Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-61?
It has. 98-61 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 16 times in 136,843 games. The first was Detroit Mercy Titans beat Western Illinois Leathernecks on December 22, 2003; the latest was New Mexico Lobos beat Air Force Falcons on February 17, 2026.
That makes 98-61 the 1352nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-61 has happened 12 times and 98-62 has happened 14 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-61 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | New Mexico Lobos over Air Force Falcons | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-29 | Arizona Wildcats over Norfolk State Spartans | 2026 | |
| 2022-12-10 | Ole Miss Rebels over Valparaiso Beacons | 2023 | |
| 2021-11-29 | Murray State Racers over Campbellsville Tigers | 2022 | |
| 2021-11-14 | UAB Blazers over Rhodes College Lynx | 2022 | |
| 2021-01-22 | San Diego State Aztecs over Air Force Falcons | 2021 | |
| 2017-11-29 | Montana State Bobcats over Bethesda University Flames | 2018 | |
| 2013-01-07 | South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Lipscomb Bisons | 2013 | |
| 2012-02-26 | Iona Gaels over Saint Peter's Peacocks | 2012 | |
| 2012-01-03 | New Mexico Lobos over Houston Christian Huskies | 2012 | |
| 2010-11-12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Georgia Southern Eagles | 2011 | |
| 2009-12-22 | North Carolina Tar Heels over Marshall Thundering Herd | 2010 | |
| 2009-02-28 | SE Louisiana Lions over Central Arkansas Bears | 2009 | |
| 2007-11-28 | Texas Longhorns over Texas Southern Tigers | 2008 | |
| 2006-11-11 | UMass Minutemen over Dartmouth Big Green | 2007 | |
| 2003-12-22 | Detroit Mercy Titans over Western Illinois Leathernecks | 2004 |