Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 71-43?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 71-43 24 times. It first happened on January 22, 2003, when Louisville Cardinals beat DePaul Blue Demons, and most recently on December 7, 2025, when Saint Peter's Peacocks beat Niagara Purple Eagles.
That makes 71-43 the 1147th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 72-43 has happened 20 times and 71-44 has happened 23 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.