The 2010 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The 73rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.
[2] This was the second year that the Heart of America Conference was the tournament host.
The championship game featured two ranked teams for the first time since 2008.
Azusa Pacific thought they had won the game, after review, the horn had sound prior to Johnson's shot giving the Bisons their 2nd NAIA championship since 1966.