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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 72-56?

It has. 72-56 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 145 times in 136,843 games. The first was St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers beat Hofstra Pride on November 25, 2002; the latest was Pittsburgh Panthers beat California Golden Bears on February 28, 2026.

Where 72-56 sits among nearby NCAA Men's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-56 the 310th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 73-56 has happened 150 times and 72-57 has happened 153 times.

Every 72-56 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Pittsburgh Panthers over California Golden Bears2026
2026-01-08Liberty Flames over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2026
2025-02-24Houston Christian Huskies over Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks2025
2025-02-18Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Jacksonville Dolphins2025
2024-11-25Michigan State Spartans over Colorado Buffaloes2025
2024-02-24Charleston Cougars over Towson Tigers2024
2024-02-03Columbia Lions over Dartmouth Big Green2024
2023-12-31Oklahoma Sooners over Monmouth Hawks2024
2023-11-26Chattanooga Mocs over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2024
2023-11-09Green Bay Phoenix over St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints2024
2023-03-01South Florida Bulls over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2023
2023-02-28Marquette Golden Eagles over Butler Bulldogs2023
2023-02-24Kennesaw State Owls over Central Arkansas Bears2023
2023-01-31Illinois Fighting Illini over Nebraska Cornhuskers2023
2023-01-18Oklahoma State Cowboys over Oklahoma Sooners2023
2022-12-14Minnesota Golden Gophers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2023
2022-11-18Auburn Tigers over Texas Southern Tigers2023
2022-03-29Texas A&M Aggies over Washington State Cougars2022Playoff
2022-03-20Xavier Musketeers over Florida Gators2022Playoff
2022-03-19UCLA Bruins over Saint Mary's Gaels2022Playoff
2022-02-19Valparaiso Beacons over Evansville Purple Aces2022
2022-01-13Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over UC Irvine Anteaters2022
2022-01-12Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Clemson Tigers2022
2022-01-08UNC Greensboro Spartans over VMI Keydets2022
2021-12-22Minnesota Golden Gophers over Green Bay Phoenix2022
2021-03-20USC Trojans over Drake Bulldogs2021Playoff
2021-02-23Prairie View A&M Panthers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2021
2021-02-02Wisconsin Badgers over Penn State Nittany Lions2021
2021-01-02Fairfield Stags over Rider Broncs2021
2020-02-06UConn Huskies over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2020
2020-01-18Bucknell Bison over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2020
2020-01-16Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Rice Owls2020
2020-01-15McNeese Cowboys over Incarnate Word Cardinals2020
2019-12-29Kansas Jayhawks over Stanford Cardinal2020
2019-03-10Penn State Nittany Lions over Illinois Fighting Illini2019
2018-12-23St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Manhattan Jaspers2019
2018-12-08Minnesota Golden Gophers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2019
2018-11-22Abilene Christian Wildcats over Elon Phoenix2019
2018-02-28George Washington Colonials over Fordham Rams2018
2018-02-24Campbell Fighting Camels over Presbyterian Blue Hose2018
2018-02-10Dartmouth Big Green over Princeton Tigers2018
2018-01-12Princeton Tigers over Columbia Lions2018
2017-11-27Hampton Pirates over St. Leo Lions2018
2017-11-14Sam Houston Bearkats over Hardin-Simmons Cowboys2018
2017-01-26Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2017
2017-01-21UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Campbell Fighting Camels2017
2017-01-05USC Trojans over Stanford Cardinal2017
2016-12-10Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Milwaukee Panthers2017
2016-12-10South Dakota Coyotes over Sacramento State Hornets2017
2016-11-23SE Louisiana Lions over UTEP Miners2017
2016-11-11Utah State Aggies over UC Irvine Anteaters2017
2016-03-23San Diego State Aztecs over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2016Playoff
2016-02-25UT Martin Skyhawks over Tennessee State Tigers2016
2016-02-18Stanford Cardinal over Washington State Cougars2016
2016-01-21Florida International Panthers over UTSA Roadrunners2016
2016-01-10VCU Rams over Saint Louis Billikens2016
2015-12-31UL Monroe Warhawks over Appalachian State Mountaineers2016
2015-11-21Illinois State Redbirds over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2015-02-25Colorado State Rams over San José State Spartans2015
2015-02-24Central Michigan Chippewas over Eastern Michigan Eagles2015
2015-01-10Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Austin Peay Governors2015
2014-12-27Maryland Terrapins over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2015
2014-12-22Michigan Wolverines over Coppin State Eagles2015
2014-12-03New Hampshire Wildcats over Long Island University Sharks2015
2014-11-17Gonzaga Bulldogs over SMU Mustangs2015
2014-11-16Rhode Island Rams over UMass Lowell River Hawks2015
2014-03-24Fresno State Bulldogs over Princeton Tigers2014Playoff
