Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-53?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-53 12 times. It first happened on December 3, 2008, when Grambling Tigers beat Southern-New Orleans Knights, and most recently on November 15, 2025, when Lipscomb Bisons beat Bryan Lions.
That makes 98-53 the 1534th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-53 has happened 8 times and 98-54 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-15 | Lipscomb Bisons over Bryan Lions | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-08 | BYU Cougars over Holy Cross Crusaders | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-03 | San Francisco Dons over UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs | 2026 | |
| 2024-11-08 | Kent State Golden Flashes over Miami (OH)-Hamilton Harriers | 2025 | |
| 2021-11-09 | New Hampshire Wildcats over St. Joseph's (ME) Monks | 2022 | |
| 2020-12-04 | Northern Iowa Panthers over St. Ambrose Fighting Bees | 2021 | |
| 2019-11-17 | Drake Bulldogs over Simpson College Storm | 2020 | |
| 2017-11-20 | Campbell Fighting Camels over Johnson & Wales (NC) Wildcats | 2018 | |
| 2015-11-30 | Grambling Tigers over Selma | 2016 | |
| 2013-12-17 | Incarnate Word Cardinals over Open Bible Bruins | 2014 | |
| 2011-11-29 | Butler Bulldogs over Oakland City Mighty Oaks | 2012 | |
| 2008-12-03 | Grambling Tigers over Southern-New Orleans Knights | 2009 |