Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 56-40?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 56-40 7 times. It first happened on December 7, 2003, when Louisville Cardinals beat Holy Cross Crusaders, and most recently on February 11, 2013, when Weber State Wildcats beat Idaho State Bengals.
That makes 56-40 the 1870th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 57-40 has happened 15 times and 56-41 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 56-40 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-11 | Weber State Wildcats over Idaho State Bengals | 2013 | |
| 2012-12-21 | Wyoming Cowboys over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 2013 | |
| 2011-11-26 | Texas Longhorns over Sam Houston Bearkats | 2012 | |
| 2011-02-12 | Cal Poly Mustangs over UC Riverside Highlanders | 2011 | |
| 2010-01-28 | Old Dominion Monarchs over Georgia State Panthers | 2010 | |
| 2007-11-23 | Drexel Dragons over Robert Morris Colonials | 2008 | |
| 2003-12-07 | Louisville Cardinals over Holy Cross Crusaders | 2004 |