Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-48?
It has. 97-48 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 10 times in 141,662 games. The first was Eastern Michigan Eagles beat Rochester University (MI) Warriors on December 10, 2002; the latest was Tulsa Golden Hurricane beat Rice Owls on December 31, 2025.
That makes 97-48 the 1671st most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-48 has happened 6 times and 97-49 has happened 6 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-48 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Rice Owls | 2026 | |
| 2024-01-20 | Drake Bulldogs over Evansville Purple Aces | 2024 | |
| 2023-12-14 | Campbell Fighting Camels over Saint Augustine's Falcons | 2024 | |
| 2021-11-15 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Benedictine (AZ) Redhawks | 2022 | |
| 2017-12-21 | Purdue Boilermakers over Tennessee State Tigers | 2018 | |
| 2017-12-09 | Duquesne Dukes over Delaware State Hornets | 2018 | |
| 2011-12-06 | North Carolina Tar Heels over Evansville Purple Aces | 2012 | |
| 2007-12-28 | Saint Mary's Gaels over Howard Bison | 2008 | |
| 2003-12-14 | Saint Mary's Gaels over UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | 2004 | |
| 2002-12-10 | Eastern Michigan Eagles over Rochester University (MI) Warriors | 2003 |
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