Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 51-46?
It has. 51-46 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 15 times in 136,843 games. The first was Nicholls Colonels beat Southern Jaguars on December 14, 2002; the latest was Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Northwestern Wildcats on March 10, 2021.
That makes 51-46 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 52-46 has happened 14 times and 51-47 has happened 29 times.
Every 51-46 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-10 | Minnesota Golden Gophers over Northwestern Wildcats | 2021 | |
| 2020-12-15 | Texas State Bobcats over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders | 2021 | |
| 2019-11-30 | Campbell Fighting Camels over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 2020 | |
| 2014-12-07 | James Madison Dukes over Richmond Spiders | 2015 | |
| 2014-11-23 | American University Eagles over Morehead State Eagles | 2015 | |
| 2014-11-17 | Towson Tigers over Morgan State Bears | 2015 | |
| 2012-11-22 | Louisville Cardinals over Northern Iowa Panthers | 2013 | |
| 2009-03-04 | Minnesota Golden Gophers over Wisconsin Badgers | 2009 | |
| 2008-02-20 | Butler Bulldogs over UIC Flames | 2008 | |
| 2008-02-16 | Butler Bulldogs over Cleveland State Vikings | 2008 | |
| 2008-01-08 | Illinois State Redbirds over Northern Iowa Panthers | 2008 | |
| 2006-02-22 | Air Force Falcons over New Mexico Lobos | 2006 | |
| 2005-12-28 | Carnegie Mellon Tartans over Princeton Tigers | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Michigan Wolverines over Boston University Terriers | 2006 | |
| 2002-12-14 | Nicholls Colonels over Southern Jaguars | 2003 |