NC State vs. California: Box score, stats and summary feat. Jaivian Thomas (Week 8)

Cal welcomed NC State to the Memorial Stadium in Berkeley for a Week 8 Atlantic Coast Conference encounter on Saturday. It was the first time the two universities are meeting as a conference rival following the Golden Bears transition this season.

The Wolfpack entered the matchup on the back of two straight losses, struggling to find their rhythm in recent weeks. On the other side, Cal started the season strong with a 3-0 record, surprising many. However, the Golden Bears have since hit a rough patch, losing all three of their ACC games by just one score.

Both teams will be hungry to reverse their fortunes and get back on track in this pivotal Week 8 contest. Cal entered the game as a 10-point favorite with total points set at 46 points.

NC State vs. California box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
NC State	3	7	0	14	24
California	7	6	10	0	23

NC State box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
CJ Bailey	25/36	306	2	15	-7	-0.5	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Hollywood Smoothers	7	25	3.6	0	8
Kendrick Raphael	6	10	1.7	0	6
Kevin Concepcion	1	2	2.0	1	2

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Justin Joly	4	95	23.8	0	31
Hollywood Smoothers	6	87	14.5	1	41
Kevin Concepcion	4	53	13.3	0	32
Daca	4	32	8.0	1	13
Wesley Grimes	1	27	27.0	0	27
Noah Rogers	4	25	6.3	0	8
Terrell Anderson	1	18	18.0	0	18
Kendrick Raphael	1	3	3.0	0	3

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Tavali Price	0	1
Davin Vann	0	2

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Kanoah Vinesett	3/3	1/2	8

California box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Fernando Mendoza	30/42	282	0	7	-7	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jaivian Thomas	9	78	8.7	2	49
Byron Cardwell Jr.	10	34	3.4	0	9
Mikey Matthews	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jamaal Wiley	2	6	3.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jack Endries	9	101	11.2	0	18
Jonathan Brady	5	39	7.8	0	13
Josiah Martin	5	34	6.8	0	15
Byron Cardwell	2	31	15.5	0	22
Nyziah Hunter	3	30	10.0	0	20
Trond Grizzell	2	20	10.0	0	13
Jeffrey Thomas	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jaivian Thomas	2	11	5.5	0	6
Mikey Matthews	1	4	4.0	0	4

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Cam Sidney	0	1
Xavier Carlton	0	2
Cheikhsaliou Fall	0	1
Aidan Keanaaina	0	0.5
Serigne Tounkara	0	1
TJ Bollers	0	0.5

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Derek Morris	2/2	3/4	41

NC State vs. California Summary

Cal got things underway in Berkeley early on with a superb rushing touchdown from Jaivian Thomas. The running back rushed 49 yards to the endzone with 13:47 left on the clock.

NC State responded with a field goal in the closing stages of the first quarter. Kanoah Vinesett hit the target from 27 yards with 0:23 left to get the Wolfpack into the game.

The Wolfpack opened the scoring in the second quarter to get ahead in the game. Kevin Concepcion rushed 2 yards to the endzone with 3:20 left on the clock.

The Golden Bears, however, got the proceedings back to level terms with 1:12 left on the clock in the second quarter. Derek Morris hit the target from 41 yards following a series of eight plays.

Cal wasn't done acquiring points in the second quarter as it took the lead once again. Derek Morris scored another field goal with 0:07 left, hitting the target from 26 yards.

Derek Morris opened the scoring for the Golden Bears in the second half of the encounter with his third field goal of the game. This time, he hit the target from 24 yards with 9:10 left in the third quarter.

Cal extended the lead just before the end of the third quarter as Jaivian Thomas scored his second rushing touchdown of the game. The running back rushed for 7 yards to the endzone with 0:24 left.

After failing to score in the third quarter, NC State opened the scoring in the fourth quarter to close the gap. Quarterback CJ Bailey found Dacari Collins with a 1-yard touchdown pass in the endzone with 11:33 left

The Wolfpack eventually took the lead once again with 6:32 left in the game. CJ Bailey threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Hollywood Smoothers. NC held on to the lead to secure the vital victory and improve to 4-4 (1-3 ACC).