Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 101-96?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 101-96 12 times. It first happened on January 25, 2003, when Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat Boston College Eagles, and most recently on December 30, 2022, when Houston Christian Huskies beat New Orleans Privateers.
That makes 101-96 the 1534th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 102-96 has happened 9 times and 101-97 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 101-96 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-30 | Houston Christian Huskies over New Orleans Privateers | 2023 | |
| 2018-01-02 | Manhattan Jaspers over Marist Red Foxes | 2018 | |
| 2017-11-25 | Pennsylvania Quakers over Monmouth Hawks | 2018 | |
| 2016-11-11 | Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Tougaloo Bulldogs | 2017 | |
| 2016-02-16 | Pittsburgh Panthers over Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 2016 | |
| 2015-12-22 | UCF Knights over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 2016 | |
| 2012-03-13 | UMass Minutemen over Mississippi State Bulldogs | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2010-03-25 | Kansas State Wildcats over Xavier Musketeers | 2010 | Playoff |
| 2010-03-16 | Fairfield Stags over George Mason Patriots | 2010 | Playoff |
| 2007-03-01 | Drake Bulldogs over Evansville Purple Aces | 2007 | |
| 2006-12-29 | New Mexico Lobos over Pepperdine Waves | 2007 | |
| 2003-01-25 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Boston College Eagles | 2003 |