Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-78?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-78 23 times. It first happened on December 9, 2002, when Alabama A&M Bulldogs beat Savannah State Tigers, and most recently on March 19, 2026, when Arkansas Razorbacks beat Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors.
That makes 97-78 the 1168th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-78 has happened 9 times and 97-79 has happened 17 times.