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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-90?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-90 27 times. It first happened on January 2, 2003, when USC Trojans beat Washington State Cougars, and most recently on January 24, 2026, when TCU Horned Frogs beat Baylor Bears.

Where 97-90 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 97-90 the 1094th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-90 has happened 17 times and 97-91 has happened 23 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-90 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-24TCU Horned Frogs over Baylor Bears2026
2026-01-07Saint Joseph's Hawks over Duquesne Dukes2026
2025-12-21Radford Highlanders over VMI Keydets2026
2025-01-16Austin Peay Governors over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2025
2024-12-21Samford Bulldogs over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2025
2024-12-18Alabama Crimson Tide over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2025
2024-11-30Cal Poly Mustangs over Stanford Cardinal2025
2023-12-09Butler Bulldogs over California Golden Bears2024
2022-02-26UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over UC Riverside Highlanders2022
2021-12-22Canisius Golden Griffins over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2022
2021-01-07Merrimack Warriors over Sacred Heart Pioneers2021
2020-02-08Temple Owls over SMU Mustangs2020
2020-01-06North Carolina A&T Aggies over Florida A&M Rattlers2020
2019-01-08Brown Bears over Canisius Golden Griffins2019
2018-11-18West Virginia Mountaineers over Saint Joseph's Hawks2019
2018-03-07UNLV Rebels over Air Force Falcons2018
2018-03-03Portland State Vikings over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2018
2018-02-24South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2018
2013-12-21Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Central Arkansas Bears2014
2011-11-16Philander Smith Panthers over Central Arkansas Bears2012
2010-11-19Campbell Fighting Camels over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2011
2009-12-29Portland State Vikings over Willamette Bearcats2010
2009-02-21Radford Highlanders over VMI Keydets2009
2005-02-02Texas Tech Red Raiders over Colorado Buffaloes2005
2003-11-24Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Shorter Hawks2004
2003-03-08East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Chattanooga Mocs2003
2003-01-02USC Trojans over Washington State Cougars2003

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