Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls
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C.J. Ogbonna accounts for 5 TDs, including TD pass in OT to lift Buffalo over Ball State 51-48
Jackson Courville kicked a 36-yard field goal in the first possession of overtime for Ball State.
Ogbonna completed 19 of 37 passes for 264 yards and threw three touchdown passes and two interceptions. He added 55 yards on the ground and two scores. Al-Jay Henderson had 126 yards rushing on 27 carries with two touchdowns for Buffalo (6-4, 4-2 Mid-American Conference). JJ Jenkins made eight catches for 131 yards and Victor Snow had six for 74 and each had a touchdown catch.
Kadin Semonza was 25-of-37 passing for 327 yards and threw four touchdown passes and an interception for Ball State (3-7, 2-4), which was playing at Buffalo for the first time since 2016. Justin Bowick made two touchdown catches and finished with 148 yards receiving. Cam Pickett accounted for two scores and 111 yards of offense.
Ball State scored 17 unanswered points between the third and fourth quarters before Ogbonna broke loose on a 26-yard TD run to pull the Bulls to 45-37 with 5:43 remaining in regulation. Ogbonna threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Jenkins to cap a 10-play, 73-yard drive that tied the game at 45-all with 1:49 to play.
Ball State then drove to the Buffalo 41-yard line but punted the ball on fourth-and-10 with 13 seconds left to force the extra period.
All six of the Cardinals' conference games have been decided within six points.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 7:47 | C.J. Ogbonna 3 Yd Run (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:34 | Justin Bowick 23 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:55 | Tanner Koziol 2 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 12:06 | Upton Bellenfant 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:14 | Vaughn Pemberton 1 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:40 | Al-Jay Henderson 6 Yd Run (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:12 | Justin Bowick 22 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:00 | Victor Snow 2 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:56 | Al-Jay Henderson 4 Yd Run (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:46 | Cam Pickett 65 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:56 | Cam Pickett 9 Yd Run (Jackson Courville Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 7:08 | Jackson Courville 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 5:43 | C.J. Ogbonna 26 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:49 | JJ Jenkins 33 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (C.J. Ogbonna Pass to Jake Orlando for Two-Point Conversion) |
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FG | 5 0:00 | Jackson Courville 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 5 0:00 | Lamar Sperling 14 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna |
Statistics
 BALL |
 BUFF |
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|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 6-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 520 | Total Yards | 470 |
| 331 | Passing | 264 |
| 25/37 | Comp/Att | 19/37 |
| 8.9 | Yards per pass | 7.1 |
| 189 | Rushing | 206 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 41 |
| 5.1 | Yards per rush | 5.0 |
| 5-57 | Penalties | 4-35 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 33:24 | Possession | 26:36 |
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