Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-49?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-49 6 times. It first happened on November 27, 2002, when Maryland Terrapins beat The Citadel Bulldogs, and most recently on November 20, 2025, when St. John's Red Storm beat Bucknell Bison.
That makes 97-49 the 1980th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-49 has happened 10 times and 97-50 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-49 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | St. John's Red Storm over Bucknell Bison | 2026 | |
| 2024-12-04 | Texas State Bobcats over Arlington Baptist Patriots | 2025 | |
| 2023-12-10 | Bowling Green Falcons over Ohio Dominican Panthers | 2024 | |
| 2023-12-06 | Miami Hurricanes over Long Island University Sharks | 2024 | |
| 2020-12-12 | Akron Zips over Cedarville Yellow Jackets | 2021 | |
| 2002-11-27 | Maryland Terrapins over The Citadel Bulldogs | 2003 |