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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-72?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-72 24 times. It first happened on February 17, 2003, when Mercer Bears beat Savannah State Tigers, and most recently on February 5, 2026, when Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles beat Western Illinois Leathernecks.

Where 97-72 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 97-72 the 1147th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-72 has happened 14 times and 97-73 has happened 29 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-05Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Western Illinois Leathernecks2026
2025-11-07Wisconsin Badgers over Northern Illinois Huskies2026
2023-12-30Florida Gators over Quinnipiac Bobcats2024
2023-02-23Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Diego Toreros2023
2023-01-04Furman Paladins over The Citadel Bulldogs2023
2022-12-27Texas Longhorns over Texas A&M-Commerce Lions2023
2022-11-07St. John's Red Storm over Merrimack Warriors2023
2022-02-26Duke Blue Devils over Syracuse Orange2022
2021-11-10DePaul Blue Demons over Coppin State Eagles2022
2019-03-02Jacksonville State Gamecocks over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2019
2018-12-25Bucknell Bison over UNLV Rebels2019
2016-12-17UT Martin Skyhawks over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2017
2016-01-27Winthrop Eagles over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2016
2015-12-22Arkansas Razorbacks over North Florida Ospreys2016
2015-12-09Colorado State Rams over Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions2016
2015-11-13Cincinnati Bearcats over Western Carolina Catamounts2016
2013-12-18Cleveland State Vikings over Notre Dame College Falcons2014
2013-11-08UCF Knights over Tampa Spartans2014
2010-11-22Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Maine Black Bears2011
2009-12-21New Mexico State Aggies over Alcorn State Braves2010
2007-02-24Saint Mary's Gaels over Pepperdine Waves2007
2004-01-17Arizona Wildcats over UCLA Bruins2004
2003-12-06Baylor Bears over Midwestern State Mustangs2004
2003-02-17Mercer Bears over Savannah State Tigers2003

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