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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-70?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-70 24 times. It first happened on December 4, 2002, when Kansas Jayhawks beat Central Missouri State Mules, and most recently on December 17, 2025, when USC Trojans beat UTSA Roadrunners.

Where 97-70 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 97-70 the 1147th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-70 has happened 21 times and 97-71 has happened 23 times.

Every 97-70 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-17USC Trojans over UTSA Roadrunners2026
2024-11-04East Carolina Pirates over NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops2025
2024-02-22South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Denver Pioneers2024
2022-11-26Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Hampton Pirates2023
2021-12-05Western Illinois Leathernecks over Central Michigan Chippewas2022
2021-02-06New Mexico State Aggies over California Baptist Lancers2021
2019-11-09New Mexico Lobos over Cal State Northridge Matadors2020
2018-03-08New Mexico State Aggies over Chicago State Cougars2018
2017-12-10Gonzaga Bulldogs over Washington Huskies2018
2016-11-23Oklahoma State Cowboys over Georgetown Hoyas2017
2013-12-30Appalachian State Mountaineers over Bluefield University Ramblin' Rams2014
2012-12-12Long Island University Sharks over Rice Owls2013
2012-11-18Arizona State Sun Devils over Florida A&M Rattlers2013
2011-12-06Pittsburgh Panthers over VMI Keydets2012
2010-12-04Louisville Cardinals over South Alabama Jaguars2011
2008-11-21Davidson Wildcats over Winthrop Eagles2009
2007-12-28North Texas Mean Green over Texas A&M-International Dust Devils2008
2007-02-07Kansas Jayhawks over Kansas State Wildcats2007
2005-12-01Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Tenn Temple Crusaders2006
2005-11-30Memphis Tigers over Jackson State Tigers2006
2005-01-21Troy Trojans over Mercer Bears2005
2004-02-12Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2004
2003-03-13Iowa State Cyclones over Texas A&M Aggies2003
2002-12-04Kansas Jayhawks over Central Missouri State Mules2003

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