Overview
- The Sun Bowl kicked off Wednesday in El Paso at 2 p.m. ET on CBS, with streaming options noted in coverage.
- Duke entered as a slight favorite and was led by quarterback Darian Mensah, who threw multiple touchdowns including a 69-yard strike and the late 17-yard go-ahead pass to Que'Sean Brown.
- Arizona State started veteran Jeff Sims in place of unavailable Sam Leavitt, and he produced multiple touchdowns both passing and rushing in the narrow defeat.
- The teams combined for 52 first-half points, a Sun Bowl record, and official attendance was announced at 44,975.
- Pre-game markets listed the total at 48.5 points, and SportsLine’s model projected an Over with about 56 combined points.