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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 79-48?

It has. 79-48 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 35 times in 136,843 games. The first was Oregon Ducks beat UCLA Bruins on March 1, 2003; the latest was UCLA Bruins beat Sacramento State Hornets on November 18, 2025.

Where 79-48 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 79-48 the 940th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 80-48 has happened 32 times and 79-49 has happened 31 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 79-48 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-18UCLA Bruins over Sacramento State Hornets2026
2024-11-08Oregon Ducks over Montana Grizzlies2025
2024-02-27Boise State Broncos over Air Force Falcons2024
2023-12-02North Texas Mean Green over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2024
2023-11-13Houston Cougars over Stetson Hatters2024
2023-11-06Kansas City Roos over Avila Eagles2024
2022-02-21Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2022
2022-01-01Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2022
2021-12-21Iowa State Cyclones over Chicago State Cougars2022
2020-12-02Xavier Musketeers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2021
2020-11-25Mercer Bears over North Georgia Saints2021
2019-11-17Saint Mary's Gaels over Cal Poly Mustangs2020
2019-01-19Bowling Green Falcons over Western Michigan Broncos2019
2018-11-18Kent State Golden Flashes over Alcorn State Braves2019
2017-11-21North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Northland College Lumberjacks2018
2017-11-18Mississippi State Bulldogs over Florida A&M Rattlers2018
2015-11-18Old Dominion Monarchs over Morgan State Bears2016
2014-11-23Eastern Michigan Eagles over Longwood Lancers2015
2014-02-14Mercer Bears over Lipscomb Bisons2014
2013-12-04Fordham Rams over Furman Paladins2014
2013-03-21Louisville Cardinals over North Carolina A&T Aggies2013Playoff
2011-11-19Valparaiso Beacons over IU-Kokomo Cougars2012
2010-11-19Kentucky Wildcats over Portland Pilots2011
2010-01-09Yale Bulldogs over NJIT Highlanders2010
2009-12-27Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Cornell College Iowa Rams2010
2009-02-11Tennessee Volunteers over Georgia Bulldogs2009
2008-01-09Ohio State Buckeyes over Iowa Hawkeyes2008
2007-02-13Akron Zips over Ohio Bobcats2007
2006-02-15Vermont Catamounts over Maine Black Bears2006
2005-11-27UAB Blazers over South Carolina State Bulldogs2006
2004-11-21Arizona State Sun Devils over Jackson State Tigers2005
2004-11-20Providence Friars over St. Thomas Aquinas Saints2005
2004-02-11Evansville Purple Aces over Illinois State Redbirds2004
2003-11-22Maryland Terrapins over American University Eagles2004
2003-03-01Oregon Ducks over UCLA Bruins2003

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