Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-47?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-47 10 times. It first happened on November 21, 2005, when Charleston Cougars beat Lees McRae Bobcats, and most recently on December 1, 2025, when New Mexico Lobos beat New Mexico Highlands Cowboys.
That makes 97-47 the 1647th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-47 has happened 9 times and 97-48 has happened 10 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-47 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | New Mexico Lobos over New Mexico Highlands Cowboys | 2026 | |
| 2022-12-10 | Chattanooga Mocs over Johnson Royals | 2023 | |
| 2018-12-21 | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Arlington Baptist Patriots | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-15 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Johnson University (FL) Suns | 2019 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Michigan Wolverines over Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 2018 | |
| 2013-12-21 | New Mexico State Aggies over Northern New Mexico Eagles | 2014 | |
| 2010-11-22 | Western Carolina Catamounts over Warren Wilson Owls | 2011 | |
| 2010-11-19 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Southwestern (AZ) Eagles | 2011 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over California Maritime Keelhaulers | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-21 | Charleston Cougars over Lees McRae Bobcats | 2006 |