Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 49-48?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 49-48 20 times. It first happened on March 2, 2002, when Princeton Tigers beat Columbia Lions, and most recently on November 13, 2024, when Hofstra Pride beat Seton Hall Pirates.
That makes 49-48 the 1260th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 50-48 has happened 37 times and 49-49 has happened never.
Every 49-48 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
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