Despite 6 turnovers, No. 22 SMU sinks Duke in OT

Brashard Smith ran 24 yards for a touchdown on the second play of overtime and No. 22 SMU stopped Duke's two-point conversion pass attempt in a 28-27 win Saturday night in Durham, North Carolina

SMU (7-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) committed six turnovers but survived due to Duke's kicking problems.

Maalik Murphy threw to Eli Pancol 25 yards in the first overtime period before the Blue Devils held on for the win.

SMU blocked Todd Pelino's 30-yard field goal attempt on the final play of regulation, the Blue Devils' third miss of the second half.

Smith finished with 117 rushing yards and two scores on 26 carries. Kevin Jennings threw for 258 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions.

Duke (6-2, 2-2) was trying to erase a double-digit second-half deficit and win for the second time after overcoming a 20-point gap in a one-point win over North Carolina last month. Murphy threw for three touchdowns and 295 yards on 27-for-48 passing.

Duke's Ozzie Nicholas recovered Jennings' fumble and returned it 21 yards to the SMU 14, 58 seconds before the blocked field goal.

Tre Freeman's interception gave the Blue Devils the ball at SMU's 37-yard drive, but Pelino's 42-yard field goal attempt missed the mark with 5:38 left.

Duke got the ball back after Chandler Rivers' interception, but punted before Jennings fumbled.

SMU needed just two plays to score with five minutes left in the third. Jennings connected with Roderick Daniels Jr. for an 81-yard touchdown play, increasing the lead to 21-7.

The Blue Devils responded by rushing 75 yards in nine plays, capped by Murphy's 12-yard pass to Jordan Moore. The extra point was wrong.

Duke scored on its next possession on star Thomas' 1-yard run on third down, and Murphy's two-point conversion pass to Eli Pancol tied the score at 21-21 with 9:02 left.

SMU led 14-7 at halftime, managed 232 yards of total offense, but committed its only three turnovers at that point.

Duke got on the board first when Murphy connected with Que'Sean Brown on a 43-yard touchdown throw.

The Mustangs, who lost a fumble after reaching the Duke 4 on their first drive, then gained 75 yards in 12 plays and scored on Smith's 1-yard run. SMU took its first lead with 3:56 left in the first half when Jennings recovered his own fumble for a 3-yard score on a drive that covered 85 yards and took more than seven minutes and required 17 plays -play got.

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