Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 78-39?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 78-39 8 times. It first happened on December 5, 2007, when George Washington Colonials beat Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks, and most recently on November 22, 2024, when Butler Bulldogs beat Merrimack Warriors.
That makes 78-39 the 1783rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 79-39 has happened 11 times and 78-40 has happened 16 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 78-39 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-22 | Butler Bulldogs over Merrimack Warriors | 2025 | |
| 2015-03-26 | Kentucky Wildcats over West Virginia Mountaineers | 2015 | Playoff |
| 2014-12-22 | New Mexico State Aggies over Northern New Mexico Eagles | 2015 | |
| 2013-12-09 | Columbia Lions over UMass Lowell River Hawks | 2014 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Cal Poly Mustangs over Bethesda University Flames | 2014 | |
| 2012-11-20 | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Jarvis Christian Bulldogs | 2013 | |
| 2011-11-12 | Wyoming Cowboys over Western State Colorado University Mountaineers | 2012 | |
| 2007-12-05 | George Washington Colonials over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks | 2008 |