(Yds/carry stats are calculated after removing sacks from the equation.)
NC State was able to methodically move the ball on nearly every offensive possession, while Troy was an example of boom-or-bust, which made for a strange box score. The Trojans owned the largest chunk plays of the night--a run for 30 yards, a pass play for 33 yards, another pass for 37, and a rush for 57. They also finished 1-9 on third downs and didn't even crack 50 snaps from scrimmage.
Troy didn't sustain drives--at all. Eleven of there 13 possessions lasted four plays or fewer (and two of those 11 were touchdown drives!