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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-87?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-87 25 times. It first happened on January 10, 2004, when Milwaukee Panthers beat Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and most recently on February 4, 2026, when Providence Friars beat Butler Bulldogs.

Where 97-87 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 97-87 the 1133rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-87 has happened 23 times and 97-88 has happened 28 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-87 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-04Providence Friars over Butler Bulldogs2026
2025-01-07Iowa Hawkeyes over Nebraska Cornhuskers2025
2024-03-15Texas A&M Aggies over Kentucky Wildcats2024
2024-01-03Northern Colorado Bears over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2024
2022-12-31George Washington Revolutionaries over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2023
2022-02-03Northwestern State Demons over Houston Christian Huskies2022
2020-01-18Richmond Spiders over George Mason Patriots2020
2019-01-12Bowling Green Falcons over Central Michigan Chippewas2019
2018-12-05Yale Bulldogs over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2019
2018-03-14Campbell Fighting Camels over Miami (OH) Redhawks2018Playoff
2018-03-06South Dakota State Jackrabbits over South Dakota Coyotes2018
2017-12-19Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Dartmouth Big Green2018
2017-11-30Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Texas Southern Tigers2018
2017-02-07Central Michigan Chippewas over Ohio Bobcats2017
2016-11-11Eastern Kentucky Colonels over IUPUI Jaguars2017
2016-02-22West Virginia Mountaineers over Iowa State Cyclones2016
2015-02-21Toledo Rockets over Western Michigan Broncos2015
2013-11-29Indiana State Sycamores over Alaska Anchorage Seawolves2014
2013-11-28Oklahoma State Cowboys over Purdue Boilermakers2014
2013-01-13Iona Gaels over Canisius Golden Griffins2013
2011-03-09Marshall Thundering Herd over Houston Cougars2011
2009-11-17New Mexico Lobos over New Mexico State Aggies2010
2008-02-10Manhattan Jaspers over Canisius Golden Griffins2008
2007-02-24Texas A&M Aggies over Baylor Bears2007
2004-01-10Milwaukee Panthers over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2004

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