Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-53?
It has. 97-53 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 13 times in 136,843 games. The first was Texas Tech Red Raiders beat San Francisco Dons on January 1, 2005; the latest was North Carolina Tar Heels beat North Carolina Central Eagles on November 14, 2025.
That makes 97-53 the 1482nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-53 has happened 12 times and 97-54 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | North Carolina Tar Heels over North Carolina Central Eagles | 2026 | |
| 2024-12-11 | Stonehill Skyhawks over Lesley University Lynx | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-08 | Incarnate Word Cardinals over Southwestern (TX) Pirates | 2025 | |
| 2021-12-22 | Stetson Hatters over Piedmont Lions | 2022 | |
| 2020-12-06 | Drake Bulldogs over St. Ambrose Fighting Bees | 2021 | |
| 2018-11-24 | New Orleans Privateers over Governors State Jaguars | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-06 | Lipscomb Bisons over Sewanee Tigers | 2019 | |
| 2016-12-13 | Michigan Wolverines over Central Arkansas Bears | 2017 | |
| 2012-11-12 | Akron Zips over John Carroll Blue Streaks | 2013 | |
| 2012-11-09 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Alabama State Hornets | 2013 | |
| 2008-12-13 | East Carolina Pirates over UNC Greensboro Spartans | 2009 | |
| 2005-11-19 | Santa Clara Broncos over Stanislaus State Warriors | 2006 | |
| 2005-01-01 | Texas Tech Red Raiders over San Francisco Dons | 2005 |