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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-79?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 98-79 21 times. It first happened on November 26, 2002, when Iona Gaels beat Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, and most recently on February 7, 2026, when Denver Pioneers beat North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

Where 98-79 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 98-79 the 1239th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-79 has happened 16 times and 98-80 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 98-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-07Denver Pioneers over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2026
2025-11-14Georgia Southern Eagles over Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls2026
2025-02-20UMass Lowell River Hawks over UMBC Retrievers2025
2024-12-11Northern Kentucky Norse over Cumberland (KY) Patriots2025
2024-01-02Baylor Bears over Cornell Big Red2024
2023-01-22UMass Lowell River Hawks over Bryant Bulldogs2023
2022-02-17UTSA Roadrunners over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2022
2022-01-01Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Austin Peay Governors2022
2021-11-20Florida Atlantic Owls over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2022
2019-12-14Arkansas Razorbacks over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2020
2019-11-13Wake Forest Demon Deacons over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2020
2017-11-22Florida State Seminoles over Kennesaw State Owls2018
2015-12-19Arizona State Sun Devils over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2015-11-30Howard Bison over Central Pennsylvania College Knights2016
2015-11-17Florida State Seminoles over Jacksonville Dolphins2016
2013-02-09Missouri Tigers over Ole Miss Rebels2013
2008-03-09Pittsburgh Panthers over DePaul Blue Demons2008
2005-11-22Georgia Southern Eagles over Mercer Bears2006
2005-02-02Providence Friars over Virginia Cavaliers2005
2003-12-13Vanderbilt Commodores over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2004
2002-11-26Iona Gaels over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2003
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