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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 72-61?

It has. 72-61 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 241 times in 136,843 games. The first was New Hampshire Wildcats beat Hartford Hawks on February 12, 2003; the latest was Seton Hall Pirates beat Creighton Bluejays on March 12, 2026.

Where 72-61 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 72-61 the 102nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 73-61 has happened 212 times and 72-62 has happened 246 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 72-61 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-12Seton Hall Pirates over Creighton Bluejays2026
2026-02-28San Francisco Dons over Pacific Tigers2026
2026-02-14Saint Mary's Gaels over Pacific Tigers2026
2026-01-17West Virginia Mountaineers over Colorado Buffaloes2026
2026-01-07UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2026
2026-01-04Central Connecticut Blue Devils over New Haven Chargers2026
2026-01-01North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2026
2025-12-22Boston College Eagles over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2026
2025-11-13Houston Christian Huskies over UL Monroe Warhawks2026
2025-11-04NJIT Highlanders over Fordham Rams2026
2025-02-24Coppin State Eagles over Howard Bison2025
2025-02-10Grambling Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2025
2025-02-08West Virginia Mountaineers over Utah Utes2025
2025-02-01Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Liberty Flames2025
2025-01-29UConn Huskies over DePaul Blue Demons2025
2025-01-08Youngstown State Penguins over Northern Kentucky Norse2025
2025-01-04App State Mountaineers over Texas State Bobcats2025
2024-12-07Illinois State Redbirds over Pacific Tigers2025
2024-11-29BYU Cougars over NC State Wolfpack2025
2024-03-24Alabama Crimson Tide over Grand Canyon Lopes2024Playoff
2024-03-22James Madison Dukes over Wisconsin Badgers2024Playoff
2024-03-02South Carolina State Bulldogs over Morgan State Bears2024
2024-02-19Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Northwestern State Demons2024
2024-02-18Charlotte 49ers over Wichita State Shockers2024
2024-02-08Tarleton State Texans over Utah Valley Wolverines2024
2024-01-25UC Irvine Anteaters over Long Beach State Beach2024
2024-01-20Texas Southern Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2024
2024-01-13Howard Bison over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2024
2024-01-06San Diego State Aztecs over UNLV Rebels2024
2023-12-03Arizona State Sun Devils over San Francisco Dons2024
2023-11-29Appalachian State Mountaineers over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2024
2023-11-18Northwestern Wildcats over Rhode Island Rams2024
2023-11-06George Mason Patriots over Monmouth Hawks2024
2023-11-06Northwestern Wildcats over Binghamton Bearcats2024
2023-03-11Alabama Crimson Tide over Missouri Tigers2023
2023-02-25Denver Pioneers over Omaha Mavericks2023
2022-12-31Duquesne Dukes over Rhode Island Rams2023
2022-12-14UCF Knights over Ole Miss Rebels2023
2022-11-29Duquesne Dukes over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2023
2022-11-19St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over Merrimack Warriors2023
2022-03-10Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2022
2022-02-22Saint Louis Billikens over Saint Joseph's Hawks2022
2022-02-19UConn Huskies over Xavier Musketeers2022
2022-02-19George Washington Colonials over Rhode Island Rams2022
2022-02-14Davidson Wildcats over Duquesne Dukes2022
2022-02-12Duke Blue Devils over Boston College Eagles2022
2022-02-05Saint Louis Billikens over Dayton Flyers2022
2022-01-31Colgate Raiders over Lafayette Leopards2022
2022-01-27Kansas City Roos over Denver Pioneers2022
2022-01-26Saint Joseph's Hawks over Duquesne Dukes2022
2022-01-19Saint Joseph's Hawks over George Washington Colonials2022
2021-12-18Houston Cougars over Oklahoma State Cowboys2022
2021-11-28Brown Bears over Quinnipiac Bobcats2022
2021-02-05Akron Zips over Kent State Golden Flashes2021
