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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-89?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-89 32 times. It first happened on February 11, 2003, when Morehead State Eagles beat Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, and most recently on February 21, 2026, when South Carolina Gamecocks beat Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Where 97-89 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 97-89 the 1003rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-89 has happened 22 times and 97-90 has happened 27 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-89 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-21South Carolina Gamecocks over Mississippi State Bulldogs2026
2026-01-15William & Mary Tribe over North Carolina A&T Aggies2026
2025-03-12USC Trojans over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2025
2025-01-16Oregon State Beavers over Gonzaga Bulldogs2025
2025-01-02Austin Peay Governors over North Florida Ospreys2025
2023-02-12UNC Greensboro Spartans over Wofford Terriers2023
2019-11-19Houston Cougars over Rice Owls2020
2019-03-25DePaul Blue Demons over Longwood Lancers2019Playoff
2018-02-17UTSA Roadrunners over Charlotte 49ers2018
2017-02-18Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2017
2017-02-18South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2017
2017-02-11Alabama State Hornets over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2017
2016-11-27Arkansas State Red Wolves over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2017
2016-11-12Chicago State Cougars over Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks2017
2015-11-21Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Oakwood Ambassadors2016
2014-11-22Omaha Mavericks over Marquette Golden Eagles2015
2014-01-25VCU Rams over La Salle Explorers2014
2013-11-28Green Bay Phoenix over Pepperdine Waves2014
2013-01-09Kansas Jayhawks over Iowa State Cyclones2013
2011-01-27Long Island University Sharks over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2011
2010-03-11Akron Zips over Eastern Michigan Eagles2010
2009-12-09Villanova Wildcats over Saint Joseph's Hawks2010
2009-11-27Valparaiso Beacons over Georgia Southern Eagles2010
2007-11-20Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Berry College Vikings2008
2007-11-17Cal State Northridge Matadors over Pepperdine Waves2008
2007-11-12Syracuse Orange over Siena Saints2008
2006-11-18TCU Horned Frogs over UT Arlington Mavericks2007
2005-12-10Memphis Tigers over Providence Friars2006
2005-12-03Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2006
2004-12-05Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Niagara Purple Eagles2005
2003-11-25Portland Pilots over Oregon State Beavers2004
2003-02-11Morehead State Eagles over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2003

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