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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 72-45?

It has. 72-45 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 28 times in 141,662 games. The first was Bucknell Bison beat FDU-Florham Devils on December 9, 2002; the latest was Saint Mary's Gaels beat Pepperdine Waves on December 30, 2025.

Where 72-45 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 72-45 the 1090th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 73-45 has happened 22 times and 72-46 has happened 30 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 72-45 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-30Saint Mary's Gaels over Pepperdine Waves2026
2025-03-11Northern Colorado Bears over Montana State Bobcats2025
2022-11-25Virginia Cavaliers over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2023
2022-01-25UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Cal State Northridge Matadors2022
2020-01-25North Carolina Central Eagles over Delaware State Hornets2020
2020-01-14Mississippi State Bulldogs over Missouri Tigers2020
2019-12-21Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Elizabethtown Blue Jays2020
2019-02-20South Dakota Coyotes over Denver Pioneers2019
2018-01-20Grambling Tigers over Jackson State Tigers2018
2018-01-10Davidson Wildcats over George Washington Colonials2018
2015-02-19San Francisco Dons over Loyola Marymount Lions2015
2014-03-15Georgia State Panthers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2014
2014-03-08Tennessee Volunteers over Missouri Tigers2014
2013-11-08Towson Tigers over Navy Midshipmen2014
2013-03-02Wright State Raiders over Youngstown State Penguins2013
2013-02-28Northern Kentucky Norse over North Florida Ospreys2013
2013-01-12New Mexico Lobos over Fresno State Bulldogs2013
2012-12-23Penn State Nittany Lions over New Hampshire Wildcats2013
2012-12-19Saint Louis Billikens over Eastern Illinois Panthers2013
2011-01-09Xavier Musketeers over Rhode Island Rams2011
2010-11-15Saint Louis Billikens over Rockhurst Hawks2011
2010-02-27San José State Spartans over Fresno State Bulldogs2010
2009-12-05Wichita State Shockers over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2010
2009-02-22Minnesota Golden Gophers over Northwestern Wildcats2009
2009-02-18Temple Owls over Fordham Rams2009
2008-12-20Portland State Vikings over Montana Grizzlies2009
2005-01-19Binghamton Bearcats over Stony Brook Seawolves2005
2002-12-09Bucknell Bison over FDU-Florham Devils2003
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