2021-01-14Winthrop Eagles over Longwood Lancers2021
2021-01-06Ole Miss Rebels over Auburn Tigers2021
2020-12-13New Mexico Lobos over Rice Owls2021
2020-03-06Yale Bulldogs over Dartmouth Big Green2020
2020-02-12Bradley Braves over Indiana State Sycamores2020
2020-02-07Marist Red Foxes over Saint Peter's Peacocks2020
2020-01-25Baylor Bears over Florida Gators2020
2020-01-23Towson Tigers over Elon Phoenix2020
2020-01-16Washington State Cougars over Oregon Ducks2020
2020-01-07Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Penn State Nittany Lions2020
2020-01-04Colorado State Rams over Wyoming Cowboys2020
2020-01-02Idaho Vandals over Portland State Vikings2020
2019-12-23Washington Huskies over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2020
2019-11-28Iowa Hawkeyes over Texas Tech Red Raiders2020
2019-11-26Navy Midshipmen over Cornell Big Red2020
2019-11-17Washington State Cougars over Idaho State Bengals2020
2019-03-06Oregon Ducks over Washington State Cougars2019
2019-01-31Old Dominion Monarchs over North Texas Mean Green2019
2019-01-19Army Black Knights over Navy Midshipmen2019
2019-01-05Campbell Fighting Camels over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2019
2018-11-24Baylor Bears over George Mason Patriots2019
2018-11-12VCU Rams over Bowling Green Falcons2019
2018-03-03Little Rock Trojans over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2018
2018-02-24Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2018
2018-02-17East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Western Carolina Catamounts2018
2018-02-03North Carolina Central Eagles over Delaware State Hornets2018
2018-01-13Manhattan Jaspers over Siena Saints2018
2018-01-08Grambling Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2018
2017-12-19High Point Panthers over Western Carolina Catamounts2018
2017-11-24South Florida Bulls over Arkansas State Red Wolves2018
2017-11-16Colgate Raiders over Cornell Big Red2018
2017-11-12Louisville Cardinals over George Mason Patriots2018
2017-11-10Colorado State Rams over Sacramento State Hornets2018
2017-03-20Wyoming Cowboys over Kansas City Roos2017Playoff
2017-02-08Xavier Musketeers over DePaul Blue Demons2017
2017-02-04Jacksonville State Gamecocks over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2017
2017-02-02Michigan State Spartans over Nebraska Cornhuskers2017
2017-01-11Bradley Braves over Northern Iowa Panthers2017
2017-01-07Elon Phoenix over Towson Tigers2017
2016-12-23Seton Hall Pirates over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2017
2016-12-21Duke Blue Devils over Elon Phoenix2017
2016-12-07UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Texas State Bobcats2017
2016-12-03Northern Kentucky Norse over Norfolk State Spartans2017
2016-11-29UT Arlington Mavericks over Texas Longhorns2017
2016-11-27Denver Pioneers over Sacramento State Hornets2017
2016-11-25Florida State Seminoles over Illinois Fighting Illini2017
2016-02-10Wisconsin Badgers over Nebraska Cornhuskers2016
2016-02-06Maryland Terrapins over Purdue Boilermakers2016
2016-01-30Stony Brook Seawolves over Vermont Catamounts2016
2016-01-29Ohio Bobcats over Kent State Golden Flashes2016
2016-01-19Houston Christian Huskies over Central Arkansas Bears2016
2016-01-07Charleston Cougars over Hofstra Pride2016
2015-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers over Syracuse Orange2016
2015-12-02Columbia Lions over Bucknell Bison2016
2015-03-09Northeastern Huskies over William & Mary Tribe2015
2015-03-05Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2015
2015-02-21Stanford Cardinal over California Golden Bears2015
2015-02-07Toledo Rockets over Ball State Cardinals2015
2015-01-24Indiana State Sycamores over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2015
2015-01-08High Point Panthers over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2015
2014-12-18Rice Owls over St. Thomas (TX) Celts2015
2014-12-14Clemson Tigers over Auburn Tigers2015
2014-12-04Abilene Christian Wildcats over Sacramento State Hornets2015
