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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 102-97?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 102-97 17 times. It first happened on November 30, 2004, when Tennessee State Tigers beat Trevecca Nazarene Trojans, and most recently on November 26, 2025, when Texas Longhorns beat NC State Wolfpack.

Where 102-97 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 102-97 the 1323rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 103-97 has happened 3 times and 102-98 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 102-97 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-26Texas Longhorns over NC State Wolfpack2026
2025-11-08Colorado Buffaloes over Eastern Washington Eagles2026
2025-01-18Alabama Crimson Tide over Kentucky Wildcats2025
2025-01-15Winthrop Eagles over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2025
2024-12-21Winthrop Eagles over Mercer Bears2025
2023-11-16Nicholls Colonels over South Alabama Jaguars2024
2023-02-07Buffalo Bulls over Eastern Michigan Eagles2023
2022-11-09Davidson Wildcats over Wright State Raiders2023
2018-01-13Oklahoma Sooners over TCU Horned Frogs2018
2016-03-03Canisius Golden Griffins over Niagara Purple Eagles2016
2016-02-20Western Carolina Catamounts over The Citadel Bulldogs2016
2013-11-23Kent State Golden Flashes over Niagara Purple Eagles2014
2012-02-14TCU Horned Frogs over UNLV Rebels2012
2007-02-17St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Robert Morris Colonials2007
2007-01-22VMI Keydets over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2007
2005-01-20Niagara Purple Eagles over Rider Broncs2005
2004-11-30Tennessee State Tigers over Trevecca Nazarene Trojans2005

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