| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ISU | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
 CIN | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Game Leaders
Brendan Sorsby
· QB
Evan Pryor
· RB
Rocco Becht
· QB
Abu Sama III
· RB
Team Stats
291st Downs20
4-163rd down efficiency4-11
4-74th down efficiency1-2
470Total Yards474
314Passing214
30/48Comp/Att13/25
6.5Yards per pass8.6
156Rushing260
37Rushing Attempts34
4.2Yards per rush7.6
8-60Penalties13-128
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Rocco Becht pass complete to Gabe Burkle for 14 yds to the ISU 49 for a 1ST down
0:06
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Benjamin Brahmer
0:11
Max Fletcher punt for 34 yds
0:11
Max Fletcher punt for 34 yds
0:20
PENALTY CIN Delay Of Game 5 yards from CIN46 to CIN41. NO PLAY.
0:58
Tawee Walker run for 2 yds to the CIN 46
1:06
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 01:06
1:39
B. Sorsby takes a knee
1:50
Brendan Sorsby run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIN 48
1:55
Chase Smith kickoff for 16 yds
1:56
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 01:56
1:56
Chase Sowell 3 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Rocco Becht Pass to Benjamin Brahmer for Two-Point Conversion)
2:00
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 02:00
2:11
Rocco Becht pass complete to Brett Eskildsen for 8 yds to the CIN 3
2:19
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Benjamin Brahmer
2:51
Rocco Becht sacked by Jake Golday for a loss of 3 yards to the CIN 11
3:04
Rocco Becht pass complete to Chase Sowell for 12 yds to the CIN 16 for a 1ST down Cincinnati Penalty, Face Mask (8 yards) (Trevon Gola-Callard) to the CIN 8 for a 1ST down
3:14
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 03:14
3:14
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Gabe Burkle
3:54
Rocco Becht pass complete to Benjamin Brahmer for 3 yds to the CIN 28
4:08
Rocco Becht sacked by Jalen Hunt for a loss of 4 yards to the CIN 31
4:28
Rocco Becht pass complete to Chase Sowell for 31 yds to the CIN 27 for a 1ST down
4:44
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 04:44
4:44
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Brett Eskildsen
5:18
Rocco Becht pass complete to Brett Eskildsen for 5 yds to the ISU 42
5:28
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Chase Sowell
5:51
Rocco Becht pass complete to Brett Eskildsen for 12 yds to the ISU 37 for a 1ST down
5:57
Stephen Rusnak kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:57
Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Caleb Goodie for 82 yds for a TD (Stephen Rusnak KICK)
6:14
(06:15) PENALTY CIN False Start (Cotton,Joe) 5 yards from CIN23 to CIN18. NO PLAY.
6:53
Tawee Walker run for 4 yds to the CIN 23
7:34
Brendan Sorsby run for 3 yds to the CIN 19
7:40
Rocco Becht run for no gain to the CIN 16
8:19
Abu Sama III run for 2 yds to the CIN 16
9:01
Abu Sama III run for 1 yd to the CIN 18
9:34
Abu Sama III run for 6 yds to the CIN 19
9:39
Timeout Cincinnati, clock 09:39
9:47
Rocco Becht pass complete to Xavier Townsend for 16 yds to the CIN 25 for a 1ST down
9:58
Rocco Becht pass incomplete to Brett Eskildsen
10:33
Abu Sama III run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIN 41
11:06
Rocco Becht pass complete to Benjamin Brahmer for 4 yds to the CIN 40
11:27
Cincinnati Penalty, Personal Foul (Logan Wilson) to the CIN 44 for a 1ST down
11:34
Max Fletcher punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Xavier Townsend at the ISU 36
12:09
Evan Pryor run for 12 yds to the CIN 38
12:38
(12:49) No Huddle-Shotgun Sorsby,Brendan pass complete deep right to Jennings,Noah caught at ISU45, for 52 yards to the ISU17 (James,Ta'Shawn) PENALTY CIN Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Tyo,Taran) 5 yards from CIN31 to CIN26. NO PLAY.
12:52
Brendan Sorsby pass incomplete
13:16
(13:20) No Huddle Sorsby,Brendan pass complete short middle to Goodie,Caleb caught at ISU49, for 26 yards to the ISU38 (Bell,Tre) PENALTY CIN Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Gerhardt,Gavin) 5 yards from CIN36 to CIN31. NO PLAY.
13:38
Brendan Sorsby run for 13 yds to the CIN 36
13:52
Cincinnati Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the CIN 23
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