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10/17 16:16 CDT Buffalo gets tying field goal late in regulation, goes on to
defeat UMass 25-18 in OT
Buffalo gets tying field goal late in regulation, goes on to defeat UMass 25-18
in OT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) --- Jason Wright threw two touchdown passes to Clint Walker,
including the game-winner in overtime, and Buffalo defeated UMass 25-18 on
Saturday.
Wright's 15-yard pass to Walker on the first possession of overtime gave the
Bulls their 25-18 lead and the defense held when Logan Inagawa's fourth-down
throw to the end zone fell incomplete.
Derek Morris, who had missed two field goals earlier in the game, hit a
53-yarder to give UMass an 18-15 lead with less than two minutes remaining in
the fourth quarter. Buffalo responded with a quick drive that resulted in
Oliver Hautanen's third field goal of the game, a 29-yarder with 2 seconds left
to force overtime.
Messiah Burch had a career-high 172 yards rushing for Buffalo (4-3, 2-1
Mid-American Conference) and Wright threw for 134 yards on 16-of-35 passing.
Inagawa was 14-for-25 passing for 168 yards and Elijah Faulkner had 84 yards
rushing for the Minutemen (4-3, 1-3).
Defense and special teams dominated the first half, highlighted by Phillip
Folmar's 71-yard kickoff return to set up a Buffalo field goal. The Bulls'
Sedrick Vessah recorded a quarterback sack for a safety and Joseph Stoever
recovered a muffed punt to set up another field goal. Not to be outdone, TJ
Magee recovered a muffed punt to set up a short UMass touchdown. UMass led 15-8
at halftime.
Buffalo is 2-0 in the Flagship Cup, a series named in recognition of each
university's standing as the flagship institution of their respective states.
Up next
UMass: at UConn on Friday.
Buffalo: vs. Bowling Green next Saturday. ----
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