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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 72-47?

It has. 72-47 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 44 times in 136,843 games. The first was Portland Pilots beat Santa Clara Broncos on January 30, 2003; the latest was Towson Tigers beat Sacred Heart Pioneers on December 22, 2025.

Where 72-47 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 72-47 the 835th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 73-47 has happened 40 times and 72-48 has happened 44 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 72-47 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-22Towson Tigers over Sacred Heart Pioneers2026
2025-12-21UAB Blazers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2026
2025-03-20UCLA Bruins over Utah State Aggies2025Playoff
2024-12-08Samford Bulldogs over Austin Peay Governors2025
2022-12-29UNC Greensboro Spartans over Western Carolina Catamounts2023
2022-01-31San Diego State Aztecs over New Mexico Lobos2022
2022-01-27Bellarmine Knights over Stetson Hatters2022
2021-11-30San Diego State Aztecs over Long Beach State Beach2022
2021-02-05Wright State Raiders over UIC Flames2021
2020-02-05St. Bonaventure Bonnies over George Washington Colonials2020
2020-01-21Utah State Aggies over Air Force Falcons2020
2019-01-21Liberty Flames over North Alabama Lions2019
2018-12-04Kansas Jayhawks over Wofford Terriers2019
2016-12-23Utah Valley Wolverines over Montana Tech Orediggers2017
2016-03-11Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over Seattle U Redhawks2016
2015-01-10Florida Gators over Mississippi State Bulldogs2015
2014-02-28Harvard Crimson over Cornell Big Red2014
2014-02-23Vermont Catamounts over Hartford Hawks2014
2014-02-01New Mexico Lobos over San José State Spartans2014
2013-12-14Ohio Bobcats over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2014
2013-12-02Delaware State Hornets over Baptist Bible College (PA) Defenders2014
2012-12-21Denver Pioneers over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2013
2012-12-05Florida Gators over Florida State Seminoles2013
2012-11-29North Florida Ospreys over Florida A&M Rattlers2013
2012-11-23Gonzaga Bulldogs over Oklahoma Sooners2013
2012-11-17Northern Iowa Panthers over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2013
2011-12-21Utah State Aggies over Saint Peter's Peacocks2012
2011-02-19Murray State Racers over Evansville Purple Aces2011
2010-12-30St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over NJIT Highlanders2011
2010-11-13Sam Houston Bearkats over Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders2011
2010-02-05Manhattan Jaspers over Marist Red Foxes2010
2009-11-13Tulsa Golden Hurricane over St. Mary's (TX) Rattlers2010
2009-02-14Memphis Tigers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2009
2009-01-31Boston University Terriers over Hartford Hawks2009
2009-01-29Robert Morris Colonials over Bryant Bulldogs2009
2008-12-20Fresno State Bulldogs over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2009
2008-12-19Colorado Buffaloes over Prairie View A&M Panthers2009
2007-11-14Montana Grizzlies over Montana State-Northern Lights2008
2007-01-07Belmont Bruins over Mercer Bears2007
2005-12-17Colgate Raiders over Hobart Statesmen2006
2005-11-27Northern Iowa Panthers over Upper Iowa University Peacocks2006
2004-12-15Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over James Madison Dukes2005
2003-12-14Charleston Cougars over Newberry Indians2004
2003-01-30Portland Pilots over Santa Clara Broncos2003

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