Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 47-40?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 47-40 8 times. It first happened on February 8, 2003, when Pennsylvania Quakers beat Columbia Lions, and most recently on December 30, 2025, when Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Stanford Cardinal.
That makes 47-40 the 1808th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 48-40 has happened 2 times and 47-41 has happened 5 times.
Every 47-40 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Stanford Cardinal | 2026 | |
| 2021-01-23 | Siena Saints over Saint Peter's Peacocks | 2021 | |
| 2012-01-07 | Eastern Michigan Eagles over Northern Illinois Huskies | 2012 | |
| 2011-12-10 | Cal Poly Mustangs over San José State Spartans | 2012 | |
| 2011-01-15 | Eastern Illinois Panthers over Morehead State Eagles | 2011 | |
| 2007-02-26 | Delaware State Hornets over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 2007 | |
| 2005-12-22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Richmond Spiders | 2006 | |
| 2003-02-08 | Pennsylvania Quakers over Columbia Lions | 2003 |
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