2014-11-24Iowa Hawkeyes over Pepperdine Waves2015
2014-11-16Jacksonville Dolphins over Florida National Conquistadors2015
2014-11-14Utah State Aggies over Weber State Wildcats2015
2014-03-04Ohio Bobcats over Bowling Green Falcons2014
2013-12-21Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Coppin State Eagles2014
2013-12-18Robert Morris Colonials over Campbell Fighting Camels2014
2013-12-15UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over San Diego Toreros2014
2013-12-07Florida International Panthers over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2014
2013-12-01Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Jackson State Tigers2014
2013-11-30Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Montana Grizzlies2014
2013-11-30Brown Bears over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2014
2013-11-29San Francisco Dons over Vermont Catamounts2014
2013-11-17Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2014
2013-03-07Utah Utes over Oregon State Beavers2013
2013-01-12Syracuse Orange over Villanova Wildcats2013
2013-01-12Mississippi State Bulldogs over Georgia Bulldogs2013
2013-01-09Northern Illinois Huskies over Miami (OH) Redhawks2013
2012-12-12Temple Owls over Towson Tigers2013
2012-12-01Northern Iowa Panthers over Milwaukee Panthers2013
2012-11-16California Golden Bears over Denver Pioneers2013
2012-11-10Old Dominion Monarchs over Morgan State Bears2013
2012-03-09Arizona Wildcats over Oregon State Beavers2012
2012-03-01Michigan Wolverines over Illinois Fighting Illini2012
2012-02-29Cincinnati Bearcats over Marquette Golden Eagles2012
2012-02-23Milwaukee Panthers over UIC Flames2012
2012-02-11Boise State Broncos over Air Force Falcons2012
2012-02-09Kansas City Roos over North Dakota State Bison2012
2012-02-09UCLA Bruins over Stanford Cardinal2012
2012-01-18Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Riverside Highlanders2012
2012-01-07Kansas Jayhawks over Oklahoma Sooners2012
2012-01-03Western Michigan Broncos over Milwaukee Panthers2012
2011-12-31Missouri State Bears over Drake Bulldogs2012
2011-12-30UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Furman Paladins2012
2011-12-29Wagner Seahawks over Air Force Falcons2012
2011-12-10Providence Friars over Bryant Bulldogs2012
2011-11-16Georgia Bulldogs over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2012
2011-11-15Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2012
2011-11-12Providence Friars over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2012
2011-11-11Saint Joseph's Hawks over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2012
2011-03-05North Dakota Fighting Hawks over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2011
2011-02-26St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Bryant Bulldogs2011
2011-02-23Purdue Boilermakers over Indiana Hoosiers2011
2011-02-22Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2011
2011-02-16Marshall Thundering Herd over Rice Owls2011
2011-02-16Holy Cross Crusaders over Navy Midshipmen2011
2011-02-15James Madison Dukes over Towson Tigers2011
2011-01-22UConn Huskies over Tennessee Volunteers2011
2011-01-17Hartford Hawks over Binghamton Bearcats2011
2011-01-09Villanova Wildcats over Cincinnati Bearcats2011
2010-12-11UCLA Bruins over Cal Poly Mustangs2011
2010-11-17South Dakota Coyotes over South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers2011
2010-11-14Marquette Golden Eagles over Bucknell Bison2011
2010-02-10Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Irvine Anteaters2010
2010-02-10St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Fordham Rams2010
2010-01-23Xavier Musketeers over Rhode Island Rams2010
2009-12-06Clemson Tigers over South Carolina Gamecocks2010
2009-11-20Columbia Lions over Longwood Lancers2010
2009-11-19Morgan State Bears over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2010
2009-11-19Coppin State Eagles over Washington Adventist Shock2010
2009-11-17Oklahoma Sooners over UL Monroe Warhawks2010
2009-01-29Utah State Aggies over Nevada Wolf Pack2009
2009-01-21Oklahoma Sooners over Nebraska Cornhuskers2009
