W. Michigan 34, Buffalo 31, OT

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	24	27
Total Yards	541	505
Passing	327	350
Rushing	214	155
Penalties	4-33	4-30
3rd Down Conversions	7-17	8-17
4th Down Conversions	0-1	0-0
Turnovers	2	2
Possession	26:19	33:41

Air/Ground Leaders
Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Maynard 26/51 327 1 2	Western Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hiller 34/55 350 2 0
Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Nduka 18 172 3 56 Maynard 6 34 0 42	Western Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG West 27 133 2 25 Thompson 2 16 0 13
Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Hamlin 10 146 1 33 Rack 5 89 0 24	Western Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Arnheim 7 107 0 42 Ponder 10 86 2 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BUFF	WMU
	TD	10:40	Ansel Ponder 10 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller. (John Potter Kick)	0	7
	TD	07:17	Ike Nduka 11 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	7	7
	TD	02:37	Ansel Ponder 9 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller. (John Potter Kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER				BUFF	WMU
	FG	13:01	John Potter 28 Yd	7	17
THIRD QUARTER				BUFF	WMU
	TD	12:21	Ike Nduka 2 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	14	17
	TD	04:56	Brandon West 2 Yd Run. (John Potter Kick)	14	24
	TD	02:43	Brett Hamlin 33 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard. (A.J. Principe Kick)	21	24
FOURTH QUARTER				BUFF	WMU
	TD	05:16	Ike Nduka 56 Yd Run. (A.J. Principe Kick)	28	24
	TD	01:58	Brandon West 3 Yd Run. (John Potter Kick)	28	31
	FG	00:00	A.J. Principe 28 Yd	31	31
OVERTIME				BUFF	WMU
	FG		John Potter 28 Yd	31	34

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- John Potter's 28-yard field goal in overtime gave Western Michigan a 34-31 victory over Buffalo Saturday in Mid-American Conference play.

The Broncos (4-4, 3-2) were on defense first in the extra period, and when John Rachuna missed on a 43-yard attempt, they needed only to score to win. Five Brandon West rushes put the ball on the Bulls 10 and Potter's kick ended the game. The Bulls (3-5, 1-3) had forced overtime on the final play of regulation on A.J. Principe's 28-yard field goal.

West ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, and Tim Hiller threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns for Western Michigan. West's second TD put the Broncos ahead 31-28 with 1:58 left in the fourth quarter after Ike Nduka's third touchdown, a 56-yard run, had given the Bulls a 28-24 lead with 5:16 to play. Nduka finished with 172 yards rushing for Buffalo.