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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-80?

It has. 97-80 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 19 times in 141,662 games. The first was Arizona Wildcats beat USC Trojans on January 17, 2002; the latest was Samford Bulldogs beat Wofford Terriers on February 11, 2026.

Where 97-80 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 97-80 the 1286th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-80 has happened 5 times and 97-81 has happened 15 times.

Every 97-80 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-11Samford Bulldogs over Wofford Terriers2026
2025-11-25San Diego State Aztecs over Oregon Ducks2026
2025-01-25UMass Lowell River Hawks over New Hampshire Wildcats2025
2024-11-08Denver Pioneers over Western Colorado Mountaineers2025
2022-12-03Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Saint Joseph's Hawks2023
2022-12-02James Madison Dukes over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2023
2019-11-24Sacred Heart Pioneers over Quinnipiac Bobcats2020
2019-03-29Auburn Tigers over North Carolina Tar Heels2019Playoff
2018-02-17Northern Colorado Bears over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2018
2017-03-17UCLA Bruins over Kent State Golden Flashes2017Playoff
2016-12-17Iowa State Cyclones over Drake Bulldogs2017
2016-02-13Eastern Washington Eagles over Northern Colorado Bears2016
2015-12-14Western Carolina Catamounts over Eastern Washington Eagles2016
2009-03-05Villanova Wildcats over Providence Friars2009
2007-11-12St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Binghamton Bearcats2008
2005-11-26Missouri State Bears over Arkansas State Red Wolves2006
2003-02-09Seton Hall Pirates over Saint Peter's Peacocks2003
2002-11-30Marist Red Foxes over La Salle Explorers2003
2002-01-17Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2002
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