2009-01-17Norfolk State Spartans over Delaware State Hornets2009
2009-01-17Maine Black Bears over Albany Great Danes2009
2009-01-10Oklahoma State Cowboys over Texas A&M Aggies2009
2008-12-20Texas A&M Aggies over LSU Tigers2009
2008-03-20Michigan State Spartans over Temple Owls2008Playoff
2008-03-11Portland State Vikings over Idaho State Bengals2008
2008-02-23Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2008
2008-02-08Cornell Big Red over Princeton Tigers2008
2008-01-31Detroit Mercy Titans over Milwaukee Panthers2008
2008-01-24Washington Huskies over Arizona State Sun Devils2008
2008-01-23Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Riverside Highlanders2008
2008-01-16Toledo Rockets over Central Michigan Chippewas2008
2008-01-12La Salle Explorers over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2008
2007-12-05Alabama State Hornets over Oakwood Ambassadors2008
2007-12-01San Diego State Aztecs over Western Michigan Broncos2008
2007-11-23Charleston Southern Buccaneers over North Florida Ospreys2008
2007-11-20Stanford Cardinal over Yale Bulldogs2008
2007-11-10Coppin State Eagles over Allen University Allen2008
2007-03-03Kansas State Wildcats over Oklahoma Sooners2007
2007-02-19Delaware State Hornets over Norfolk State Spartans2007
2007-02-17Alabama Crimson Tide over Kentucky Wildcats2007
2007-01-21Cal State Northridge Matadors over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2007
2007-01-06UCF Knights over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2007
2006-12-31Long Island University Sharks over Saint Peter's Peacocks2007
2006-12-09Chicago State Cougars over Eastern Michigan Eagles2007
2006-11-24Sam Houston Bearkats over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2007
2006-11-21Miami (OH) Redhawks over UIC Flames2007
2006-03-04UNLV Rebels over TCU Horned Frogs2006
2006-02-25Virginia Tech Hokies over Florida State Seminoles2006
2006-02-22Missouri State Bears over Illinois State Redbirds2006
2006-02-09San José State Spartans over Idaho Vandals2006
2006-02-06Idaho Vandals over Fresno State Bulldogs2006
2006-01-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Boise State Broncos2006
2006-01-21Kent State Golden Flashes over Northern Illinois Huskies2006
2006-01-19Arkansas State Red Wolves over Denver Pioneers2006
2006-01-14Albany Great Danes over Utah Valley Wolverines2006
2005-12-21Northwestern State Demons over Oregon State Beavers2006
2005-12-10San Diego Toreros over Fresno State Bulldogs2006
2005-12-10Georgia Bulldogs over Georgia State Panthers2006
2005-12-09Central Connecticut Blue Devils over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2006
2005-11-17Drexel Dragons over Sam Houston Bearkats2006
2005-03-20Michigan State Spartans over Vermont Catamounts2005Playoff
2005-03-05New Mexico Lobos over Colorado State Rams2005
2005-02-16Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2005
2005-02-02South Florida Bulls over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2005
2005-01-26Wright State Raiders over UIC Flames2005
2005-01-23Georgia State Panthers over Mercer Bears2005
2005-01-22Wisconsin Badgers over Michigan Wolverines2005
2004-12-31Ohio State Buckeyes over Saint Joseph's Hawks2005
2004-12-21NC State Wolfpack over BYU Cougars2005
2004-11-30Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Albany Great Danes2005
2004-11-23Wisconsin Badgers over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2005
2004-03-11Saint Louis Billikens over Memphis Tigers2004
2004-02-27Holy Cross Crusaders over Bucknell Bison2004
2004-02-11Western Michigan Broncos over Ball State Cardinals2004
2003-12-13Santa Clara Broncos over Pacific Tigers2004
2003-11-29St. John's Red Storm over Stony Brook Seawolves2004
2003-03-13Florida State Seminoles over Clemson Tigers2003
2003-03-07James Madison Dukes over Towson Tigers2003
2003-02-23Siena Saints over Rider Broncs2003
2003-02-13Southern Illinois Salukis over Northern Iowa Panthers2003
2003-02-12New Hampshire Wildcats over Hartford Hawks2003

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