Scores

Final

Illinois St 27

(2-3, 1-1 MVC)

NDSU 24

(1-4, 0-2 MVC)

2:00 PM ET, October 3, 2009

Fargodome, FARGO, ND

1 2 3 4 T
ILST 3 14 0 1027
NDSU 0 7 7 1024

Top Performers

Passing: M. Brown (ILST) - 320 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing: P. Paschall (NDSU) - 21 CAR, 115 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: E. Salem (ILST) - 14 REC, 172 YDS, 1 TD

Illinois St. 27, N. Dakota St. 24

Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. -- Eyad Salem had 14 catches for 172 yards and Matt Brown completed 30 of 42 passes for 320 yards to lead Illinois State to a 27-24 victory Saturday over North Dakota State.

A 2-yard touchdown run by Illinois State's Geno Blow with 1:24 remaining sent North Dakota State to its first 1-4 start since 2002.

North Dakota State (1-4, 0-2 Missouri Valley Conference) took a 24-20 lead on true freshman Sam Ojuri's first college touchdown, a 14-yard run with 4:53 left. But the Redbirds (2-3, 1-1) answered with an 8-play, 68-yard drive.

Pat Paschall had 21 carries for 115 yards for NDSU. Nick Mertens completed 11 of 21 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. His 95-yard TD pass to Gary Williams was the longest in NDSU history.

Brown threw two TD passes, including one to Salem.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ILST
NDSU
1st Downs2416
Total Yards436425
Passing320207
Rushing116218
Penalties4-407-76
3rd Down Conversions11-175-13
4th Down Conversions0-00-1
Turnovers00
Possession32:4327:17

Passing Leaders

Illinois StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Brown30/423207.620
North Dakota StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Mertens11/212079.910

Rushing Leaders

Illinois StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Blow17523.116
Gordon11454.109
North Dakota StateCARYDSAVGTDLG
Paschall211155.5119
Voigtlander34816.0029

Receiving Leaders

Illinois StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Salem1417212.3127
Walker46015.0024
North Dakota StateRECYDSAVGTDLG
Williams210653.0195
Washington33612.0021

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERILSTNDSU
FG08:36Zach Kutch 38 Yd 30
SECOND QUARTERILSTNDSU
TD14:45Gary Williams 95 Yd Pass From Nick Mertens (Shawn Bibeau Kick) 37
TD10:01Eyad Salem 17 Yd Pass From Matt Brown (Zach Kutch Kick) 107
TD03:24Cliffton Gordon 7 Yd Pass From Matt Brown (Zach Kutch Kick) 177
THIRD QUARTERILSTNDSU
TD00:14Pat Paschall 19 Yd Run (Shawn Bibeau Kick) 1714
FOURTH QUARTERILSTNDSU
FG11:06Shawn Bibeau 23 Yd 1717
FG08:32Zach Kutch 23 Yd 2017
TD04:53Sam Ojuri 14 Yd Run (Shawn Bibeau Kick) 2024
TD01:24Geno Blow 2 Yd Run (Zach Kutch Kick) 2724