Darian Mensah set Duke's single-season record with his 27th and 28th passing touchdowns and the Blue Devils went on to beat Wake Forest 49-32 to stay alive in the Atlantic Coast Conference title chase Saturday at Durham, N.C.

Anderson Castle and Nate Sheppard each ran for two touchdowns as the Blue Devils (7-5, 6-2 ACC) never trailed. Duke needs help in Saturday's late games to reach next week's ACC championship game.

Mensah was 24-for-35 for 268 yards, including a 30-yard TD strike to Sahmir Hagans in the third quarter for the school record. Earlier in the game, Mensah scrambled 4 yards for his first rushing touchdown of the season.

Wake Forest (8-4, 4-4) committed four turnovers without forcing any. Quarterback Robby Ashford threw for two touchdowns and 342 yards with an interception

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