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Fiesta Bowl score, results: Penn State takes care of business against Boise State to advance to CFP semifinals

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Fiesta Bowl score, results: Penn State takes care of business against Boise State to advance to CFP semifinals

Penn State is a win away from the national title game.

The No. 6 Nittany Lions jumped out to a 14-0 lead and held on for a 31-14 win over No. 3 Boise State. Penn State dominated Boise State in the first quarter, but a fumble on a bad handoff gave Boise State life and the Nittany Lions had a hard time shaking the Broncos the rest of the way.

Heck, you can even make an argument that Boise State lost opportunities to win the game more than Penn State put the Broncos away for much of the second half. Boise State appeared to cut the Penn State lead to three in the third quarter on a TD pass, but the play was called back for a hands to the face penalty. In the fourth quarter, Boise State had the chance to cut the lead to seven with less than 10 minutes to go, but the normally reliable Jonah Dalmas missed his second field goal of the game.

Penn State only made their fans breathe easy when Nick Singleton broke a 58-yard TD run with 4:54 to go. Singleton’s TD pushed the lead to three scores and extinguished any hope of a Boise State comeback.

Read Nick Bromberg’s complete Fiesta Bowl recap right here.

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  • Final: Penn State 31, Boise State 14

    The Nittany Lions advance to play the winner of Notre Dame-Georgia in the CFP semifinals.

  • Interception Penn State!

    The Broncos were facing a fourth-and-long deep in their own territory and Maddux Madsen tried to force the ball into a tight spot and it was picked off by PSU’s Zion Tracy.

    That’s the ballgame folks.

  • Touchdown Penn State!

    Well so much for that. Nicholas Singleton just broke through the line for a 58-yard rushing touchdown that’ll serve as a dagger in this game.

    PSU 31, BSU 14

  • PSU draining clock

    The Nittany Lions are milking the clock now with a two-possession lead.

    We’re inside the 5-minute mark now.

  • Boise State misses another FG

    The Broncos couldn’t do much with it once they got inside the red zone and settled for another field goal attempt by Jonah Dalmas, who missed this one from 38 yards.

    What a brutal mistake in a tight game.

  • BSU nearing red zone

    The Broncos are closing in on the red zone as the game inches toward the 10-minute mark.

  • Jeanty breaks off 26-yard run

    The Broncos were facing a third-and-21 deep in their own territory and Ashton Jeanty came through with a 26-yard run to keep the drive alive.

  • PSU punts it back

    The Nittany Lions opted for a play-action pass on third-and-1 and the pass fell incomplete. The Broncos will have the ball back with just over 13 minutes left in the game.

  • Interception Penn State!

    BSU QB Maddux Madsen didn’t see Zakee Wheatley playing centerfield and the safety comes down with the interception for the Nits as the fourth quarter gets underway.

  • End of 3Q: PSU 24, BSU 14

    The Broncos had a touchdown called back moments ago and the third quarter will end with BSU on the edge of field goal range.

  • BSU on the march

    The Broncos are now over midfield as time ticks away in the third quarter. Ashton Jeanty has still been kept under wraps by PSU’s defense, but QB Maddux Madsen is making the necessary throws to move the sticks.

  • Tyler Warren is simply unstoppable

    Penn State’s offense has been at its best throwing to Warren or simply running the football. Boise State has gotten some good pressure against Drew Allar when bringing extra defenders, but Penn State is mauling Boise up front when its moving linemen down the field. The Broncos are not out of this game, but they are going to need to stop the run …. and also Warren.

  • Touchdown Penn State!

    It’s Tyler Warren AGAIN! Drew Allar seemed to just throw it up in the end zone and the big-bodied tight end comes down with it for the score. What a clutch throw and grab by the duo on third-and-long.

    PSU 24, BSU 14

  • Drew Allar scrambles for key first down

    The Nittany Lions were facing a third-and-14 when Allar scrambled out of the pocket and found space enough to run for a first down. Clutch run by the QB.

    PSU is inside the red zone now.

  • PSU on the march

    The Nittany Lions are past midfield already after a 23-yard run by Kaytron Allen on third-and-short.

  • TOUCHDOWN BOISE STATE!

    The Broncos are alive! Penn State just seemed to lose Matt Lauter in coverage and the tight end breaks away for a 53-yard catch-and-run touchdown.

    Game on in Tempe!

    PSU 17, BSU 14

  • Penn State punts it

    The Broncos will have the ball after a quick three-and-out by PSU to come out of the break.

  • We are back for the second half of the Fiesta Bowl.

    Penn State will have the ball at its own 25-yard line.

  • Halftime: PSU 17, BSU 7

    The Nittany Lions will go into halftime with a 10-point lead after Ryan Barker hit a 40-yard field goal to end the second quarter.

    PSU will get the ball first when we come back from the break.

  • A 10-point deficit at halftime is pretty dang good for Boise State after the way this game started. Though the Broncos can feel like they’ve wasted plenty of opportunities to tie the game — and Penn State can feel like it should have put this one away.

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