Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-73?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-73 15 times. It first happened on November 26, 2002, when San José State Spartans beat Menlo Oaks, and most recently on December 9, 2025, when The Citadel Bulldogs beat Southern Wesleyan Warriors.
That makes 98-73 the 1394th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-73 has happened 19 times and 98-74 has happened 13 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-73 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | The Citadel Bulldogs over Southern Wesleyan Warriors | 2026 | |
| 2025-01-21 | Louisville Cardinals over SMU Mustangs | 2025 | |
| 2024-01-29 | Lamar Cardinals over New Orleans Privateers | 2024 | |
| 2024-01-27 | Washington Huskies over Utah Utes | 2024 | |
| 2023-12-09 | Arizona Wildcats over Wisconsin Badgers | 2024 | |
| 2023-03-15 | Arizona State Sun Devils over Nevada Wolf Pack | 2023 | Playoff |
| 2020-12-01 | Samford Bulldogs over Covenant College Scots | 2021 | |
| 2019-02-16 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over South Carolina State Bulldogs | 2019 | |
| 2019-01-10 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers over The Citadel Bulldogs | 2019 | |
| 2017-01-02 | Columbia Lions over Maine Black Bears | 2017 | |
| 2015-12-09 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops | 2016 | |
| 2009-12-09 | Virginia Tech Hokies over VMI Keydets | 2010 | |
| 2008-12-22 | Portland Pilots over Howard Bison | 2009 | |
| 2003-02-09 | USC Trojans over UNLV Rebels | 2003 | |
| 2002-11-26 | San José State Spartans over Menlo Oaks | 2003 |