Duke Blue Devils

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

YES!

Duke Blue Devils beat the Arizona State Sun Devils

8-5 39 – 42

9-5

Final · Wed, Dec 31

Game Details

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Highlights

Mensah throws for 4 TDs and leads Duke to a 42-39 win over Arizona State in the Sun Bowl

Darian Mensah threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to lead Duke to a 42-39 victory over Arizona State in the Sun Bowl on Wednesday.

Recap via ESPN

1:02 Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Duke Blue Devils: Game Highlights

0:31 Jalen Moss dives into Frosted Flakes bowl after ASU TD

0:33 Nate Sheppard spins into the end zone for Duke

0:31 Malik McClain puts ASU ahead with TD pass to Jeff Sims

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ASU	14	10	8	7	39
DUKE	14	14	7	7	42

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Game Leaders

Arizona State Sun Devils

Jeff Sims · 27/38, 375 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jason Brown Jr. · 13 CAR, 134 YDSRushing Yards
Jalen Moss · 5 REC, 129 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Elijah O'Neal · 1.5Sacks
Jordan Crook · 9Tackles

Duke Blue Devils

Darian Mensah · 29/51, 327 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Nate Sheppard · 22 CAR, 170 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Que'Sean Brown · 10 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Luke Mergott · 10Tackles

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Scoring

Q4 2:10

TD D. Mensah pass to Q. Brown for 17 yds, for a TD (T. Pelino KICK)39–42

Q4 12:31

TD Malik McClain 6 Yd pass from Jeff Sims (Jesus Gomez Kick)39–35

Q3 4:09

TD Khamari Anderson 8 Yd pass from Jeff Sims (Jeff Sims Run for Two-Point Conversion)32–35

Q3 5:20

TD Nate Sheppard 3 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)24–35

Q2 0:32

FG Jesus Gomez 54 Yd Field Goal 24–28

Q2 1:50

TD Anderson Castle 3 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)21–28

Q2 3:49

TD Jeff Sims 38 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)21–21

Q2 6:06

TD Jeremiah Hasley 14 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)14–21

Q1 5:05

TD Jalen Moss 44 Yd pass from Jeff Sims (Jesus Gomez Kick)14–14

Q1 6:43

TD Cooper Barkate 3 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)7–14

Q1 8:53

TD Que'Sean Brown 69 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)7–7

Q1 10:11

TD Jeff Sims 4 Yd Run (Jesus Gomez Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Arizona State Sun DevilsDuke Blue Devils

Offense

619 Total Yards 539

375 Passing Yards 327

244 Rushing Yards 212

22 First Downs 24

Efficiency

3-10 3rd Down 6-17

1-4 4th Down 3-5

27/38 Completions 29/51

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

3-33 Penalties 6-60

26:33 Possession 33:27

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jeff Sims	27/38	375	9.9	3	1	85.2
Team	27/38	375	9.9	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jason Brown Jr.	13	134	10.3	0	44
Jeff Sims	7	70	10.0	2	38
Demarius Robinson	14	42	3.0	0	14
Grayson Rigdon	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	37	244	6.6	2	44

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Moss	5	129	25.8	1	51
Demarius Robinson	4	91	22.8	0	68
Malik McClain	9	63	7.0	1	15
Derek Eusebio	1	38	38.0	0	38
Cameron Harpole	3	19	6.3	0	9
Jason Brown Jr.	2	14	7.0	0	10
Khamari Anderson	1	8	8.0	1	8
Grayson Rigdon	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jaren Hamilton	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	27	375	13.9	3	68

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jalen Moss	1	1
Jason Brown Jr.	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jordan Crook	9	1	0	0	0	1
Martell Hughes	9	1	0	0	0	1
Nyland Green	7	2	0	0	3	0
Justin Wodtly	6	0	0.5	1	0	3
Montana Warren	5	4	0	0	1	1
Tony-Louis Nkuba	5	3	0	0	1	0
Elijah O'Neal	5	2	1.5	1.5	0	0
Kyan McDonald	5	2	0	1	0	0
Myles Rowser	5	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Alefaio-Lilii	5	1	0	0.5	0	0
Kyndrich Breedlove	3	2	0	0	1	0
Jacob Rich Kongaika	3	1	0	0	0	2
Krew Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Romano	2	2	0	1	0	0
Joseph Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Albert Smith III	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ramar Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Roman Pitre	1	0	0	0	1	0
C.J. Fite	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team	77	25	2	5	8	8

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tony-Louis Nkuba	1	4	0
Team	1	4	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaren Hamilton	1	26	26.0	26	0
Team	1	26	26.0	26	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jesus Gomez	1/1	100.0	54	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	54	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt McKenzie	2	77	38.5	0	1	46
Team	2	77	38.5	0	1	46

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Darian Mensah	29/51	327	6.4	4	1	60.4
Team	29/51	327	6.4	4	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nate Sheppard	22	170	7.7	1	60
Darian Mensah	4	21	5.3	0	34
Anderson Castle	5	18	3.6	1	9
Jaquez Moore	2	9	4.5	0	5
Que'Sean Brown	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0
Team	36	212	5.9	2	60

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Que'Sean Brown	10	178	17.8	2	69
Jeremiah Hasley	6	50	8.3	1	14
Sahmir Hagans	6	45	7.5	0	9
Cooper Barkate	4	37	9.3	1	15
Nate Sheppard	2	20	10.0	0	10
Jaquez Moore	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	29	327	11.3	4	69

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Darian Mensah	1	0
Caleb Weaver	0	1
Ma'Khi Jones	0	1
Team	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR
Luke Mergott	10	7	0.5	1
DaShawn Stone	9	4	0.5	0
Caleb Weaver	8	7	1	0
Landan Callahan	6	5	0	0
Aaron Hall	5	4	1	0
Kevin O'Connor	5	2	1	1
Tre Freeman	4	3	0	0
Tyshon Reed	4	1	0.5	0
Jaiden Francois	3	2	0	0
Wesley Williams	3	2	0.5	0
Kendall Johnson	3	2	0	0
Ma'Khi Jones	3	0	0	0
Kimari Robinson	2	1	0	0
Preston Watson	1	1	1	0
Que'Sean Brown	1	1	0	0
Cosme Salas	1	1	0	0
Andrew Pellicciotta	1	0	0	0
Semaj Turner	0	0	0	1
Team	69	43	6	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Luke Mergott	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Todd Pelino	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kade Reynoldson	5	226	45.2	0	2	51
Team	5	226	45.2	0	2	51

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