Has an NCAA Women's Basketball game ever ended 97-61?
Yes. NCAA Women's Basketball has seen a final score of 97-61 11 times. It first happened on February 15, 2003, when Southern Jaguars beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, and most recently on December 31, 2025, when UCLA Bruins beat Penn State Lady Lions.
That makes 97-61 the 1634th most common final score out of 3,854 that have ever occurred in NCAA Women's Basketball. One point away, 98-61 has happened 5 times and 97-62 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-61 in NCAA Women's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | UCLA Bruins over Penn State Lady Lions | 2026 | |
| 2020-12-01 | Auburn Tigers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 2021 | |
| 2019-03-23 | Iowa State Cyclones over New Mexico State Aggies | 2019 | Playoff |
| 2018-11-20 | Murray State Racers over Lipscomb Bisons | 2019 | |
| 2017-11-29 | Austin Peay Governors over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2018 | |
| 2015-11-29 | McNeese Cowgirls over Southern-New Orleans Knights | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-13 | Ole Miss Rebels over Mississippi Valley State Devilettes | 2016 | |
| 2011-12-08 | Boise State Broncos over Montana Tech Orediggers | 2012 | |
| 2011-11-29 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Kentucky Christian Knights | 2012 | |
| 2007-12-29 | Gonzaga Bulldogs over Eastern Washington Eagles | 2008 | |
| 2003-02-15 | Southern Jaguars over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions | 2003 |