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Herschel Turner carries the ball while a defender attempts to tackle
16
Nevada NEV 1-3 , 0-0
31
Winner WKU WKU 3-1 , 1-0
Nevada NEV
1-3 , 0-0
16
Final
31
WKU WKU
3-1 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NEV Nevada 3 7 3 3 16
WKU WKU 3 0 7 21 31

Game Recap: Football |

Wolf Pack ends non-conference slate in defeat

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — La'Vell Wright ran for two scores, Maverick McIvor threw for 216 yards and Western Kentucky took control in the fourth quarter and beat Nevada 31-16 on Saturday.

Down 13-10, the Hilltoppers (3-1) began their rally at the beginning of the fourth, going on a nine-play, 85-yard drive that ended when George Hart III ran it in from 8 yards out with 11:32 left.

Wright also scored from the 8 to end a five-and-a-half minute drive that lasted 14 plays and spanned 87 yards for 24-13 lead with 1:49 left.

Nevada (1-3) got a field goal with 29 seconds left when Joe McFadden connected from 22 yards. However, the Wolfpack's on-side kick was gathered by Western Kentucky's Matthew Henry who returned it 50 yards for the final margin.

Chubba Purdy threw for 165 yards and ran for 60 yards and a touchdown for Nevada.

Nevada's ground attack averaged five yards per carry for the third-straight game, carrying at 5.3 yards a clip and 207 yards on 39 carries.

Three Wolf Pack players finished the game with at least 60 yards rushing--Caleb Ramseur (66), Herschel Turner (62), and Chubba Purdy (60).

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