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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.

Where 97-78 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 97-78 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.

Every 97-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-19Arkansas Razorbacks over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2026Playoff
2026-01-03Arizona Wildcats over Utah Utes2026
2025-11-13Cornell Big Red over Lafayette Leopards2026
2024-11-24Akron Zips over Alabama State Hornets2025
2021-11-19Belmont Bruins over Kennesaw State Owls2022
2018-01-24San Diego State Aztecs over Colorado State Rams2018
2017-02-23BYU Cougars over Portland Pilots2017
2016-12-19Long Beach State Beach over Masters College Mustangs2017
2016-12-17Wyoming Cowboys over Cornell Big Red2017
2016-11-30Army Black Knights over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2017
2016-01-14Marshall Thundering Herd over North Texas Mean Green2016
2013-11-09Georgia State Panthers over Southern Polytechnic Hornets2014
2013-01-19South Dakota Coyotes over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2013
2012-11-18Baylor Bears over St. John's Red Storm2013
2010-11-12Northwestern Wildcats over Northern Illinois Huskies2011
2010-02-04VMI Keydets over Presbyterian Blue Hose2010
2007-11-24Texas Longhorns over Tennessee Volunteers2008
2006-12-28Texas State Bobcats over Texas A&M-International Dust Devils2007
2006-01-01San Diego Toreros over Eastern Washington Eagles2006
2005-12-30Missouri State Bears over Indiana State Sycamores2006
2004-02-26Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Diego Toreros2004
2002-12-21Western Illinois Leathernecks over Concordia (MI) Cardinals2003
2002-12-09Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Savannah State Tigers2003

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