Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-52?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-52 15 times. It first happened on November 24, 2002, when Oregon Ducks beat Grambling Tigers, and most recently on December 13, 2025, when Oral Roberts Golden Eagles beat Ecclesia Royals.
That makes 97-52 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-52 has happened 12 times and 97-53 has happened 13 times.
Every 97-52 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Ecclesia Royals | 2026 | |
| 2024-12-01 | American University Eagles over Notre Dame (MD) Gators | 2025 | |
| 2022-12-19 | Long Beach State Beach over Life Pacific Warriors | 2023 | |
| 2022-11-22 | Nicholls Colonels over Jarvis Christian Bulldogs | 2023 | |
| 2019-11-05 | Santa Clara Broncos over UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | 2020 | |
| 2018-11-13 | Texas State Bobcats over Hardin-Simmons Cowboys | 2019 | |
| 2017-11-20 | Utah Valley Wolverines over Eastern Oregon Mountaineers | 2018 | |
| 2016-11-23 | Jacksonville Dolphins over Trinity Baptist College Eagles | 2017 | |
| 2015-11-21 | Houston Cougars over Florida A&M Rattlers | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-13 | Drake Bulldogs over Simpson College Storm | 2016 | |
| 2006-12-18 | Montana State Bobcats over Providence (MT) Argos | 2007 | |
| 2005-11-20 | Cal State Fullerton Titans over Hope International Royals | 2006 | |
| 2004-12-22 | Texas Longhorns over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen | 2005 | |
| 2004-11-24 | UCF Knights over PR Mayaguez Bulldogs | 2005 | |
| 2002-11-24 | Oregon Ducks over Grambling Tigers | 2003 |