Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-59?
It has. 97-59 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 16 times in 136,843 games. The first was Texas Longhorns beat McNeese Cowboys on December 19, 2002; the latest was Akron Zips beat Evansville Purple Aces on November 23, 2025.
That makes 97-59 the 1352nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-59 has happened 15 times and 97-60 has happened 28 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-59 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-23 | Akron Zips over Evansville Purple Aces | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-07 | Clemson Tigers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 2026 | |
| 2023-12-21 | Miami Hurricanes over Stonehill Skyhawks | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-22 | Rhode Island Rams over Johnson & Wales (RI) Griffins | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-13 | Arizona Wildcats over Southern Jaguars | 2024 | |
| 2022-11-09 | South Alabama Jaguars over Mobile Rams | 2023 | |
| 2020-01-20 | West Virginia Mountaineers over Texas Longhorns | 2020 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Chicago State Cougars | 2020 | |
| 2016-11-14 | Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Eureka College Red Devils | 2017 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Tennessee Volunteers over Auburn Tigers | 2016 | |
| 2012-12-15 | Arkansas Razorbacks over Alcorn State Braves | 2013 | |
| 2012-11-09 | NC State Wolfpack over Miami (OH) Redhawks | 2013 | |
| 2009-12-12 | Cal State Fullerton Titans over Occidental Tigers | 2010 | |
| 2008-02-16 | Washington Huskies over Oregon State Beavers | 2008 | |
| 2007-12-29 | Indiana Hoosiers over Chicago State Cougars | 2008 | |
| 2002-12-19 | Texas Longhorns over McNeese Cowboys | 2003 |