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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-73?

It has. 97-73 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 29 times in 136,843 games. The first was Central Michigan Chippewas beat Buffalo Bulls on January 18, 2003; the latest was North Dakota State Bison beat Kansas City Roos on January 8, 2026.

Where 97-73 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 97-73 the 1041st most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-73 has happened 15 times and 97-74 has happened 16 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-73 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-08North Dakota State Bison over Kansas City Roos2026
2025-12-16Duke Blue Devils over Lipscomb Bisons2026
2025-02-19SMU Mustangs over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2025
2025-02-19North Carolina Tar Heels over NC State Wolfpack2025
2023-12-22Illinois Fighting Illini over Missouri Tigers2024
2023-12-14Lamar Cardinals over UL Monroe Warhawks2024
2022-11-10Marquette Golden Eagles over Central Michigan Chippewas2023
2022-01-13San Francisco Dons over Loyola Marymount Lions2022
2019-01-17Eastern Kentucky Colonels over UT Martin Skyhawks2019
2018-03-03Furman Paladins over Western Carolina Catamounts2018
2018-03-03Villanova Wildcats over Georgetown Hoyas2018
2017-12-09Saint Mary's Gaels over Seattle U Redhawks2018
2017-12-03North Carolina Tar Heels over Tulane Green Wave2018
2017-11-12Eastern Michigan Eagles over Michigan-Dearborn Wolverines2018
2017-02-15North Carolina Tar Heels over NC State Wolfpack2017
2017-01-28UMass Lowell River Hawks over Fisher College Eagles2017
2016-12-21Northern Kentucky Norse over Brescia University Bearcats2017
2016-12-03Northern Colorado Bears over Northern New Mexico Eagles2017
2016-12-03Arizona State Sun Devils over UNLV Rebels2017
2012-11-27Butler Bulldogs over Hanover Panthers2013
2010-11-16Weber State Wildcats over Colorado Christian Cougars2011
2010-11-14Florida State Seminoles over UNC Greensboro Spartans2011
2009-02-21Northern Illinois Huskies over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2009
2007-12-31Vanderbilt Commodores over Iona Gaels2008
2007-11-20BYU Cougars over Hartford Hawks2008
2005-03-05Iona Gaels over Saint Peter's Peacocks2005
2004-12-22Baylor Bears over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2005
2003-01-18Weber State Wildcats over Montana Grizzlies2003
2003-01-18Central Michigan Chippewas over Buffalo Bulls2003

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