UB basketball almost had its season opener spoiled Saturday night. In a real nail-biter, the Bulls were down for nine of the final 10 minutes.
But reigning MAC sixth man of the year, Nick Perkins saved the day when he scored with just 54 seconds left in the game to give the Bulls a one point lead. Davonta Jordan solidified the lead on the next play when he stole the ball and went coast to coast. He put in a layup to give the Bulls a three point lead with just 34 seconds remaining.
They held the lead the rest of the way and Buffalo (1-0) came away with the 80-75 win over the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-1) in a game that featured 14 lead changes.