Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-81?
It has. 98-81 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 16 times in 141,662 games. The first was Colorado Buffaloes beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions on November 17, 2001; the latest was Miami Hurricanes beat Florida International Panthers on December 16, 2025.
That makes 98-81 the 1373rd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-81 has happened 17 times and 98-82 has happened 14 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-81 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Miami Hurricanes over Florida International Panthers | 2026 | |
| 2025-11-13 | LSU Tigers over Florida International Panthers | 2026 | |
| 2024-12-21 | Santa Clara Broncos over South Dakota Coyotes | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-22 | Evansville Purple Aces over Green Bay Phoenix | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-15 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Monmouth Hawks | 2025 | |
| 2024-01-24 | Colorado Buffaloes over Washington Huskies | 2024 | |
| 2020-12-23 | Illinois Fighting Illini over Penn State Nittany Lions | 2021 | |
| 2019-12-28 | Arizona State Sun Devils over Texas Southern Tigers | 2020 | |
| 2019-12-17 | Florida State Seminoles over North Florida Ospreys | 2020 | |
| 2019-12-03 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over SE Louisiana Lions | 2020 | |
| 2015-11-14 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Central Arkansas Bears | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-13 | Portland Pilots over Oregon Tech Hustlin' Owls | 2016 | |
| 2009-11-17 | Portland Pilots over Seattle U Redhawks | 2010 | |
| 2004-12-30 | Mercer Bears over Savannah State Tigers | 2005 | |
| 2002-12-07 | Kentucky Wildcats over North Carolina Tar Heels | 2003 | |
| 2001-11-17 | Colorado Buffaloes over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2002 |
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