Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 56-44?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 56-44 20 times. It first happened on December 30, 2004, when Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Samford Bulldogs, and most recently on March 21, 2024, when Texas Longhorns beat Colorado State Rams.
That makes 56-44 the 1245th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 57-44 has happened 28 times and 56-45 has happened 22 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.