The team numbers show how the game separated. Penn State Nittany Lions produced 573 total yards and 25 first downs; Buffalo Bulls finished with 173 yards and 13 first downs. Third-down efficiency was Penn State Nittany Lions 2-10 against Buffalo Bulls 1-14, while the turnover count was Penn State Nittany Lions 0 and Buffalo Bulls 2. Those figures frame the result beyond the final score.
The leading individual lines were distributed across the box score. The scoring sequence opened with R. Barker 48 yd FG GOOD; J. Peoples run for 16 yds, for a TD (R. Barker KICK); R. Becht pass to A. Rappleyea for 3 yds, for a TD (R. Barker KICK); O. Hautanen 21 yd FG GOOD; R. Barker 25 yd FG GOOD and then turned toward the team that handled possession and field position more consistently.
ESPN's dated event video, "Buffalo Bulls vs. Penn State Nittany Lions: Full Highlights", captures a representative turning point from the same game and was published after the final. It is included as a native source beside the reporting rather than treated as a substitute for the full play-by-play.