Football
by MATT CARLSON
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Maalik Murphy tossed two quick touchdowns in overtime, hitting Jordan Moore on a 25-yard pass and Eli Pancol on a 3-yarder to lead Duke to a 26-20 win over Northwestern at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium in Evanston, Illinois, on Friday night.
Mike Wright’s desperation heave to Frank Covey IV in the end zone failed to connect and Duke (2-0) beat the Wildcats (1-1) for a sixth straight time dating to 2016, handing new coach Manny Diaz a second win.
The two teams exchanged touchdowns on their first overtime possessions.
Cam Porter narrowly scooted into the left edge of the end zone for a 10-yard score to cap the opening drive of overtime and put Northwestern ahead 17-10. Then Murphy connected twice to win it, even if he missed on a mandatory two-point conversion attempt after the second TD.
Pancol had two touchdown catches and Murphy came on strong late to finish with three TD tosses, completing 24-of-39 passes for 242 yards.
Northwestern’s five-game win streak, dating to last season, ended. Porter scored both of the Wildcats’ TDs, rushing for 93 yards on 16 carries
Wright threw for 158 yards on 20-for-36 passing in a choppy, turnover-filled game. He also threw a costly interception that led to Duke’s first touchdown.
Todd Pelino’s second field goal of the game, a 22-yard kick with 14 seconds left in regulation, tied the game at 13 and capped a late 11-play drive to send it to overtime,
Pelino missed a 33-yard try with 5:11 left in the fourth that would have tied it. He connected on a wind-assisted 49-yard attempt midway through the third quarter to tie it at 10.
Jack Olsen’s second field goal, a 35-yard…
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