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The Big Game - Second Quarter
14:42 -- Billy Malone throws a pass to ... well, no one. No one in purple, that is. WT pick by Cashmin Thomas at the WT 43, returned to the ACU 43.
13:48 -- AGAIN. Back-to-back false starts on WT. They go from first-and-10 at the 29 to first-and-20 at the 39.
13:34 -- Seriously? Another false start? Yikes. First-and-25. We're approaching midfield.
13:17 -- Great run by Wayne McKnight (including a a jump over a potential tackle) picks up the penalty yards. A 10-yard pass, then, converts. ACU blew a great chance to hold on that one.
12:01 -- Null nearly sacked but steps out of it, hits Dale Davis from 12 out for a score. PAT's good, WT leads 14-10.
10:01 -- WT's grabbing some momentum here. They've forced a three-and-out punt that got caught in the wind and took a bad bounce, starting the drive on the ACU 36. Looks like ACU may be down a few scores here pretty quick -- the D has been on the field here for a little too long in this last stretch.
8:24 -- Fingertip catch by Kolo on a low pass and he rumbles in from 17 on a third-and-2. WT 22, ACU 10.
7:45 -- Johnny Knox just got the crowd - and ACU - right back into the game. He took a short pass from Malone along the left sideline. He cut back inside to make the initial defender miss and then used his feet and speed to make another four Buffs grab a handful of air before finally going down 60 yards later at the two. Scott punched it in on the next play, and the WT lead was cut back to five, 22-17.
5:23 -- WT's looking at third-and-2 on the ACU 31 and got just enough to covert. Other than that holding call that pretty much everyone in the place saw. (WT fans didn't even boo that one.) But again, ACU can't stop the conversion. Kolo's wide open (how can you not see that guy slipping into open space?) WT gets another penalty, though this one happened after the play, so they get the new set of downs.
3:45 -- When things are going your was .... Vickers makes a catch that wasn't even intended for him and went through the intended receiver's hands. WT to the 3.
2:50 -- Two nice defensive stops leaves WT looking at third-and-goal at the 2. (McKnight injured on the second stop ... helped off the field without touching his right leg to the turf. That will hurt if he can't come back.)
2:35 -- Pass in the end zone batted down, ACU holds the Buffs to three.
2:01 -- Pass is behind a wide open Johnny Knox running across the middle. Would have been a 20-plus yard gain, instead Cats punt again. (Looked as if there was holding on the play ... Buffs were offsides on the punt, too, but no flags flew.)
1:42 -- ACU defense looks to be tiring a bit being on the field for so long. Flemming breaks out with a 37-yard run. It's his longest of the day and he's been pretty much bottled up other than that one. His total on the ground so far is 89.
1:19 -- Make that an even 100. Touchdown Buffs. The only good news for ACU there: Despite only a slight block attempt, the PAT is off the mark. 31-17 WT.
:32 -- ACU's pushing to score before the half, but a screen didn't develop fast enough, third-and-8 at the ACU 37.
:25 -- ACU gets seven on the pass play. Fourth-and-1 on the 43 with two timeouts. ACU, though, elects to punt it away rather than risk it.
:13 -- WT's ball at their own 26. Null takes a knee.
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