Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-68?
It has. 97-68 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 15 times in 136,843 games. The first was Lamar Cardinals beat Louisiana Christian Wildcats on December 6, 2005; the latest was New Mexico State Aggies beat Delaware Blue Hens on January 17, 2026.
That makes 97-68 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-68 has happened 13 times and 97-69 has happened 15 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-68 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | New Mexico State Aggies over Delaware Blue Hens | 2026 | |
| 2025-12-06 | Arizona Wildcats over Auburn Tigers | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-22 | Idaho Vandals over Eastern Oregon Mountaineers | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-07 | Yale Bulldogs over Navy Midshipmen | 2026 | |
| 2025-01-18 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over South Carolina Upstate Spartans | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Kentucky Wildcats over Lipscomb Bisons | 2025 | |
| 2024-02-13 | Illinois Fighting Illini over Michigan Wolverines | 2024 | |
| 2020-02-08 | New Mexico Lobos over Wyoming Cowboys | 2020 | |
| 2018-12-08 | Bowling Green Falcons over Green Bay Phoenix | 2019 | |
| 2017-11-10 | Duke Blue Devils over Elon Phoenix | 2018 | |
| 2016-03-15 | Florida Gators over North Florida Ospreys | 2016 | Playoff |
| 2016-01-30 | Valparaiso Beacons over Youngstown State Penguins | 2016 | |
| 2016-01-30 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Campbell Fighting Camels | 2016 | |
| 2010-02-20 | Washington Huskies over UCLA Bruins | 2010 | |
| 2005-12-06 | Lamar Cardinals over Louisiana Christian Wildcats | 2006 |