| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Matt Brown to Jordan Neukirch. (Nick Aussieker kick). 6:00 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Field Goal - 33-yarder by Nick Aussieker. 1:41 Remaining. |
| North Dakota St Touchdown - 98-yard kickoff return by Marcus Williams. (Adam Keller kick). 1:25 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| North Dakota St Touchdown - 5-yard run by John Crockett. (Adam Keller kick). 10:19 Remaining. |
| Illinois State Touchdown - 3-yard run by Matt Brown. (Nick Aussieker kick). 6:05 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Illinois State Field Goal - 47-yarder by Nick Aussieker. 11:12 Remaining. |
| North Dakota St Field Goal - 29-yarder by Adam Keller. 7:40 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| North Dakota St Touchdown - 1-yard run by Brock Jensen. (Adam Keller kick). 14:03 Remaining. |
| North Dakota St Touchdown - 4-yard run by Brock Jensen. (Adam Keller kick). 9:52 Remaining. |
| North Dakota St Touchdown - 1-yard run by Sam Ojuri. (Adam Keller kick). 3:19 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | North Dakota St | Illinois State |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 21 |
| By Rushing | 10 | 6 |
| By Passing | 5 | 13 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-8-38.0 | 5-13-38.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-1-100 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 370 | 318 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 55 | 66 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 274 | 111 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 39 | 30 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 7.0 | 3.7 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 96 | 207 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 2-13 | 3-19 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 16-6-0 | 36-23-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-40.0 | 4-44.0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 8 | 9 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-8 | 1-9 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-171 | 5-89 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-43 | 2-6 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 5 | 2 |
| Rushing | 4 | 1 |
| Passing | 0 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 5-5 | 2-2 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 38 | 20 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 30:02 | 29:58 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| North Dakota St | Illinois State |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| B.Jensen | 16 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 16 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| M.Brown | 35 | 22 | 212 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | | P.Dudley | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 36 | 23 | 207 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.LeCompte | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | 43 | | Total | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 0 | 43 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| P.Wright | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 2 | 52 | | Total | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 2 | 52 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Smith | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Harden | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| A.Keller | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 5/5 | 8 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 5/5 | 8 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| N.Aussieker | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 8 |
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