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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-71?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-71 26 times. It first happened on December 18, 2002, when Texas Tech Red Raiders beat New Mexico Lobos, and most recently on January 22, 2026, when Wisconsin Badgers beat Penn State Nittany Lions.

Where 98-71 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 98-71 the 1115th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-71 has happened 18 times and 98-72 has happened 14 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 98-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-22Wisconsin Badgers over Penn State Nittany Lions2026
2026-01-22Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2026
2025-12-06New Mexico Lobos over Santa Clara Broncos2026
2025-11-08Kansas State Wildcats over Bellarmine Knights2026
2023-12-21Colorado Buffaloes over Utah Tech Trailblazers2024
2023-02-11Belmont Bruins over UIC Flames2023
2021-11-22USC Trojans over Utah Tech Trailblazers2022
2021-01-30San Diego State Aztecs over Wyoming Cowboys2021
2020-12-21North Florida Ospreys over Edward Waters Tigers2021
2019-11-27Valparaiso Beacons over Trinity (IL) Trolls2020
2018-12-22NC State Wolfpack over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2019
2018-12-20Ball State Cardinals over Howard Bison2019
2018-11-15Elon Phoenix over Milligan Buffaloes2019
2016-12-07Gonzaga Bulldogs over Washington Huskies2017
2016-01-09Bucknell Bison over Holy Cross Crusaders2016
2015-12-22East Carolina Pirates over South Carolina State Bulldogs2016
2013-12-04Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Texas Southern Tigers2014
2013-11-12Wake Forest Demon Deacons over VMI Keydets2014
2010-12-28Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen2011
2010-11-27Duke Blue Devils over Oregon Ducks2011
2009-11-28St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Norfolk State Spartans2010
2009-01-20North Dakota State Bison over Utah Valley Wolverines2009
2007-11-18Bradley Braves over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2008
2007-02-08Austin Peay Governors over Eastern Illinois Panthers2007
2004-01-24Hofstra Pride over William & Mary Tribe2004
2002-12-18Texas Tech Red Raiders over New Mexico Lobos2003

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