Twenty-five second half points from freshman guard Georgia Woolley kept the Bulls in front of Ball State for most of the second half, and Buffalo held on to a narrow lead to defeat the Cardinals 79–75 in the MAC Championship game. It is Buffalo’s third MAC Championship (second championship in the last 3 MAC Championships) and fourth NCAA tournament appearance, all coming under head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
Woolley, from Australia, only managed to score four points in the first half, as junior guard Dyaisha Fair’s 19 points helped the Bulls to take a 38–37 lead at halftime. Fair also became the team’s all-time leading scorer in the first half.