2000 MicronPC.com Bowl

• Minnesota - Redmon 12-yard touchdown run (Nystrom kick), 13:03
• Minnesota - Redmon 3-yard touchdown run (Nystrom kick), 4:46
• Minnesota - Cole 2-yard touchdown run (Nystrom kick), 0:45
• Minnesota - Nystrom 27-yard field goal, 7:31
• North Carolina State - Vanderveer 2-yard touchdown pass from Rivers (R. Robinson pass from Rivers), 2:00
• North Carolina State - K. Robinson 19-yard touchdown pass from Rivers (Leak pass from Rivers), 12:08
• North Carolina State - Passingham 37-yard field goal, 8:00
• North Carolina State - R. Robinson 3-yard touchdown run (pass failed), 0:42
• Minnesota - Nystrom 23-yard field goal, 11:57
• North Carolina State - K. Robinson 23-yard touchdown pass from Rivers (pass failed), 11:01
• Minnesota - Nystrom 29-yard field goal, 6:46
• North Carolina State - R. Robinson 8-yard touchdown run (Passingham kick), 3:1

Minnesota got off to a very quick start in the first quarter scoring 21 points by way of three touchdowns, two of them from running back Tellis Redmon. The Gophers would then add a field goal to that total before NC State got on the board with a 2-yard pass and two-point conversion from freshman quarterback Philip Rivers to make the score 24–8 going into halftime.

The Wolfpack stormed out of the break with 17 unanswered points, aided by a blocked punt, to take the lead 25–24 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Minnesota came back with a field goal, but NC State took the lead for good on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Koren Robinson to make it 31–27. After adding another field goal, the Gophers had one last chance with a late possession to win the game, but quarterback Travis Cole fumbled deep in his own territory to set up an easy NC State touchdown for a final score of 38–30.^[1]

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