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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 72-53?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 72-53 86 times. It first happened on December 14, 2002, when Auburn Tigers beat Murray State Racers, and most recently on February 13, 2026, when George Washington Revolutionaries beat George Mason Patriots.

Where 72-53 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 72-53 the 533rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 73-53 has happened 92 times and 72-54 has happened 110 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 72-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-13George Washington Revolutionaries over George Mason Patriots2026
2026-02-07Weber State Wildcats over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2026
2026-02-02Howard Bison over Coppin State Eagles2026
2026-01-07Mississippi State Bulldogs over Oklahoma Sooners2026
2025-12-18TCU Horned Frogs over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2026
2025-11-23Oklahoma Sooners over Alcorn State Braves2026
2025-03-01South Carolina Gamecocks over Arkansas Razorbacks2025
2025-01-10Quinnipiac Bobcats over Siena Saints2025
2024-01-03Oklahoma State Cowboys over Chicago State Cougars2024
2023-12-09Drake Bulldogs over Nevada Wolf Pack2024
2023-02-26Illinois State Redbirds over Evansville Purple Aces2023
2023-02-08Hofstra Pride over Northeastern Huskies2023
2023-02-04Yale Bulldogs over Dartmouth Big Green2023
2022-11-21Akron Zips over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2023
2022-02-19Colgate Raiders over Boston University Terriers2022
2022-01-27Liberty Flames over North Alabama Lions2022
2021-11-23North Carolina Tar Heels over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2022
2021-11-20Air Force Falcons over Holy Cross Crusaders2022
2021-01-23Incarnate Word Cardinals over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2021
2021-01-13Wichita State Shockers over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2021
2021-01-02Utah State Aggies over Air Force Falcons2021
2020-02-08Old Dominion Monarchs over UTEP Miners2020
2020-01-15Vermont Catamounts over Binghamton Bearcats2020
2019-12-08Florida State Seminoles over Clemson Tigers2020
2019-11-22Jackson State Tigers over Southern-New Orleans Knights2020
2019-11-20Syracuse Orange over Cornell Big Red2020
2019-11-19Washington Huskies over Maine Black Bears2020
2019-11-07Omaha Mavericks over Midland University Warriors2020
2019-02-08Akron Zips over Kent State Golden Flashes2019
2019-01-24Charleston Cougars over Elon Phoenix2019
2018-02-22Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Robert Morris Colonials2018
2018-02-15Radford Highlanders over Campbell Fighting Camels2018
2017-12-31Bradley Braves over Northern Iowa Panthers2018
2017-12-10Florida State Seminoles over Tulane Green Wave2018
2017-02-09Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over New Mexico State Aggies2017
2017-02-02Loyola Marymount Lions over San Diego Toreros2017
2016-12-20VMI Keydets over Frostburg State Bobcats2017
2015-02-21Old Dominion Monarchs over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2015
2015-01-29High Point Panthers over Liberty Flames2015
2015-01-05Western Carolina Catamounts over Furman Paladins2015
2015-01-03Northeastern Huskies over Delaware Blue Hens2015
2014-12-30Ohio Bobcats over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2015
2014-11-24Arizona Wildcats over Missouri Tigers2015
2014-11-21Western Carolina Catamounts over Hiwassee College Tigers2015
2014-03-13UConn Huskies over Memphis Tigers2014
2014-02-19Stony Brook Seawolves over UMBC Retrievers2014
2014-02-08Tennessee Volunteers over South Carolina Gamecocks2014
2014-02-01Grand Canyon Lopes over Kansas City Roos2014
2013-11-26SMU Mustangs over Sam Houston Bearkats2014
2013-02-23Princeton Tigers over Cornell Big Red2013
2013-01-26Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2013
2013-01-06Rider Broncs over Siena Saints2013
2012-12-30SMU Mustangs over Furman Paladins2013
2012-12-02Kansas State Wildcats over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2013
2012-11-24Princeton Tigers over Lafayette Leopards2013
2012-02-18Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Lafayette Leopards2012
2012-01-14Manhattan Jaspers over Siena Saints2012
2012-01-05Utah State Aggies over Fresno State Bulldogs2012
2011-12-19West Virginia Mountaineers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2012
2011-11-26Tulane Green Wave over New Orleans Privateers2012
2011-03-18Kansas Jayhawks over Boston University Terriers2011Playoff
2011-01-26Navy Midshipmen over American University Eagles2011
2010-12-21Vanderbilt Commodores over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2011
2010-11-23Morgan State Bears over Western Illinois Leathernecks2011
2010-02-17Maine Black Bears over New Hampshire Wildcats2010
2010-02-14Ohio State Buckeyes over Illinois Fighting Illini2010
2010-02-01Iona Gaels over Canisius Golden Griffins2010
2010-01-05Virginia Cavaliers over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2010
2009-11-27Liberty Flames over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2010
2008-11-16Illinois Fighting Illini over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2009
2008-02-10Creighton Bluejays over Southern Illinois Salukis2008
2008-01-05Arizona State Sun Devils over Oregon State Beavers2008
2007-12-06Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Eastern Illinois Panthers2008
2007-11-24Robert Morris Colonials over Howard Bison2008
2007-01-06UMBC Retrievers over Stony Brook Seawolves2007
2005-11-21Fordham Rams over Norfolk State Spartans2006
2005-03-13Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Alabama State Hornets2005
2005-02-07Denver Pioneers over Northern Colorado Bears2005
2004-03-19Illinois Fighting Illini over Murray State Racers2004Playoff
2004-03-13Vermont Catamounts over Maine Black Bears2004
2004-03-09Eastern Washington Eagles over Weber State Wildcats2004
2004-02-08UMBC Retrievers over Stony Brook Seawolves2004
2004-01-17Creighton Bluejays over Evansville Purple Aces2004
2003-11-21Valparaiso Beacons over Arkansas-Monticello Weevils2004
2003-01-30SE Louisiana Lions over UTSA Roadrunners2003
2002-12-14Auburn Tigers over Murray State Racers2003

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