Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 53-44?
It has. 53-44 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 15 times in 136,843 games. The first was UC Santa Barbara Gauchos beat Pacific Tigers on March 13, 2003; the latest was Northern Iowa Panthers beat Southern Illinois Salukis on February 9, 2022.
That makes 53-44 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 54-44 has happened 25 times and 53-45 has happened 13 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 53-44 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-09 | Northern Iowa Panthers over Southern Illinois Salukis | 2022 | |
| 2013-02-04 | Delaware State Hornets over North Carolina A&T Aggies | 2013 | |
| 2010-02-28 | Michigan State Spartans over Purdue Boilermakers | 2010 | |
| 2010-01-07 | Northwestern Wildcats over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros | 2010 | |
| 2009-02-25 | Ball State Cardinals over Central Michigan Chippewas | 2009 | |
| 2009-02-18 | Akron Zips over Miami (OH) Redhawks | 2009 | |
| 2009-01-03 | Cleveland State Vikings over Detroit Mercy Titans | 2009 | |
| 2006-12-16 | VCU Rams over UAB Blazers | 2007 | |
| 2005-03-16 | Saint Joseph's Hawks over Hofstra Pride | 2005 | Playoff |
| 2005-02-26 | Louisville Cardinals over Memphis Tigers | 2005 | |
| 2004-12-18 | Northwestern Wildcats over Seton Hall Pirates | 2005 | |
| 2004-03-19 | Pittsburgh Panthers over UCF Knights | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2004-01-25 | Richmond Spiders over Xavier Musketeers | 2004 | |
| 2004-01-25 | Southern Illinois Salukis over Indiana State Sycamores | 2004 | |
| 2003-03-13 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Pacific Tigers | 2003 |