GAME THREAD: NCAAF: BALL ST (2-1) at NEBRASKA (2-1)

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">NCAAF BALL ST 40
NEBRASKA (24) 41 0:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BALL ST 0 10 21 9 40
NEBRASKA (24) 7 7 14 13 41 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NEBRASKA - TD, MARLON LUCKY 28 YD RUN (ALEX
HENERY KICK), 4:43. NEBRASKA
7-0
2ND QUARTER: BALL ST - TD, DARIUS HILL 20 YD PASS FROM
NATE DAVIS (JAKE HOGUE KICK),
5:14. BALL ST 7-7
BALL ST - FG, JAKE HOGUE 45 YD, 10:19. BALL
ST 10-7
NEBRASKA - TD, QUENTIN CASTILLE 1 YD RUN
(ALEX HENERY KICK), 14:34.
NEBRASKA 14-10
3RD QUARTER: BALL ST - TD, NATE DAVIS 14 YD RUN (JAKE
HOGUE KICK), 3:29. BALL ST
17-14
NEBRASKA - TD, SEAN HILL 73 YD PASS FROM SAM
KELLER (ALEX HENERY KICK),
8:21. NEBRASKA 21-17
BALL ST - TD, MIQUALE LEWIS 43 YD RUN (JAKE
HOGUE KICK), 10:05. BALL ST
24-21
NEBRASKA - TD, NATE SWIFT 18 YD PASS FROM SAM
KELLER (ALEX HENERY KICK),
12:51. NEBRASKA 28-24
BALL ST - TD, DANTE LOVE 58 YD PASS FROM
NATE DAVIS (JAKE HOGUE KICK),
14:06. BALL ST 31-28
4TH QUARTER: BALL ST - TD, MADARIS GRANT 21 YD PASS FROM
NATE DAVIS (PAT FAILED), 2:10.
BALL ST 37-28
NEBRASKA - TD, BO RUUD 34 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (ALEX HENERY KICK),
5:39. BALL ST 37-35
BALL ST - FG, JAKE HOGUE 22 YD, 7:55. BALL
ST 40-35
NEBRASKA - TD, MAURICE PURIFY 11 YD PASS FROM
SAM KELLER (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED), 11:47.
NEBRASKA 41-40</div>

 

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
BALL ST 40
NEBRASKA (24) 41 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
BALL ST 40
NEBRASKA (24) 41 FINAL</div>

 

LINCOLN, Nebraska (Ticker) -- Sam Keller would not let Nebraskasuffer another loss at home.


Keller threw three touchdown passes as the 24th-rankedCornhuskers rallied for a 41-40 victory over Ball State onSaturday.


Nebraska (3-1) appeared a bit shell-shocked following lastweek's 49-31 beating here to top-ranked Southern California.The Cornhuskers' defense was awful once again in this one,allowing the Cardinals (2-2) to collect 606 yards of totaloffense.


But Keller - a transfer from Arizona State - delivered anoutstanding performance in his fourth career game at Nebraska,completing 29-of-37 passes for 438 yards.


A senior, Keller rescued Nebraska from an embarrassing loss whenhe hooked up with Maurice Purify for an 11-yard TD pass with3:13 remaining to give the Cornhuskers a 41-40 advantage.

The Cardinals responded with a 40-yard drive over the next threeminutes, but Jake Hogue missed a potential game-winning 55-yardfield goal with 12 seconds left.


Nebraska junior running back Marlon Lucky was a force in boththe running and passing game, rushing for 102 yards and haulingin 11 receptions for 81 yards.


Purify finished with 122 yards on six catches while Sean Hillchipped in with three receptions for 129 yards and a score forNebraska, which avoided losing to an unranked non-conference foefor just the fourth time in the history of the program.

Nebraska carried a 14-10 advantage into the break, but the teamseach scored a pair of touchdowns over the first 13 minutes ofthe third quarter.


Ball State reclaimed the lead with 54 seconds remaining in thethird when Nate Davis hooked up with Dante Love for a 58-yard TDto make it 31-28.


The Cardinals built their advantage to 37-28 with 12:50remaining in the contest on Davis' third TD, a 21-yard scoringstrike to Madaris Grant.


But Nebraska drew within 37-35 when linebacker Bo Ruudintercepted Davis and returned it 31 yards for a score with 9:21left.


Hogue connected on a 22-yard field goal two minutes later tomake it 40-35, but Keller proved his moxy on the ensuing drive,engineering an eight-play drive capped by his scoring strike toPurify.

 

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
BALL ST 40
NEBRASKA (24) 41 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: BALL ST at NEBRASKA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BALL ST 0 10 21 9 40
NEBRASKA (24) 7 7 14 13 41 FINAL

