Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-40?
It has. 97-40 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 7 times in 136,843 games. The first was Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions on November 23, 2004; the latest was George Washington Revolutionaries beat St. Mary's (MD) Seahawks on December 22, 2025.
That makes 97-40 the 1870th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-40 has happened 3 times and 97-41 has happened 3 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-40 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | George Washington Revolutionaries over St. Mary's (MD) Seahawks | 2026 | |
| 2024-12-08 | Longwood Lancers over Mary Baldwin Fighting Squirrels | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-04 | Houston Cougars over Jackson State Tigers | 2025 | |
| 2021-12-07 | Army Black Knights over SUNY-Purchase Panthers | 2022 | |
| 2021-11-26 | Purdue Boilermakers over Omaha Mavericks | 2022 | |
| 2018-11-16 | Virginia Cavaliers over Coppin State Eagles | 2019 | |
| 2004-11-23 | Nebraska Cornhuskers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2005 |