W. Michigan 34, Buffalo 28, OT

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	20
Total Yards	397	322
Passing	345	164
Rushing	52	158
Penalties	9-63	5-49
3rd Down Conversions	5-14	9-18
4th Down Conversions	1-2	0-0
Turnovers	3	1
Possession	26:53	33:07

Air/Ground Leaders
Western Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hiller 42/63 345 4 1	Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Willy 17/34 157 0 1 Maynard 1/1 7 0 0
Western Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG West 11 59 0 16 Winchester 1 0 0 0	Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Starks 28 125 3 66 Thermilus 4 17 1 7
Western Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Julien 12 111 1 29 Simmons 10 103 1 24	Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Roosevelt 4 44 0 25 Hamlin 3 41 0 17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				WMU	BUFF
	TD	02:36	James Starks 6 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				WMU	BUFF
	FG	03:56	John Potter 20 Yd	3	7
	TD	02:31	James Starks 66 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	3	14
THIRD QUARTER				WMU	BUFF
	TD	04:34	James Starks 2 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	3	21
	FG	01:30	John Potter 20 Yd	6	21
FOURTH QUARTER				WMU	BUFF
	TD	09:23	Juan Nunez 6 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Tim Hiller Pass To Jamarko Simmons For Two-Point Conversion)	14	21
	TD	05:14	Brandon Thermilus 1 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	14	28
	TD	04:08	Schneider Julien 13 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (John Potter Kick)	21	28
	TD	00:05	Jamarko Simmons 9 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (John Potter Kick)	28	28
OVERTIME				WMU	BUFF
	TD		Branden Ledbetter 2 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller	34	28

AMHERST, N.Y. -- Tim Hiller's 2-yard touchdown pass to Branden Ledbetter in overtime lifted Western Michigan to a 34-28 win over Buffalo Saturday.

Western Michigan (6-1, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and sent the game into overtime when Hiller found Jamarko Simmons in the end zone with 5 seconds left to play. Hiller completed 42-of-63 passes and threw 345 yards and four touchdowns.

Buffalo (2-4, 1-2 MAC) had the ball first in overtime and drove to the Broncos' 11-yard line, but Drew Willy's pass tipped off Naam Roosevelt's hands and into the arms of Western's Louis Delmas. Willy was 17-of-34 for 157 yards and gave up one interception.

Western Michigan drew within 21-14, scoring on a 6-yard Hiller-to-Juan Nunez connection with 9:23 remaining in the fourth quarter, followed with a two-point conversion.

Then Buffalo's Mike Newton intercepted a pass and scored what appeared to be a game-clinching TD. But it was called back when linebacker Justin Winters was flagged for roughing the quarterback.

Brandon Thermilius scored on a 1-yard run, making it a 28-14 game at 5:14 in the fourth quarter. Hiller led the Broncos down the field again, hitting Schneider Julien with a 13-yard scoring pass with 4:08 left on the clock.

Western regained possession with 1:55 left at its own 34-yard line. Hiller found Julien with a 29-yard pass and Simmons for another 24 yard, setting up first and goal at the 9-yard line.

Hiller connected with Simmons on third and goal for the game-tying touchdown.

James Starks scored three touchdowns for Buffalo and ran for 125 yards on 28 attempts.