Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-72?
It has. 98-72 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 14 times in 136,843 games. The first was George Washington Colonials beat Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks on December 17, 2005; the latest was Montana Grizzlies beat Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on January 19, 2026.
That makes 98-72 the 1433rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-72 has happened 14 times and 98-73 has happened 15 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Montana Grizzlies over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-21 | Florida State Seminoles over Georgia Southern Eagles | 2026 | |
| 2025-03-01 | Cal Poly Mustangs over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners | 2025 | |
| 2024-01-25 | Lipscomb Bisons over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 2024 | |
| 2019-11-30 | Green Bay Phoenix over Montana State Bobcats | 2020 | |
| 2019-11-19 | South Alabama Jaguars over Spring Hill Badgers | 2020 | |
| 2018-11-28 | Creighton Bluejays over Montana Grizzlies | 2019 | |
| 2017-12-02 | UMBC Retrievers over The Citadel Bulldogs | 2018 | |
| 2016-12-29 | Eastern Michigan Eagles over Long Beach State Beach | 2017 | |
| 2012-01-16 | Utah Valley Wolverines over Saint Mary Spires | 2012 | |
| 2010-12-20 | Duke Blue Devils over Elon Phoenix | 2011 | |
| 2010-11-16 | Washington Huskies over Eastern Washington Eagles | 2011 | |
| 2007-02-21 | Xavier Musketeers over Rhode Island Rams | 2007 | |
| 2005-12-17 | George Washington Colonials over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks | 2006 |