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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 71-53?

It has. 71-53 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 98 times in 136,843 games. The first was UAB Blazers beat Birmingham-Southern Panthers on November 22, 2002; the latest was Northwestern State Demons beat Houston Christian Huskies on February 21, 2026.

Where 71-53 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 71-53 the 476th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 72-53 has happened 86 times and 71-54 has happened 120 times.

Every 71-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-21Northwestern State Demons over Houston Christian Huskies2026
2026-01-17Southern Jaguars over Grambling Tigers2026
2026-01-09Iona Gaels over Niagara Purple Eagles2026
2025-11-29Buffalo Bulls over Canisius Golden Griffins2026
2025-11-26Northern Colorado Bears over Air Force Falcons2026
2025-11-07Columbia Lions over New Haven Chargers2026
2025-01-18Drake Bulldogs over Indiana State Sycamores2025
2024-11-26San Diego State Aztecs over Creighton Bluejays2025
2024-11-17Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2025
2024-02-07Duke Blue Devils over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2024
2023-03-09VCU Rams over Davidson Wildcats2023
2023-02-01Bryant Bulldogs over Maine Black Bears2023
2022-11-27UConn Huskies over Iowa State Cyclones2023
2022-11-13Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles over Southern Illinois Salukis2023
2022-11-10Texas State Bobcats over Mid-America Christian Evangels2023
2022-03-13Houston Cougars over Memphis Tigers2022
2022-03-01Houston Cougars over Cincinnati Bearcats2022
2021-11-20Villanova Wildcats over Tennessee Volunteers2022
2021-03-22Florida State Seminoles over Colorado Buffaloes2021Playoff
2021-03-06St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Saint Louis Billikens2021
2021-02-13Charleston Cougars over Elon Phoenix2021
2020-01-25Jackson State Tigers over Grambling Tigers2020
2019-12-04Florida International Panthers over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2020
2019-11-16Colorado Buffaloes over San Diego Toreros2020
2019-02-16Florida Gators over Alabama Crimson Tide2019
2019-02-07Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Charlotte 49ers2019
2019-01-09Liberty Flames over Stetson Hatters2019
2018-12-30Minnesota Golden Gophers over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2019
2018-12-05Old Dominion Monarchs over William & Mary Tribe2019
2018-11-15West Virginia Mountaineers over Monmouth Hawks2019
2018-02-28La Salle Explorers over Dayton Flyers2018
2018-01-20Miami (OH) Redhawks over Ball State Cardinals2018
2017-12-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2018
2017-02-14UCF Knights over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2017
2017-02-02Valparaiso Beacons over Milwaukee Panthers2017
2017-01-25Navy Midshipmen over American University Eagles2017
2017-01-05Boston University Terriers over Navy Midshipmen2017
2016-12-22Kansas Jayhawks over UNLV Rebels2017
2016-12-20SMU Mustangs over Albany Great Danes2017
2016-12-17Ohio Bobcats over Cleveland State Vikings2017
2016-03-18Xavier Musketeers over Weber State Wildcats2016Playoff
2016-02-20Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Bryant Bulldogs2016
2015-12-11Valparaiso Beacons over Chicago State Cougars2016
2015-01-31Belmont Bruins over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2015
2014-11-16Youngstown State Penguins over Oberlin College Yeomen2015
2014-11-14Sacred Heart Pioneers over Hartford Hawks2015
2014-03-14VCU Rams over Richmond Spiders2014
2014-01-31Rider Broncs over Saint Peter's Peacocks2014
2013-11-29Georgia Bulldogs over Appalachian State Mountaineers2014
2013-02-12Milwaukee Panthers over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2013
2013-01-12Wofford Terriers over Georgia Southern Eagles2013
2012-02-15Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2012
2012-02-11Youngstown State Penguins over Valparaiso Beacons2012
2012-02-08Delaware Blue Hens over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2012
2012-02-01Davidson Wildcats over Furman Paladins2012
2012-01-21Drexel Dragons over Northeastern Huskies2012
2011-12-29Michigan Wolverines over Penn State Nittany Lions2012
2011-12-21Vermont Catamounts over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2012
2011-12-04Hampton Pirates over Howard Bison2012
2011-02-26Long Beach State Beach over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2011
2011-02-24UCLA Bruins over Arizona State Sun Devils2011
2010-12-29UCF Knights over Furman Paladins2011
2010-01-21Sacred Heart Pioneers over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2010
2010-01-09Michigan State Spartans over Iowa Hawkeyes2010
2009-12-15Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2010
2009-12-07Arkansas Razorbacks over Delaware State Hornets2010
2009-02-22Xavier Musketeers over George Washington Colonials2009
2009-02-21Jacksonville Dolphins over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2009
2009-01-26South Carolina State Bulldogs over North Carolina A&T Aggies2009
2008-12-20Ohio State Buckeyes over Iona Gaels2009
2008-11-25Dayton Flyers over Mercer Bears2009
2008-11-14South Carolina State Bulldogs over Erskine Flying Fleet2009
2008-03-08Tulsa Golden Hurricane over UCF Knights2008
2008-02-09Sam Houston Bearkats over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2008
2008-01-26Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Rice Owls2008
2008-01-12Long Beach State Beach over UC Davis Aggies2008
2007-12-22Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over UC Riverside Highlanders2008
2007-02-12Georgetown Hoyas over West Virginia Mountaineers2007
2007-02-09Siena Saints over Iona Gaels2007
2006-12-28Delaware Blue Hens over Niagara Purple Eagles2007
2006-11-27Santa Clara Broncos over San José State Spartans2007
2006-11-25Michigan State Spartans over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2007
2006-11-11Central Arkansas Bears over Central Methodist Eagles2007
2006-02-04Mississippi State Bulldogs over Auburn Tigers2006
2006-01-12Binghamton Bearcats over Maine Black Bears2006
2005-12-15Troy Trojans over Alabama State Hornets2006
2005-02-28Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Prairie View A&M Panthers2005
2005-01-22Marist Red Foxes over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2005
2004-12-29Little Rock Trojans over St Gregory's Cavaliers2005
2004-02-24UConn Huskies over St. John's Red Storm2004
2004-01-08North Texas Mean Green over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2004
2003-12-06Georgetown Hoyas over Davidson Wildcats2004
2003-12-01Florida State Seminoles over Northwestern Wildcats2004
2003-11-24UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Jacksonville Dolphins2004
2003-11-21Toledo Rockets over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2004
2003-02-08UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Delaware Blue Hens2003
2002-11-27Rice Owls over Houston Cougars2003
2002-11-22UAB Blazers over Birmingham-Southern Panthers2003

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