2014-02-25Missouri State Bears over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2014
2013-03-13UNLV Rebels over Air Force Falcons2013
2013-03-11South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2013
2013-01-26Dayton Flyers over Duquesne Dukes2013
2013-01-19Northern Colorado Bears over Eastern Washington Eagles2013
2013-01-02Bucknell Bison over Cornell Big Red2013
2012-12-15Cincinnati Bearcats over Marshall Thundering Herd2013
2012-12-15San Diego State Aztecs over San Diego Toreros2013
2012-12-01Missouri Tigers over Appalachian State Mountaineers2013
2012-11-24Boise State Broncos over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2013
2012-02-25St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Charlotte 49ers2012
2012-02-23East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Stetson Hatters2012
2011-12-22Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Texas Tech Red Raiders2012
2011-11-22Kansas Jayhawks over UCLA Bruins2012
2011-03-05St. John's Red Storm over South Florida Bulls2011
2011-03-05Hofstra Pride over William & Mary Tribe2011
2011-01-26Cincinnati Bearcats over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2011
2011-01-13St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Wagner Seahawks2011
2010-12-22Akron Zips over Stetson Hatters2011
2010-12-08Lafayette Leopards over NJIT Highlanders2011
2010-11-25Virginia Tech Hokies over Cal State Northridge Matadors2011
2010-11-23Indiana Hoosiers over North Carolina Central Eagles2011
2010-02-03Wofford Terriers over Elon Phoenix2010
2010-01-18Niagara Purple Eagles over Marist Red Foxes2010
2010-01-11Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2010
2010-01-09Clemson Tigers over Boston College Eagles2010
2009-11-28Pittsburgh Panthers over Youngstown State Penguins2010
2009-11-23Fairfield Stags over American University Eagles2010
2009-11-21UAB Blazers over Georgia Bulldogs2010
2009-02-02Alabama State Hornets over Texas Southern Tigers2009
2009-01-25Vermont Catamounts over New Hampshire Wildcats2009
2008-12-22San Diego State Aztecs over Cal State Northridge Matadors2009
2008-11-27Baylor Bears over Providence Friars2009
2008-11-19VCU Rams over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2009
2008-03-01Austin Peay Governors over Morehead State Eagles2008
2008-02-02North Carolina A&T Aggies over Howard Bison2008
2008-01-26Tulane Green Wave over East Carolina Pirates2008
2008-01-23Kansas State Wildcats over Colorado Buffaloes2008
2008-01-12Butler Bulldogs over Milwaukee Panthers2008
2008-01-12Florida Gators over Auburn Tigers2008
2007-12-22Villanova Wildcats over Columbia Lions2008
2007-12-16Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Bucknell Bison2008
2007-02-24St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Long Island University Sharks2007
2007-02-17Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2007
2007-02-03UMass Minutemen over Richmond Spiders2007
2007-01-27Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Francisco Dons2007
2007-01-03Boston College Eagles over Yale Bulldogs2007
2006-12-23Kansas State Wildcats over New Mexico Lobos2007
2006-12-05Weber State Wildcats over Portland Pilots2007
2006-12-02Drexel Dragons over Saint Joseph's Hawks2007
2006-11-25Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Pacific Tigers2007
2006-11-25California Golden Bears over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2007
2006-03-19Memphis Tigers over Bucknell Bison2006Playoff
2005-12-03Northern Iowa Panthers over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2006
2005-11-26Idaho State Bengals over Utah Valley Wolverines2006
2005-03-10Cal State Northridge Matadors over UC Irvine Anteaters2005
2005-03-05Buffalo Bulls over Akron Zips2005
2005-02-03Sam Houston Bearkats over UTSA Roadrunners2005
2005-02-03New Orleans Privateers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2005
2004-12-29Chattanooga Mocs over North Texas Mean Green2005
2004-12-27Florida International Panthers over Colgate Raiders2005
2004-12-09Dartmouth Big Green over Keene State Owls2005
2004-12-04Minnesota Golden Gophers over Holy Cross Crusaders2005
2004-11-27San Francisco Dons over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2005
2004-03-05Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Texas State Bobcats2004
2004-02-25Evansville Purple Aces over Illinois State Redbirds2004
2004-02-01Manhattan Jaspers over Canisius Golden Griffins2004
2004-01-31Wright State Raiders over Cleveland State Vikings2004
2004-01-08UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal State Northridge Matadors2004
2004-01-08Mercer Bears over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2004
2004-01-03SE Louisiana Lions over Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack2004
2003-03-06Duke Blue Devils over Florida State Seminoles2003
2003-01-07Chattanooga Mocs over UNC Greensboro Spartans2003
2003-01-06Florida State Seminoles over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2003
2003-01-04Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Houston Cougars2003
2002-12-07Holy Cross Crusaders over Brown Bears2003
2002-12-04Idaho State Bengals over Menlo Oaks2003
2002-11-25St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Hofstra Pride2003

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