First Quarter

13:58 — Richard Washington 45 pass from Philip Rivers. It took North Carolina State three plays and 62 seconds to score. A.J. Davis returned the opening kickoff to the Wolfpack’s 36. Adam Kiker kick. (NCSU 7, KU 0)

10:41 — Charles Gordon 23 pass from Bill Whittemore. Brandon Rideau caught three passes for 43 yards — all three for first downs — on a nine-play, 73-yard drive. Jerod Brooks kick. (KU 7, NCSU 7)

8:43 — Washington 14 pass from Rivers. Davis again gave NCSU good field position with a return to the 32. Jerricho Cotchery caught two passes for 28 yards, and Rivers added an 11-yard run. Kiker kick. (NCSU 14, KU 7)

1:23 — T.A. McLendon 1 run. NCSU took over at its own 3 after a KU punt and drove 97 yards in 11 plays. Rivers completed 5 of 6 passes for 72 yards, including two to Cotchery for 29 yards. T.J. Williams’ 27-yard grab set up McLendon’s touchdown. Kiker kick. (NCSU 21, KU 7)

Second Quarter

4:05 — FG Brooks 28. Gordon’s 28-yard reception highlighted a 10-play, 66-yard drive that stalled at NCSU’s 11. (NCSU 21, KU 10)

:45 — McLendon 3 pass from Rivers. Rivers completed 8 of 8 passes for 68 yards — including three to Brian Clark for 48 yards — on a nine-play, 78-yard drive. Kiker kick. (NCSU 28, KU 10)

Third Quarter

10:45 — Green 11 pass from Whittemore. KU took the opening possession of the second half 79 yards in nine plays. Whittemore ran twice for 27 yards, and Green picked up a big first down on fourth-and-one near midfield. Brooks kick. (NCSU 28, KU 17)

7:24 — Clark 40 pass from Rivers. Rivers was 6-for-6 for 70 yards on a seven-play, 88-yard drive and set a Tangerine Bowl record with his fourth TD pass. Kiker kick. (NCSU 35, KU 17)

6:03 — Reggie Davis 10 run. Manny Lawson blocked Curtis Ansel’s punt, and Chance Moyer recovered at KU’s 19. Davis scored two plays later. (NCSU 42, KU 17)

3:34 — FG Johnny Beck 39. Whittemore completed an 18-yard pass to Gordon and a 31-yarder to Rideau in a drive that stalled at NCSU’s 22. (NCSU 42, KU 20)

Fourth Quarter

14:18 — Whittemore 9 run. Gordon’s punt return and a personal foul on NCSU gave KU the ball at its own 40. Green carried twice for 31 yards. Pass failed. (NCSU 42, KU 26)

12:57 — Cotchery 21 pass from Rivers. NCSU needed only three plays to score again. Hall had a 21-yard run and a 19-yard reception. Kiker kick. (NCSU 49, KU 26)

10:06 — McLendon 26 run. A personal foul on KU aided a seven-play, 73-yard drive. Kiker kick. (NCSU 56, KU 26)