Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 45-42?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 45-42 15 times. It first happened on January 21, 2004, when Alabama Crimson Tide beat Georgia Bulldogs, and most recently on January 9, 2021, when Manhattan Jaspers beat Quinnipiac Bobcats.
That makes 45-42 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 46-42 has happened 6 times and 45-43 has happened 9 times.
Every 45-42 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-09 | Manhattan Jaspers over Quinnipiac Bobcats | 2021 | |
| 2018-12-22 | Saint Joseph's Hawks over Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 2019 | |
| 2015-01-26 | Howard Bison over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 2015 | |
| 2014-12-10 | California Golden Bears over Wyoming Cowboys | 2015 | |
| 2014-12-09 | Eastern Michigan Eagles over Michigan Wolverines | 2015 | |
| 2014-03-01 | Utah Valley Wolverines over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | 2014 | |
| 2013-01-16 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane over UTEP Miners | 2013 | |
| 2010-02-27 | Toledo Rockets over Ball State Cardinals | 2010 | |
| 2009-12-30 | Princeton Tigers over Wagner Seahawks | 2010 | |
| 2009-12-05 | Temple Owls over Penn State Nittany Lions | 2010 | |
| 2009-03-07 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights over South Florida Bulls | 2009 | |
| 2007-02-01 | Western Illinois Leathernecks over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen | 2007 | |
| 2006-01-30 | Green Bay Phoenix over Detroit Mercy Titans | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-30 | Iowa Hawkeyes over NC State Wolfpack | 2006 | |
| 2004-01-21 | Alabama Crimson Tide over Georgia Bulldogs | 2004 |