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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-65?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-65 20 times. It first happened on December 30, 2001, when Pepperdine Waves beat West Virginia Mountaineers, and most recently on February 28, 2026, when Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat UTEP Miners.

Where 97-65 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 97-65 the 1260th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-65 has happened 18 times and 97-66 has happened 19 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-65 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over UTEP Miners2026
2025-12-23UCLA Bruins over UC Riverside Highlanders2026
2023-02-21Arkansas Razorbacks over Georgia Bulldogs2023
2021-12-04Utah Tech Trailblazers over University of Saint Katherine Firebirds2022
2020-11-25Georgia Southern Eagles over Florida National Conquistadors2021
2019-02-07Northern Kentucky Norse over Detroit Mercy Titans2019
2018-12-18UConn Huskies over Drexel Dragons2019
2018-01-13Hartford Hawks over Binghamton Bearcats2018
2017-11-26Binghamton Bearcats over Hartwick Hawks2018
2016-11-12Little Rock Trojans over Central Baptist College Mustangs2017
2015-11-24Portland Pilots over Alcorn State Braves2016
2015-11-18Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Johnson & Wales (NC) Wildcats2016
2015-11-13California Golden Bears over Rice Owls2016
2014-12-01North Florida Ospreys over Edward Waters Tigers2015
2013-01-28Texas Southern Tigers over Alabama State Hornets2013
2011-12-30UMass Minutemen over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2012
2011-11-11Creighton Bluejays over North Carolina A&T Aggies2012
2004-11-28North Carolina Tar Heels over USC Trojans2005
2002-01-28Hampton Pirates over Florida A&M Rattlers2002
2001-12-30Pepperdine Waves over West Virginia Mountaineers2002
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