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- Late 58-yard TD pass lifts Mississippi State past No. 12 Arizona State</p>
<p>Field Level MediaSeptember 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM</p>
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<p>Sep 6, 2025; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Blake Shapen (2) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images (Petre Thomas-Imagn Images)</p>
<p>Blake Shapen tossed a 58-yard touchdown pass to Brenen Thompson with 30 seconds left to give Mississippi State a 24-20 victory over No. 12 Arizona State on Saturday night at Starkville, Miss.</p>
<p>The Mississippi State defense put together a stellar goal-line stand to hold Arizona State to a field goal before the big play in which Thompson found operating room and caught Shapen's pass inside the 25-yard line and dashed into the end zone.</p>
<p>Hunter Washington intercepted Arizona State's Sam Leavitt on the next play with 21 seconds left to seal it for the Bulldogs.</p>
<p>Shapen completed 19 of 33 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns for Mississippi State (2-0).</p>
<p>Thompson had six receptions for 133 yards and two scores and Anthony Evans III caught nine passes for 108 yards and one touchdown for the Bulldogs.</p>
<p>Raleek Brown rushed for 110 yards on 18 carries and Kanye Udoh had 105 yards and one score on 23 carries for Arizona State (1-1). Leavitt was 10-of-22 passing for just 82 yards and was intercepted twice. He also threw a touchdown pass to Jordyn Tyson.</p>
<p>The game was tied at 17 with 10:32 left in the fourth quarter when the Sun Devils took over at their 4-yard line and put together a 17-play, 95-yard drive that lasted eight minutes and 54 seconds.</p>
<p>Udoh got the Sun Devils out of the hole with consecutive runs of 11 and 12 yards. Arizona State later had second-and-3 from the Mississippi State 29-yard line and Brown broke loose up the middle for 26 yards with the Bulldogs' DeAgo Brumfield making the touchdown-saving tackle.</p>
<p>The Bulldogs' defense then stepped up. Udoh gained 2 yards to the 1 and then was stuffed for no gain on each of the next two plays.</p>
<p>Jesus Gomez entered to boot an 18-yard field goal with 1:38 left to give Arizona State its first lead of the night.</p>
<p>But Mississippi State answered with a five-play, 77-yard drive capped by Shapen's throw to Thompson.</p>
<p>Arizona State received a 51-yard field goal from Gomez to end the first half and leave the Sun Devils with a 17-3 deficit.</p>
<p>Arizona State then opened the second half with a 75-yard drive in which all eight plays were on the ground with Udoh scoring from the 6.</p>
<p>The momentum continued and the Sun Devils knotted the score at 17 with 13:07 left in the game. The tying points came when Tyson made a 2-yard diving catch of Leavitt's throw on fourth-and-1.</p>
<p>Earlier, Shapen threw a 48-yard scoring pass to Evans on the game's fourth play from scrimmage, and Kyle Ferrie tacked on a 37-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 1:18 remaining in the first quarter.</p>
<p>The Bulldogs pushed the advantage to 17 when Shapen tossed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Thompson with 12:51 left in the half.</p>
<p>--Field Level Media</p>
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