NEBRASKA-TD, M Lucky 28 YD RUN (A Henery KICK) 4:43 1st
Qtr
BALL ST-TD, D Hill 20 YD PASS FROM N Davis (J Hogue KICK)
5:14 2nd Qtr
BALL ST-FG, J Hogue 45 YD 10:19 2nd Qtr
NEBRASKA-TD, Q Castille 1 YD RUN (A Henery KICK) 14:34 2nd
Qtr
BALL ST-TD, N Davis 14 YD RUN (J Hogue KICK) 3:29 3rd Qtr
NEBRASKA-TD, S Hill 73 YD PASS FROM S Keller (A Henery
KICK) 8:21 3rd Qtr
BALL ST-TD, M Lewis 43 YD RUN (J Hogue KICK) 10:05 3rd
Qtr
NEBRASKA-TD, N Swift 18 YD PASS FROM S Keller (A Henery
KICK) 12:51 3rd Qtr
BALL ST-TD, D Love 58 YD PASS FROM N Davis (J Hogue KICK)
14:06 3rd Qtr
BALL ST-TD, M Grant 21 YD PASS FROM N Davis (PAT FAILED)
2:10 4th Qtr
NEBRASKA-TD, B Ruud 34 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (A Henery
KICK) 5:39 4th Qtr
BALL ST-FG, J Hogue 22 YD 7:55 4th Qtr
NEBRASKA-TD, M Purify 11 YD PASS FROM S Keller (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 11:47 4th Qtr


BALL ST NEBRASKA
First downs 27 25
Rushed-yards 36-188 36-114
Passing yards 422 438
Sacked-yards lost 1-4 3-14
Return yards 12 51
Passes 26-43-1 29-37-1
Punts 3-45 4-42.8
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties-yards 4-34 5-50
Time of possession 27:08 32:52


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: BALL ST-MiQuale Lewis 19-122, Nate Davis 6-57, Frank Edmonds
6-5, Trey Lewis 1-2, Dante Love 4-2. NEBRASKA-Marlon Lucky 21-102,
Quentin Castille 5-16, Roy Helu 4-13, - Team 1-MINUS 2, Sam Keller
5-MINUS 15.

PASSING: BALL ST-Nate Davis 26-43-422- 1. NEBRASKA-Sam Keller
29-37-438- 1.

RECEIVING: BALL ST-Dante Love 10-214, Darius Hill 5-93, Joe Everett
3-39, MiQuale Lewis 3-25, Madaris Grant 1-21, Frank Edmonds 2-16, Nate
Davis 1-9, Dan Dunford 1-5. NEBRASKA-Sean Hill 3-129, Maurice Purify
6-122, Marlon Lucky 11-81, Todd Peterson 3-43, Terrence Nunn 3-25,
Nate Swift 1-18, Quentin Castille 1-15, Roy Helu 1-5.


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LINCOLN, Nebraska (Ticker) -- Sam Keller would not let Nebraskasuffer another loss at home.


Keller threw three touchdown passes as the 24th-rankedCornhuskers rallied for a 41-40 victory over Ball State onSaturday.


Nebraska (3-1) appeared a bit shell-shocked following lastweek's 49-31 beating here to top-ranked Southern California. TheCornhuskers' defense was awful once again in this one, allowingthe Cardinals (2-2) to collect 610 yards of total offense.

"That's the way games go sometimes," Keller said. "Noteverything goes as scripted. A win against Ball State scripted,<div class="pre">48-17 that doesn't happen all the time. Those guys came in</div>with nothing to lose."


Keller - a transfer from Arizona State - delivered anoutstanding performance in his fourth career game at Nebraska,completing 29-of-37 passes for a school-record 438 yards.

A senior, Keller rescued Nebraska from an embarrassing loss whenhe hooked up with Maurice Purify for an 11-yard TD pass with3:13 remaining to give the Cornhuskers a 41-40 advantage.

"I've said before that I like these kinds of games," Kellersaid. "I'm not out of it until the final whistle blows - Iwon't allow it to happen."


The Cardinals responded with a 40-yard drive over the next threeminutes, but Jake Hogue missed a potential game-winning 55-yardfield goal with 12 seconds left.


Nebraska junior running back Marlon Lucky was a force in boththe running and passing game, rushing for 102 yards and haulingin 11 receptions for 81 yards.


Purify finished with 122 yards on six catches while tight endSean Hill chipped in with three receptions for 129 yards and ascore for Nebraska, which avoided losing to an unrankednon-conference foe for just the fourth time in the history ofthe program.


"We could have played better on both sides of the ball," Hillsaid. "We won though, and basically that's all that matters. Awin is a win, and we needed a win going in to play Iowa State."

Nebraska carried a 14-10 advantage into the break, but the teamseach scored a pair of touchdowns over the first 13 minutes ofthe third quarter.


Ball State reclaimed the lead with 54 seconds remaining in thethird when Nate Davis hooked up with Dante Love for a 58-yard TDto make it 31-28.


The Cardinals built their advantage to 37-28 with 12:50remaining in the contest on Davis' third TD, a 21-yard scoringstrike to Madaris Grant.


But Nebraska drew within 37-35 when linebacker Bo Ruudintercepted Davis and returned it 31 yards for a score with 9:21left.


"We've needed a big play for a while now," Ruud said. "It'sbeen a few games since we've gotten one. It gave everyone someconfidence and changed the momentum. I think that's what wasimportant about it."


Hogue connected on a 22-yard field goal two minutes later tomake it 40-35, but Keller proved his moxie on the ensuing drive,engineering an eight-play drive capped by his scoring strike toPurify.


"Our offensive line played a really beautiful game and I havesome pretty good wide receivers - there's no doubt about that,"Keller said. "These guys for the second week in a row carriedthe team."


Davis completed 26-of-43 passes for 422 yards and three TDs.His favorite target was Love, who had 214 yards on 10receptions. MiQuale Lewis rushed for 122 yards and a score forBall State, which barely missed its first victory over a rankedopponent since 2001.