Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-49?
It has. 81-49 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 33 times in 136,843 games. The first was Ole Miss Rebels beat Troy Trojans on December 15, 2004; the latest was Maryland Terrapins beat Grand Canyon Lopes on March 21, 2025.
That makes 81-49 the 980th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-49 has happened 28 times and 81-50 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.