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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-79?

It has. 97-79 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 17 times in 136,843 games. The first was Arizona Wildcats beat Arizona State Sun Devils on January 2, 2005; the latest was Purdue Boilermakers beat Akron Zips on November 16, 2025.

Where 97-79 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 97-79 the 1323rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-79 has happened 21 times and 97-80 has happened 18 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-16Purdue Boilermakers over Akron Zips2026
2023-01-14Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over New Orleans Privateers2023
2021-11-13Youngstown State Penguins over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2022
2021-01-09Creighton Bluejays over St. John's Red Storm2021
2020-12-06Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over LSU Alexandria Generals2021
2020-11-25Cal State Northridge Matadors over Westmont Warriors2021
2018-12-21UMass Lowell River Hawks over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2019
2017-01-05Fairfield Stags over Manhattan Jaspers2017
2016-03-16BYU Cougars over UAB Blazers2016Playoff
2016-01-06North Florida Ospreys over Stetson Hatters2016
2014-11-16Arkansas Razorbacks over Alabama State Hornets2015
2013-12-01Cal State Northridge Matadors over La Sierra University Golden Eagles2014
2008-12-22Duquesne Dukes over North Carolina Central Eagles2009
2006-02-25Northwestern State Demons over McNeese Cowboys2006
2005-03-19Washington Huskies over Pacific Tigers2005Playoff
2005-01-29Texas State Bobcats over Nicholls Colonels2005
2005-01-02Arizona Wildcats over Arizona State Sun Devils2005

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