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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-71?

It has. 97-71 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 23 times in 141,662 games. The first was UAB Blazers beat West Alabama Tigers on December 1, 2002; the latest was High Point Panthers beat Furman Paladins on November 3, 2025.

Where 97-71 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 97-71 the 1192nd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-71 has happened 29 times and 97-72 has happened 24 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-03High Point Panthers over Furman Paladins2026
2024-12-03Indiana Hoosiers over Sam Houston Bearkats2025
2024-11-11Texas A&M Aggies over Lamar Cardinals2025
2024-01-13Northwestern State Demons over Incarnate Word Cardinals2024
2023-12-05High Point Panthers over Western Carolina Catamounts2024
2022-12-04Cincinnati Bearcats over Bryant Bulldogs2023
2021-11-16Western Illinois Leathernecks over Iowa Wesleyan Tigers2022
2020-11-27UTSA Roadrunners over Texas Permian Basin Falcons2021
2019-01-31Belmont Bruins over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2019
2018-11-15Pittsburgh Panthers over Central Arkansas Bears2019
2018-02-15Rider Broncs over Siena Saints2018
2018-01-13UT Arlington Mavericks over Arkansas State Red Wolves2018
2017-01-07Kentucky Wildcats over Arkansas Razorbacks2017
2016-02-27North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Sacramento State Hornets2016
2015-01-05Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Trinity Baptist College Eagles2015
2014-01-09Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Tulane Green Wave2014
2013-11-21Stanford Cardinal over Texas Southern Tigers2014
2012-12-29BYU Cougars over Virginia Tech Hokies2013
2011-03-08UConn Huskies over DePaul Blue Demons2011
2008-02-20Memphis Tigers over Tulane Green Wave2008
2008-01-26Norfolk State Spartans over South Carolina State Bulldogs2008
2006-02-11Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over North Texas Mean Green2006
2002-12-01UAB Blazers over West Alabama Tigers2003
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