Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 51-44?
It has. 51-44 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 15 times in 136,843 games. The first was South Carolina State Bulldogs beat North Carolina A&T Aggies on March 3, 2006; the latest was Jacksonville Dolphins beat Lipscomb Bisons on January 7, 2023.
That makes 51-44 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 52-44 has happened 11 times and 51-45 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 51-44 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-07 | Jacksonville Dolphins over Lipscomb Bisons | 2023 | |
| 2021-11-11 | Creighton Bluejays over Kennesaw State Owls | 2022 | |
| 2020-12-09 | Texas Tech Red Raiders over Abilene Christian Wildcats | 2021 | |
| 2020-02-05 | Virginia Cavaliers over Clemson Tigers | 2020 | |
| 2020-01-02 | Charlotte 49ers over UAB Blazers | 2020 | |
| 2019-02-07 | St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Wagner Seahawks | 2019 | |
| 2015-02-10 | Dayton Flyers over Saint Louis Billikens | 2015 | |
| 2013-12-18 | Charleston Cougars over Old Dominion Monarchs | 2014 | |
| 2011-12-01 | Saint Peter's Peacocks over Siena Saints | 2012 | |
| 2011-11-25 | Robert Morris Colonials over La Salle Explorers | 2012 | |
| 2010-02-23 | Illinois Fighting Illini over Michigan Wolverines | 2010 | |
| 2010-01-18 | Texas Southern Tigers over Jackson State Tigers | 2010 | |
| 2009-11-28 | Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Savannah State Tigers | 2010 | |
| 2009-01-31 | Ball State Cardinals over Ohio Bobcats | 2009 | |
| 2006-03-03 | South Carolina State Bulldogs over North Carolina A&T Aggies | 2006 |