Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 102-96?
It has. 102-96 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 9 times in 136,843 games. The first was Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen on December 12, 2009; the latest was Georgia Bulldogs beat Mississippi State Bulldogs on March 7, 2026.
That makes 102-96 the 1711th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 103-96 has happened 6 times and 102-97 has happened 17 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 102-96 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | Georgia Bulldogs over Mississippi State Bulldogs | 2026 | |
| 2025-01-25 | North Carolina Tar Heels over Boston College Eagles | 2025 | |
| 2022-12-01 | Northwestern State Demons over Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | 2023 | |
| 2022-02-26 | Northern Iowa Panthers over Loyola Chicago Ramblers | 2022 | |
| 2018-01-11 | North Florida Ospreys over Lipscomb Bisons | 2018 | |
| 2017-11-10 | Tulane Green Wave over Long Island University Sharks | 2018 | |
| 2017-02-25 | The Citadel Bulldogs over Samford Bulldogs | 2017 | |
| 2016-12-18 | Omaha Mavericks over Cal State Fullerton Titans | 2017 | |
| 2009-12-12 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen | 2010 |