The team numbers show how the game separated. Central Michigan Chippewas produced 371 total yards and 20 first downs; Wyoming Cowboys finished with 342 yards and 17 first downs. Third-down efficiency was Central Michigan Chippewas 5-13 against Wyoming Cowboys 6-13, while the turnover count was Central Michigan Chippewas 0 and Wyoming Cowboys 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 C. VanHuis 35 yd FG GOOD; A. Flores run for 25 yds, for a TD (C. VanHuis KICK); A. Flores run for 1 yd, for a TD (C. VanHuis KICK); E. Sandvik 37 yd FG GOOD; B. Townsend run for 38 yds, for a TD (C. VanHuis KICK) and then turned toward the team that handled possession and field position more consistently.
ESPN's dated event video, "Caden VanHuis makes 35-yard field goal", 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.