Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 48-39?

Exactly once. On February 15, 2014, Ohio State Buckeyes beat Illinois Fighting Illini 48-39, and no NCAA Men's Basketball game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 48-39 in league history.

Where 48-39 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 48-39 the 3013th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 49-39 has happened 5 times and 48-40 has happened 2 times.

Every 48-39 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

Date	Result	Season
2014-02-15	Ohio State Buckeyes over Illinois Fighting Illini	2014

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