Washington State rallies to wild 54-52 victory over San Jose State in 2OT

PULLMAN — Dylan Paine scored on a 7-yard run in the second overtime, John Mateer ran it in on the mandatory two-point conversion and Washington State rallied last in a wild 54-52 victory over San Jose State on Friday night.

Emmett Brown answered with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Nick Nash for San Jose State (3-1), but Brown lost the ball under heavy pressure on the two-point try and the Cougars recovered for their second straight 4-0 start under third-year coach Jake Dickert.

Washington State turned a 10-7 first-quarter deficit into a 24-17 lead at halftime thanks to Mateer’s 1-yard touchdown run and a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Cooper Mathers covering 4 and 8 yards.

Brown, who transferred after spending last season as a backup at Washington State, led the Spartans to touchdowns on all three third-quarter possessions. He passed to Nash for a 19-yard score and ran it in from a yard out before Floyd Chalk IV scored on an 18-yard run to give San Jose State a 38-24 lead heading to the fourth quarter.

Mateer connected with Kyle Williams for a 13-yard touchdown with 13:41 remaining. Mateer hit Josh Meredith for a 36-yard touchdown after the Spartans turned the ball over on downs. But Dean Janikowski missed the point-after kick and WSU trailed 38-37.

Kyle Thornton’s interception gave the Cougars the ball at the Spartans’ 32-yard line. Mateer hit Meredith for a 31-yard gain and Paine ran it in on the next play. WSU’s lead was 43-38 after a two-point try failed.

Brown connected with TreyShun Hurry for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth-and-10 and passed to Nash for two points and a 46-43 Spartans’ lead with 26 second to go.

That was enough time for Mateer to hit Williams for a 32-yard gain before running for 8 more, setting up Janikowski’s 52-yard field goal to send it to OT.

Redshirt freshman Ethan O’Connor picked off Brown to end San Jose State’s first extra possession. DJ Harvey picked off Mateer to end WSU’s first possession.

Mateer finished with 390 yards on 26-for-46 passing with four touchdowns and two picks. He also ran for 111 yards and a score. Mateer, a sophomore, has 11 touchdown passes and six rushing scores in his first four career starts. Williams had eight catches for 138 yards.

Brown completed 35 of 54 passes for 375 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. Nash finished with 16 receptions for 152 yards and two touchdowns. He entered the game leading the nation in catches (34), receiving yards (485) and touchdown catches (6). Chalk carried 11 times for 94 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on a 66-yard run on the Spartans’ second play from scrimmage.

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WASHINGTON STATE 54, SAN JOSE STATE 52, 2OT

WSU—Mateer 1 run (D.Janikowski kick), 9:00.

SJSU—Chalk 66 run (Halvorsen kick), 8:20.

SJSU—FG Halvorsen 19, 2:46.

Second Quarter

WSU—Mathers 4 pass from Mateer (D.Janikowski kick), 11:31.

WSU—Mathers 8 pass from Mateer (D.Janikowski kick), 5:41.

SJSU—Stewart 4 pass from E.Brown (Halvorsen kick), 1:40.

WSU—FG D.Janikowski 36, :02.

Third Quarter

SJSU—Nash 19 pass from E.Brown (Halvorsen kick), 13:02.

SJSU—E.Brown 1 run (Halvorsen kick), 5:43.

SJSU—Chalk 18 run (Halvorsen kick), :48.

Fourth Quarter

WSU—Ky.Williams 13 pass from Mateer (D.Janikowski kick), 13:41.

WSU—Meredith 36 pass from Mateer (kick failed), 6:11.

WSU—D.Paine 1 run (pass failed), 4:56.

SJSU—Hurry 20 pass from E.Brown (Nash pass from E.Brown), :26.

WSU—FG D.Janikowski 52, :00.

Second Overtime

WSU—D.Paine 7 run (Mateer run), :00.

SJSU—Nash 4 pass from E.Brown (pass failed), :00.

A—24,808.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—San Jose St., Chalk 11-94, Bates 3-21, Pollard 1-9, Radcliffe 1-1, E.Brown 5-(minus 9). Washington St., Mateer 18-111, Parker 22-76, D.Paine 6-38, Pulalasi 1-7, D.Janikowski 1-5, Hutson 1-0.

PASSING—San Jose St., E.Brown 35-54-2-375. Washington St., Mateer 26-46-2-390.

RECEIVING—San Jose St., Nash 16-152, Stewart 7-51, Canaan 5-32, Lockhart 4-74, Hurry 3-66. Washington St., Ky.Williams 8-138, Meredith 5-89, Hutson 5-77, Shackelford 3-57, Freeman 2-16, Mathers 2-12, Parker 1-1.