-- Nick Mullens threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State blew one chance to knock off a Heisman Trophy contender and top-10 team. The Wolfpack cant afford to sulk -- not with a shot at another one up next.N.C. State -- the only team in the FBS so far to play consecutive road games against top-10 teams -- hopes the lessons learned against Deshaun Watson and fourth-ranked Clemson will pay off in this weeks visit to No. 7 Louisville and Lamar Jackson.Our players are excited about the opportunity, and as much as it hurts not to get what you want out of a game, we cant dwell on that, N.C. State coach Dave Doeren said Monday. Our identity is moving forward, and were not going to focus on what we dont have.Namely, an upset of a top-10 team -- one that seemed firmly in hand in the closing seconds.The Wolfpack (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) did enough things right against the Tigers -- forcing four turnovers, including the first pick-six of Watsons career -- to put themselves in position for the upset, and they hope some of the things that worked in that game also will work against the Cardinals (5-1, 3-1), who sure looked vulnerable the night before against Duke .Defensively, we cant lick our wounds, Doeren said. Weve got to get back to it.Itll also help if the Wolfpack can win the time of possession battle, much like the Blue Devils did when they kept Jackson and his high-powered offense on the sideline. Duke had a 15-minute advantage in time of possession in its 24-14 loss at Louisville, while N.C. State has had the ball longer than opponents in five of its six games.That includes that game against the Tigers that the Wolfpack seemingly had won, with only a 33-yard field goal separating them from the signature victory of Doerens four years at the school.But Kyle Bambard pushed the kick wide right, and just that quickly, a Wolfpack loss in overtime seemed inevitable.Watson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Artavis Scott on the Tigers OT possession, and Ryan Finley threw his second interception of the game -- and the season -- on N.C. States lone offensive snap in extra time.Doeren said when his players returned to practice Sunday, they were angry, disappointed, mad, but were really good about wanting to move forward.At the end of the day, you want to say you gave yourself a chance to win, Doeren said. We didnt find a way to get it done, and (now) where do you go from here?---Follow Joedy McCreary at http://twitter.com/joedyap. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/joedy-mccreary---AP college football site:http://collegefootball.ap.org Jordans Shoes Online Canada . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Jordan Shoes Wholesale Canada . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.saleairjordancanada.com/ . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Jordan Shoes Canada Shipping . Didier Drogba gave away the penalty that put Senegal one goal away from a major upset, but the veteran striker will get another chance -- probably his last -- at the World Cup after Salomon Kalous injury-time strike sealed the Ivorians place in Brazil next year. Air Jordan Canada Website . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. EL PASO, Texas -- Nick Mullens threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Southern Mississippi to a 34-7 win over UTEP on Saturday night.Ito Smith ran 16 times for 108 yards and added 33 yards receiving with a touchdown for Southern Miss (3-1, 1-0 Conference USA), who outgained UTEP by 120 yards (378-258) and forced three Miners turnovers. D.J. Thompson and Allenzae Staggers also caught TD passes for the Golden Eagles.An Aaron Jones 68-yard touchdown run gave UTEP (1-3, 0-1) its only leadd of the game late in the first quarter.dddddddddddd But Southern Miss responded, reeling of 21 unanswered points in the second quarter for a 24-7 halftime lead.Curtis Mikell added to the Golden Eagles lead midway through the third, intercepting a Zack Greenlee pass at the goal line and returning it 100 yards for a touchdown.Jones led the Miners with 127 yards and one TD. ' ' '