Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-59?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-59 15 times. It first happened on December 23, 2005, when Virginia Cavaliers beat Loyola Maryland Greyhounds, and most recently on December 7, 2023, when Bellarmine Knights beat Berea Mountaineers.
That makes 98-59 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-59 has happened 13 times and 98-60 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-59 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-07 | Bellarmine Knights over Berea Mountaineers | 2024 | |
| 2023-12-05 | UAlbany Great Danes over SUNY-Potsdam Bears | 2024 | |
| 2022-03-06 | Vermont Catamounts over NJIT Highlanders | 2022 | |
| 2022-01-21 | Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Sacred Heart Pioneers | 2022 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Brescia University Bearcats | 2022 | |
| 2021-03-06 | Utah Utes over Arizona State Sun Devils | 2021 | |
| 2020-11-25 | Texas State Bobcats over Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders | 2021 | |
| 2019-12-29 | Oregon Ducks over Alabama State Hornets | 2020 | |
| 2018-12-04 | Dayton Flyers over Detroit Mercy Titans | 2019 | |
| 2016-12-03 | UMBC Retrievers over Messiah Falcons | 2017 | |
| 2016-02-27 | Northwestern Wildcats over Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 2016 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Memphis Tigers over Nicholls Colonels | 2014 | |
| 2009-11-17 | Old Dominion Monarchs over Longwood Lancers | 2010 | |
| 2008-03-01 | Murray State Racers over UT Martin Skyhawks | 2008 | |
| 2005-12-23 | Virginia Cavaliers over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds | 2006 |