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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 97-91?

It has. 97-91 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 23 times in 136,843 games. The first was Niagara Purple Eagles beat Iona Gaels on February 1, 2004; the latest was South Florida Bulls beat Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on November 27, 2025.

Where 97-91 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 97-91 the 1168th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 98-91 has happened 17 times and 97-92 has happened 15 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 97-91 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-27South Florida Bulls over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2026
2025-11-21Eastern Michigan Eagles over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2026
2022-11-07Missouri Tigers over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2023
2022-01-13Mercer Bears over VMI Keydets2022
2021-02-27Ball State Cardinals over Central Michigan Chippewas2021
2021-01-19Radford Highlanders over Campbell Fighting Camels2021
2019-03-02Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over UL Monroe Warhawks2019
2018-11-09LSU Tigers over UNC Greensboro Spartans2019
2018-02-03North Florida Ospreys over Stetson Hatters2018
2017-01-14Quinnipiac Bobcats over Iona Gaels2017
2016-12-10Omaha Mavericks over Montana State Bobcats2017
2016-12-04Campbell Fighting Camels over The Citadel Bulldogs2017
2016-11-25St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Savannah State Tigers2017
2016-02-22Incarnate Word Cardinals over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2015-03-17Eastern Illinois Panthers over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2015Playoff
2015-02-14South Alabama Jaguars over UT Arlington Mavericks2015
2014-03-19Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Akron Zips2014Playoff
2011-01-15VMI Keydets over High Point Panthers2011
2009-12-05Kennesaw State Owls over Lipscomb Bisons2010
2008-01-12UCF Knights over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2008
2008-01-08Panhandle State Aggies over Colorado State Rams2008
2005-02-26Georgia Southern Eagles over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2005
2004-02-01Niagara Purple Eagles over Iona Gaels2004

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