Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Blue Devils Match Player Stats On Nov 18, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 18, 2017

Senior running back Shaun Wilson caught two touchdown passes and threw for a score as Duke snapped a six-game losing streak by winning its home finale, defeating Georgia Tech 43-20 on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.

By scoring the game's final 30 points, Duke (5-6, 2-5 ACC) kept alive its hopes for a bowl bid going into its regular-season finale at Wake Forest.

Georgia Tech (5-5, 4-4) was unable to build on its upset of Virginia Tech a week earlier. It finishes the regular season at Georgia.

Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall ran for 140 yards and one touchdown on 20 carries and threw a touchdown pass.

Wilson ran for 73 yards on 11 carries. That helped Duke hold a 317-277 advantage in rushing yards.

Wilson's 4-yard pass to tight end with 13:57 remaining pushed Duke's lead to 36-20. Quarterback Daniel Jones then ran for a 32-yard touchdown.

Duke took its first lead at 27-20 on Jones' 16-yard pass to Wilson on the opening drive of the third quarter. Austin Parker's 25-yard field goal made it a 10-point lead with 5:17 left in the third quarter.

The game was tied at 20 at halftime.

Marshall threw 35 yards to Qua Searcy on a third-down pass to open the scoring midway through the first quarter.

Parker kicked a 30-yard field goal, but Georgia Tech went up 14-3 on J.J. Green's 3-yard run.

Duke countered when Wilson scored on an 11-yard screen pass from Jones. Parker added a 25-yard field goal following Victor Dimukeje's interception.

Marshall's 8-yard run with 2:09 to play in the first half pushed the Yellow Jackets to a 20-13 edge, with the extra-point kick blocked.

Duke responded and, aided by a fourth-down pickup and a pass interference penalty, scored on Brittain Brown's 2-yard run with 26 seconds left in the half.