Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 99-98?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 99-98 10 times. It first happened on January 15, 2003, when Appalachian State Mountaineers beat Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, and most recently on November 21, 2024, when Baylor Bears beat St. John's Red Storm.
That makes 99-98 the 1647th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 100-98 has happened 2 times and 99-99 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 99-98 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Baylor Bears over St. John's Red Storm | 2025 | |
| 2024-02-02 | Butler Bulldogs over Creighton Bluejays | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-11 | Wofford Terriers over High Point Panthers | 2024 | |
| 2023-02-02 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Little Rock Trojans | 2023 | |
| 2018-01-10 | Texas Longhorns over TCU Horned Frogs | 2018 | |
| 2012-02-02 | Elon Phoenix over Charleston Cougars | 2012 | |
| 2010-01-23 | Northwestern State Demons over Nicholls Colonels | 2010 | |
| 2009-01-21 | Saint Joseph's Hawks over Duquesne Dukes | 2009 | |
| 2007-03-08 | Lamar Cardinals over Sam Houston Bearkats | 2007 | |
| 2003-01-15 | Appalachian State Mountaineers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 2003 |