Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 59-40?
It has. 59-40 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 9 times in 136,843 games. The first was Delaware State Hornets beat Howard Bison on February 10, 2007; the latest was Tarleton State Texans beat Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners on November 22, 2023.
That makes 59-40 the 1711th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 60-40 has happened 16 times and 59-41 has happened 19 times.
Every 59-40 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-22 | Tarleton State Texans over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | 2024 | |
| 2019-02-09 | Grambling Tigers over Southern Jaguars | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders over SE Louisiana Lions | 2019 | |
| 2015-12-22 | Tulane Green Wave over Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 2016 | |
| 2012-11-12 | Samford Bulldogs over Tennessee Southern Firehawks | 2013 | |
| 2010-03-10 | Air Force Falcons over Wyoming Cowboys | 2010 | |
| 2009-01-17 | Pennsylvania Quakers over NJIT Highlanders | 2009 | |
| 2008-11-15 | San Diego State Aztecs over UC San Diego Tritons | 2009 | |
| 2007-02-10 | Delaware State Hornets over Howard Bison | 2007 |