Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 54-45?
It has. 54-45 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 11 times in 136,843 games. The first was Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Oklahoma Sooners on December 28, 2002; the latest was Yale Bulldogs beat Clemson Tigers on December 22, 2019.
That makes 54-45 the 1594th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 55-45 has happened 20 times and 54-46 has happened 21 times.
Every 54-45 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-22 | Yale Bulldogs over Clemson Tigers | 2020 | |
| 2014-02-06 | Appalachian State Mountaineers over The Citadel Bulldogs | 2014 | |
| 2013-03-02 | Sam Houston Bearkats over SE Louisiana Lions | 2013 | |
| 2013-02-20 | UC Riverside Highlanders over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 2013 | |
| 2012-11-12 | Virginia Cavaliers over Fairfield Stags | 2013 | |
| 2011-02-10 | Furman Paladins over Georgia Southern Eagles | 2011 | |
| 2010-02-01 | Delaware State Hornets over Howard Bison | 2010 | |
| 2007-12-18 | Wright State Raiders over St. Bonaventure Bonnies | 2008 | |
| 2006-12-30 | Boise State Broncos over Idaho State Bengals | 2007 | |
| 2004-12-21 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Long Beach State Beach | 2005 | |
| 2002-12-28 | Mississippi State Bulldogs over Oklahoma Sooners | 2003 |