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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 85-53?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 85-53 36 times. It first happened on January 22, 2003, when UNC Wilmington Seahawks beat Towson Tigers, and most recently on December 22, 2024, when George Mason Patriots beat Pennsylvania Quakers.

Where 85-53 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 85-53 the 928th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 86-53 has happened 28 times and 85-54 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 85-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2024-12-22George Mason Patriots over Pennsylvania Quakers2025
2024-01-18Tennessee State Tigers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2024
2023-12-12Cincinnati Bearcats over Bryant Bulldogs2024
2023-11-06South Dakota Coyotes over Mount Marty College Lancers2024
2023-11-06Omaha Mavericks over Doane Tigers2024
2023-01-08UCF Knights over SMU Mustangs2023
2022-12-22San Francisco Dons over Hartford Hawks2023
2022-12-07Florida Atlantic Owls over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2023
2022-11-17Colorado State Rams over South Carolina Gamecocks2023
2021-11-12Butler Bulldogs over Central Arkansas Bears2022
2020-12-19UC Irvine Anteaters over San Diego Toreros2021
2020-01-22California Baptist Lancers over Chicago State Cougars2020
2020-01-13Boston University Terriers over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2020
2019-11-14Cincinnati Bearcats over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2020
2019-02-02Colorado State Rams over Air Force Falcons2019
2019-01-06North Dakota State Bison over Dickinson State Blue Hawks2019
2015-11-16Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Manchester Spartans2016
2014-12-16Oklahoma Sooners over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2015
2014-11-16Texas Longhorns over Alcorn State Braves2015
2013-12-14Texas Longhorns over Texas State Bobcats2014
2013-01-05Davidson Wildcats over UNC Greensboro Spartans2013
2012-12-22California Golden Bears over Prairie View A&M Panthers2013
2011-12-22TCU Horned Frogs over Grambling Tigers2012
2011-02-15Boston University Terriers over UMBC Retrievers2011
2011-02-08San Diego State Aztecs over Utah Utes2011
2011-01-27Saint Peter's Peacocks over Marist Red Foxes2011
2010-11-16Wisconsin Badgers over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2011
2009-12-16UC Riverside Highlanders over Berry College Vikings2010
2008-11-28Kansas Jayhawks over Coppin State Eagles2009
2006-12-09Northern Iowa Panthers over Kansas City Roos2007
2005-11-22Vanderbilt Commodores over UNC Greensboro Spartans2006
2005-02-26Southern Jaguars over Alcorn State Braves2005
2005-01-04Maryland Terrapins over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2005
2004-12-23Wisconsin Badgers over UNC Greensboro Spartans2005
2004-03-08Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Sam Houston Bearkats2004
2003-01-22UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Towson Tigers2003

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