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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-85?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-85 26 times. It first happened on December 12, 2001, when St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat Ohio Bobcats, and most recently on January 7, 2026, when Wofford Terriers beat UNC Greensboro Spartans.

Where 97-85 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 97-85 the 1133rd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-85 has happened 12 times and 97-86 has happened 18 times.

Every 97-85 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-07Wofford Terriers over UNC Greensboro Spartans2026
2025-12-13South Dakota Coyotes over Prairie View A&M Panthers2026
2024-11-26Bryant Bulldogs over Tennessee State Tigers2025
2024-02-08Youngstown State Penguins over Milwaukee Panthers2024
2023-01-21Brown Bears over Columbia Lions2023
2020-12-30Arkansas Razorbacks over Auburn Tigers2021
2020-01-08Western Carolina Catamounts over VMI Keydets2020
2019-03-17Yale Bulldogs over Harvard Crimson2019
2019-01-05Murray State Racers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2019
2018-03-07Colorado Buffaloes over Arizona State Sun Devils2018
2017-12-04Oklahoma Sooners over UTSA Roadrunners2018
2017-02-11Lipscomb Bisons over Stetson Hatters2017
2016-01-14Eastern Illinois Panthers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2016
2016-01-04Fairfield Stags over Dartmouth Big Green2016
2016-01-02St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Davidson Wildcats2016
2013-12-21North Carolina Tar Heels over Davidson Wildcats2014
2008-12-14Little Rock Trojans over Northern Illinois Huskies2009
2008-01-12Clemson Tigers over Florida State Seminoles2008
2007-02-12San Diego Toreros over Pepperdine Waves2007
2006-01-20Lipscomb Bisons over Belmont Bruins2006
2005-12-17Robert Morris Colonials over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2006
2004-03-11Toledo Rockets over Buffalo Bulls2004
2002-12-07UConn Huskies over Wagner Seahawks2003
2002-12-05Lipscomb Bisons over Tennessee State Tigers2003
2002-01-05Kansas Jayhawks over Colorado Buffaloes2002
2001-12-12St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Ohio Bobcats2002
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