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"It just wasnt smooth," said quarterback Tajh Boyd, who threw three touchdown passes. "I dont really know if it was anxiety or having 12 days off or it just wasnt as rhythmful as we wanted it to be. Then, we came back in the second half and did some great things." Boyds 30-yard scoring pass to Martavis Bryant capped the game-turning sequence -- including an apparent Wolfpack touchdown negated by an officials whistle -- that put the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) in control. Boyd found Bryant for another touchdown, with Bryant snatching the ball from defender Niles Clark for a 15-yard score that made it a three-possession game early in the fourth. Boyd threw for 244 yards on 24-for-37 passing, with his first scoring toss coming on an 11-yarder to Sam Cooper with 2:23 left in the second that gave the Tigers a 13-7 halftime lead. "Tajh is a perfectionist. Thats the way he is in practice," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. "Thats the way he is all the time. He cant stand when he feels like he made a mistake. I just told him, Go to the next play. I told (offensive co-ordinator Chad Morris), Just keep calling the game. Well get him going." Shadrach Thornton scored the Wolfpacks first touchdown on a 21-yard run in the second for a 7-6 lead, but N.C. State (2-1, 0-1) couldnt complete the upset in coach Dave Doerens first league game. "Its not a moral victoory by any means," Doeren said.dddddddddddd "We do not accept losing here. But Im proud of the way we competed." The Tigers entered Raleigh with their highest ranking in 25 years and a prime spot in the national championship chase. They also came in with memories of their inexplicably bad performance here two seasons earlier, when the Wolfpack scored 27 second-quarter points en route to a 37-13 rout of the then-No. 7 Tigers. N.C. State followed that win with an upset of No. 3 Florida State here last year. But N.C. States hopes of beating a top-10 team at home for the third straight season essentially ended in one frustrating sequence. Receiver Bryan Underwood sprinted around the right side for what appeared to be an 83-yard touchdown to tie the game at 13 midway through the third. But officials ruled Underwood stepped on the sideline at the Clemson 47 and blew the play dead, making it an unreviewable play -- replays appeared to show him remaining inbounds -- that led to boos raining down from the Carter-Finley Stadium stands. "It was right in front of me," Doeren said. "He didnt go out of bounds. Unfortunately they blew it dead so they couldnt review it. Its an unfortunate deal. I know the guy felt bad about it. You cant do anything about it. Thats just the way it is." Three plays later, Clemsons Vic Beasley knocked the ball loose from Pete Thomas on a sack for a fumble recovered by Spencer Shuey. The Tigers pounced on the opportunity, with Boyd hitting Bryant for the 30-yard score that made it 20-7 with 5:25 left in the quarter. Bryants impressive grab for his second touchdown on Clemsons next drive made it 26-7 with 11:27 left -- and the booing over the Underwood call continued. "It hurts, but hey, things happen in games," Underwood said. "So youve got to bounce back with them, good or bad." N.C. State finished with 378 total yards, but failed to convert its first eight third-down tries and finished 3 for 16 for the game. ' ' '