
Lowest Scoring March Madness Games: Recent NCAA Tournament Scores
Updated Apr. 9, 2024 5:50 a.m. ET
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Over the last decade, which NCAA Tournament games have had the lowest combined point totals? Take a look at the list below.
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Lowest Scoring Games in March Madness
- No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers defeated No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers, 47-43, on March 18, 2016 (90 total points)
- No. 9 Kansas State Wildcats defeated No. 16 UMBC Retrievers, 50-43, on March 18, 2018 (93 total points)
- No. 2 Villanova Wildcats defeated No. 5 Houston Cougars, 50-44, on March 26, 2022 (94 total points)
- No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated No. 10 Loyola Chicago Ramblers, 54-41, on March 18, 2022 (95 total points)
- No. 2 Michigan Wolverines defeated No. 15 Wofford Terriers, 57-40, on March 20, 2014 (97 total points)
- No. 11 UCLA Bruins defeated No. 1 Michigan Wolverines, 51-49, on March 31, 2021 (100 total points)
- No. 11 Pittsburgh Panthers defeated No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones, 59-41, on March 17, 2023 (100 total points)
- No. 7 Texas Longhorns defeated No. 10 Colorado State Rams, 56-44, on March 21, 2024 (100 total points)
- No. 1 Wichita State Shockers defeated No. 16 Cal Poly Mustangs, 64-37, on March 21, 2014 (101 total points)
- No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated No. 12 New Mexico State Aggies, 53-48, on March 20, 2022 (101 total points)
- No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers defeated No. 12 Oregon Ducks, 53-49, on March 29, 2019 (102 total points)
- No. 11 Iowa State Cyclones defeated No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers, 54-49, on March 20, 2022 (103 total points)
- No. 4 Florida Gators defeated No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers, 65-39, on March 19, 2017 (104 total points)
- No. 6 Butler Bulldogs defeated No. 11 Texas Longhorns, 56-48, on March 19, 2015 (104 total points)
- No. 4 Duke Blue Devils defeated No. 1 Houston Cougars, 54-51, on March 30, 2024 (105 total points)
The data above spans games in Men's NCAA Tournament games since the 2014 edition of the event.
2024 March Madness Schedule
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