Arizona State beats Duke 36-31 in Sun Bowl

Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly, left, evades Duke's Deondre Singleton (33) during the Sun Bowl on, Dec. 27, 2014, in El Paso, Texas.
Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly, left, evades Duke's Deondre Singleton (33) during the Sun Bowl on, Dec. 27, 2014, in El Paso, Texas.

EL PASO, Texas -- Kalen Ballage returned a kickoff 95 yards to set up the winning score in No. 15 Arizona State's 36-31 victory over Duke on Saturday in the Sun Bowl.

Ballage's big return came after Duke (9-4) took a 31-30 lead on receiver Jamison Crowder's 12-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Blakeney with 5:03 left.

On the next play, Demario Richard took a shovel pass from Taylor Kelly and bulled his way over the left side and into the end zone. Kelly was stopped on the 2-point conversion try.

Duke drove to 14 on its final drive, but Anthony Boone's third-and-10 pass was intercepted by Kweishi Brown in the end zone with 45 seconds left.

Richard had four touchdowns for Arizona State (10-3) to tie the Sun Bowl record with 24 points.

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