Scorigami Center

Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-88?

It has. 97-88 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 28 times in 136,843 games. The first was Cleveland State Vikings beat Florida A&M Rattlers on November 25, 2003; the latest was Marshall Thundering Herd beat Old Dominion Monarchs on February 24, 2026.

Where 97-88 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 97-88 the 1059th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-88 has happened 23 times and 97-89 has happened 32 times.

Every 97-88 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-24Marshall Thundering Herd over Old Dominion Monarchs2026
2025-12-03Furman Paladins over Elon Phoenix2026
2025-11-14Colorado Buffaloes over Providence Friars2026
2025-03-08UC Irvine Anteaters over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2025
2024-01-28UAB Blazers over Memphis Tigers2024
2023-02-18Gonzaga Bulldogs over Pepperdine Waves2023
2023-01-11Tulane Green Wave over SMU Mustangs2023
2020-02-01Duke Blue Devils over Syracuse Orange2020
2019-01-24Winthrop Eagles over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2019
2018-02-10St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Richmond Spiders2018
2018-02-01Idaho Vandals over Portland State Vikings2018
2018-01-06Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over UTEP Miners2018
2017-01-18Omaha Mavericks over Denver Pioneers2017
2015-11-24Southern Illinois Salukis over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2016
2014-12-29BYU Cougars over Portland Pilots2015
2012-03-03UTSA Roadrunners over UT Arlington Mavericks2012
2011-12-23IUPUI Jaguars over Valparaiso Beacons2012
2011-01-20Oakland Golden Grizzlies over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2011
2009-03-01La Salle Explorers over UMass Minutemen2009
2008-12-27Holy Cross Crusaders over San Francisco Dons2009
2008-02-08Siena Saints over Marist Red Foxes2008
2008-01-12South Alabama Jaguars over New Orleans Privateers2008
2008-01-05Vanderbilt Commodores over UMass Minutemen2008
2007-11-12Oregon Ducks over Western Michigan Broncos2008
2006-01-17Florida Atlantic Owls over Campbell Fighting Camels2006
2004-12-28Colorado Buffaloes over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2005
2004-01-10Pepperdine Waves over Portland Pilots2004
2003-11-25Cleveland State Vikings over Florida A&M Rattlers2004

Open the NCAA Men's Basketball grid at 97-88