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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 78-47?

It has. 78-47 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 18 times in 136,843 games. The first was Valparaiso Beacons beat North Park Vikings on December 30, 2008; the latest was Houston Cougars beat Idaho Vandals on March 19, 2026.

Where 78-47 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 78-47 the 1291st most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 79-47 has happened 20 times and 78-48 has happened 36 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 78-47 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-19Houston Cougars over Idaho Vandals2026Playoff
2025-12-06Western Illinois Leathernecks over Hannibal LaGrange Trojans2026
2025-11-25New Haven Chargers over Salve Regina Seahawks2026
2022-12-07Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles over Anderson (IN) Ravens2023
2019-12-14Dayton Flyers over Drake Bulldogs2020
2019-11-27Tulsa Golden Hurricane over South Carolina State Bulldogs2020
2017-12-19Virginia Cavaliers over Savannah State Tigers2018
2017-11-10Oklahoma State Cowboys over Pepperdine Waves2018
2016-11-23Ohio State Buckeyes over Jackson State Tigers2017
2016-11-15VMI Keydets over Southern Virginia Knights2017
2016-11-11Louisville Cardinals over Evansville Purple Aces2017
2016-03-11North Carolina Tar Heels over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2016
2014-11-30Villanova Wildcats over Delaware Blue Hens2015
2014-02-01Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Tulane Green Wave2014
2012-11-11Baylor Bears over Jackson State Tigers2013
2011-12-27North Texas Mean Green over New Orleans Privateers2012
2011-02-04Pennsylvania Quakers over Dartmouth Big Green2011
2008-12-30Valparaiso Beacons over North Park Vikings2009

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