Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-85?
It has. 98-85 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 12 times in 136,843 games. The first was UT Martin Skyhawks beat Southeast Missouri State Redhawks on February 16, 2008; the latest was Air Force Falcons beat IU Indianapolis Jaguars on November 23, 2025.
That makes 98-85 the 1534th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-85 has happened 14 times and 98-86 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 98-85 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-23 | Air Force Falcons over IU Indianapolis Jaguars | 2026 | |
| 2025-03-04 | Wright State Raiders over IU Indianapolis Jaguars | 2025 | |
| 2025-02-13 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Omaha Mavericks | 2025 | |
| 2024-03-02 | Texas A&M-Commerce Lions over Houston Christian Huskies | 2024 | |
| 2019-11-09 | Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Chicago State Cougars | 2020 | |
| 2016-02-28 | Milwaukee Panthers over UIC Flames | 2016 | |
| 2015-12-18 | BYU Cougars over Central Michigan Chippewas | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-28 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Southern Utah Thunderbirds | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-23 | Belmont Bruins over South Alabama Jaguars | 2016 | |
| 2013-02-07 | Duke Blue Devils over NC State Wolfpack | 2013 | |
| 2008-02-28 | Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico State Aggies | 2008 | |
| 2008-02-16 | UT Martin Skyhawks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | 2008 |