Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-51?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-51 7 times. It first happened on December 21, 2012, when Colorado Buffaloes beat Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, and most recently on November 5, 2025, when Indiana Hoosiers beat Alabama A&M Bulldogs.
That makes 98-51 the 1870th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-51 has happened 12 times and 98-52 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-51 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | Indiana Hoosiers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 2026 | |
| 2022-11-23 | Saint Peter's Peacocks over Old Westbury Panthers | 2023 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Holy Cross Crusaders over Regis College Pride | 2022 | |
| 2017-12-15 | Samford Bulldogs over Thomas (GA) Night Hawks | 2018 | |
| 2016-12-04 | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Crowley's Ridge College Pioneers | 2017 | |
| 2014-01-04 | Tennessee Volunteers over Tusculum Pioneers | 2014 | |
| 2012-12-21 | Colorado Buffaloes over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 2013 |