Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 89-53?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 89-53 23 times. It first happened on November 22, 2004, when San Diego Toreros beat Occidental Tigers, and most recently on December 14, 2025, when Minnesota Golden Gophers beat Texas Southern Tigers.
That makes 89-53 the 1168th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 90-53 has happened 23 times and 89-54 has happened 42 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.