Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 53-46?

It has. 53-46 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 19 times in 136,843 games. The first was San Francisco Dons beat Ohio Bobcats on December 13, 2003; the latest was San Diego State Aztecs beat Fresno State Bulldogs on March 10, 2022.

Where 53-46 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 53-46 the 1266th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 54-46 has happened 21 times and 53-47 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 53-46 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

Date	Result	Season
2022-03-10	San Diego State Aztecs over Fresno State Bulldogs	2022
2021-01-18	UNLV Rebels over New Mexico Lobos	2021
2019-12-22	Loyola Marymount Lions over Cal State Fullerton Titans	2020
2018-11-23	Virginia Cavaliers over Wisconsin Badgers	2019
2017-03-09	George Washington Colonials over Saint Louis Billikens	2017
2014-12-31	Campbell Fighting Camels over Liberty Flames	2015
2014-12-13	Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Navy Midshipmen	2015
2014-11-22	Yale Bulldogs over Southern Illinois Salukis	2015
2014-03-01	Illinois Fighting Illini over Michigan State Spartans	2014
2012-12-08	Vermont Catamounts over Quinnipiac Bobcats	2013
2012-11-24	Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Northern Illinois Huskies	2013
2012-11-09	TCU Horned Frogs over Cal Poly Mustangs	2013
2010-12-11	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Southern Illinois Salukis	2011
2009-12-23	North Florida Ospreys over Southern Miss Golden Eagles	2010
2007-12-06	Butler Bulldogs over Detroit Mercy Titans	2008
2006-11-10	UConn Huskies over Quinnipiac Bobcats	2007
2006-01-24	Kent State Golden Flashes over Miami (OH) Redhawks	2006
2004-01-05	Green Bay Phoenix over Wright State Raiders	2004
2003-12-13	San Francisco Dons over Ohio Bobcats	2004

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