Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 98-90?
It has. 98-90 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 17 times in 136,843 games. The first was Northwestern State Demons beat McNeese Cowboys on January 18, 2007; the latest was Central Connecticut Blue Devils beat Saint Francis Red Wolves on January 17, 2026.
That makes 98-90 the 1323rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 99-90 has happened 17 times and 98-91 has happened 17 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.