Western received, and on their third play from scrimmage, LeVante Bellamy ran the ball 66 yards for a touchdown, giving Western an early 7-0 lead. On Buffalo’s following drive, after a 72-yard gain, Western’s Samuel Beal forced a fumble, and Stefan Claiborne recovered and returned it to Buffalo’s 46-yard line.
They only went 19 yards on seven plays, and settled for a 44-yard field goal by Josh Grant, extending the lead to 10-0. Buffalo struck back quickly when Drew Anderson hit a wide-open Jacob Martinez for a 64-yard touchdown on the second play of the drive, closing the gap to 10-7.