Missouri State Bears at Liberty Flames
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Clark-to-Gardner in last minute rallies Missouri State past Liberty 21-17
The Bears went 70 yards in a minute with Clark completing passes of 22, 20 and 15 yards before the winner.
The Flames had a holding penalty and three incompletions before Jordan Dunbar's interception with four seconds left wrapped it up.
Evan Dickens, who had 127 yards on 28 carries, scored on a 1-yard push to cap the game-opening drive, and Jay Billingsley had a 38-yard field goal on the last play of the half to give Liberty a 10-0 lead.
Clark threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Jmariyae Robinson to cap a 60-yard drive in the third quarter and scored on a 1-yard plunge to close an 80-yard drive to put the Bears (6-3, 4-1 Conference USA) on top early in the fourth.
Quarterback Ethan Vasko scored on a 3-yard run for a 17-14 lead for Liberty (4-5, 3-2) with 8:10 to play, but the Flames never got past midfield on their last three possessions.
Clark was 20-of-33 passing for 286 yards. Vasko was 18 of 35 for 196 and an interception.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:24 | Evan Dickens 1 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Jay Billingsley 38 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:47 | Jmariyae Robinson 28 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:54 | Jacob Clark 1 Yd Run (Yousef Obeid Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:10 | Ethan Vasko 3 Yd Run (Jay Billingsley Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:27 | Tristian Gardner 13 Yd pass from Jacob Clark (Yousef Obeid Kick) |
Statistics
 MOST |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 4-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-18 |
| 0-0 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 332 | Total Yards | 398 |
| 286 | Passing | 196 |
| 20/33 | Comp/Att | 18/35 |
| 8.7 | Yards per pass | 5.6 |
| 46 | Rushing | 202 |
| 24 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 1.9 | Yards per rush | 4.7 |
| 5-22 | Penalties | 7-77 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 26:35 | Possession | 33:25 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 18,407 · Capacity:
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