Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 71-42?
It has. 71-42 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 11 times in 136,843 games. The first was UAB Blazers beat Columbia Lions on December 28, 2002; the latest was Purdue Boilermakers beat Michigan State Spartans on January 12, 2020.
That makes 71-42 the 1594th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 72-42 has happened 7 times and 71-43 has happened 24 times.
Every 71-42 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-12 | Purdue Boilermakers over Michigan State Spartans | 2020 | |
| 2014-12-13 | North Dakota State Bison over North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 2015 | |
| 2010-12-29 | Bryant Bulldogs over Oberlin College Yeomen | 2011 | |
| 2010-12-19 | Iowa State Cyclones over Dartmouth Big Green | 2011 | |
| 2009-11-17 | Maryland Terrapins over Fairfield Stags | 2010 | |
| 2008-11-22 | Kentucky Wildcats over Delaware State Hornets | 2009 | |
| 2007-02-03 | Missouri State Bears over Indiana State Sycamores | 2007 | |
| 2006-11-27 | Nebraska Cornhuskers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2007 | |
| 2005-01-05 | George Washington Colonials over La Salle Explorers | 2005 | |
| 2004-01-26 | Western Carolina Catamounts over The Citadel Bulldogs | 2004 | |
| 2002-12-28 | UAB Blazers over Columbia Lions | 2003 |