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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.

Where 71-43 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

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.

Every 71-43 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-07Saint Peter's Peacocks over Niagara Purple Eagles2026
2024-02-03Murray State Racers over Northern Iowa Panthers2024
2021-12-11Youngstown State Penguins over Canisius Golden Griffins2022
2021-12-01Kansas State Wildcats over Albany Great Danes2022
2019-11-08Ole Miss Rebels over Arkansas State Red Wolves2020
2017-12-02Abilene Christian Wildcats over Schreiner Mountaineers2018
2017-11-20St. John's Red Storm over Molloy Lions2018
2015-02-21Charlotte 49ers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2015
2014-12-15Oregon State Beavers over Grambling Tigers2015
2014-11-27UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Washington State Cougars2015
2013-01-05Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over McNeese Cowboys2013
2012-12-22NJIT Highlanders over City College (NY) Beavers2013
2012-12-19Pittsburgh Panthers over Delaware State Hornets2013
2011-11-21Cincinnati Bearcats over Northwestern State Demons2012
2010-03-05Princeton Tigers over Dartmouth Big Green2010
2010-01-17Ball State Cardinals over Toledo Rockets2010
2009-11-20Murray State Racers over James Madison Dukes2010
2008-12-22South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Southern Jaguars2009
2008-11-14Xavier Musketeers over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2009
2008-01-12UTEP Miners over Rice Owls2008
2005-12-15Prairie View A&M Panthers over Savannah State Tigers2006
2004-11-29McNeese Cowboys over Spring Hill Badgers2005
2003-12-10Portland State Vikings over Pacific Oregon Boxers2004
2003-01-22Louisville Cardinals over DePaul Blue Demons2003

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