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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-86?

It has. 97-86 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 18 times in 136,843 games. The first was Lafayette Leopards beat Colgate Raiders on January 10, 2004; the latest was Butler Bulldogs beat Georgetown Hoyas on February 15, 2025.

Where 97-86 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 97-86 the 1291st most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-86 has happened 11 times and 97-87 has happened 25 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-86 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-02-15Butler Bulldogs over Georgetown Hoyas2025
2023-11-26Robert Morris Colonials over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2024
2023-11-20Texas A&M-Commerce Lions over Stonehill Skyhawks2024
2021-01-02North Carolina A&T Aggies over South Carolina State Bulldogs2021
2017-12-20Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Towson Tigers2018
2017-02-18Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Marshall Thundering Herd2017
2017-01-21South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Stetson Hatters2017
2016-03-11Maryland Terrapins over Nebraska Cornhuskers2016
2016-03-05New Orleans Privateers over Northwestern State Demons2016
2016-03-05Incarnate Word Cardinals over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2016-01-26Memphis Tigers over UCF Knights2016
2011-02-26UC Irvine Anteaters over Pacific Tigers2011
2011-02-02Colgate Raiders over Longwood Lancers2011
2009-01-24Missouri Tigers over Texas Tech Red Raiders2009
2008-03-08Texas State Bobcats over UT Arlington Mavericks2008
2008-02-23South Carolina State Bulldogs over Norfolk State Spartans2008
2004-02-15North Carolina Tar Heels over Maryland Terrapins2004
2004-01-10Lafayette Leopards over Colgate Raiders2004

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