attempt good.
North Dakota State 31, Mercer 7
Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 06:03
Eli Ozick kickoff 65 yards to the MERCER0, Parker Wroble return 19 yards to the MERCER19.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer19MERCER drive start at 01:53.
Mercer 1-10at Mercer19Parker Wroble rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the MERCER16 (Logan Larson), clock 01:42.
Mercer 2-13at Mercer16Dwayne McGee rush over left end for 3 yards to the MERCER19 (Kole Menz), clock 01:15.
Mercer 3-10at Mercer19Dwayne McGee rush up middle for 4 yards to the MERCER23 (A. Chideme-Alfaro;Donovan Woolen).
Mercer 4-6at Mercer23End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:53
FINAL SCORE
North Dakota State 31, Mercer 7