Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 53-45?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 53-45 13 times. It first happened on February 8, 2003, when Holy Cross Crusaders beat Army Black Knights, and most recently on December 18, 2016, when Portland Pilots beat Oregon State Beavers.
That makes 53-45 the 1482nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 54-45 has happened 11 times and 53-46 has happened 19 times.
Every 53-45 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-18 | Portland Pilots over Oregon State Beavers | 2017 | |
| 2014-12-17 | Pepperdine Waves over Howard Bison | 2015 | |
| 2010-02-20 | Denver Pioneers over New Orleans Privateers | 2010 | |
| 2009-11-16 | Savannah State Tigers over Central Connecticut Blue Devils | 2010 | |
| 2009-01-24 | Western Michigan Broncos over Eastern Michigan Eagles | 2009 | |
| 2007-03-01 | UCLA Bruins over Washington State Cougars | 2007 | |
| 2007-02-03 | Delaware State Hornets over Coppin State Eagles | 2007 | |
| 2006-01-18 | Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Colgate Raiders | 2006 | |
| 2005-12-22 | Vanderbilt Commodores over IUPUI Jaguars | 2006 | |
| 2005-12-05 | Louisville Cardinals over Richmond Spiders | 2006 | |
| 2005-01-17 | Alcorn State Braves over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2005 | |
| 2003-12-13 | UTSA Roadrunners over Baylor Bears | 2004 | |
| 2003-02-08 | Holy Cross Crusaders over Army Black Knights | 2003 |