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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 78-72?

It has. 78-72 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 233 times in 136,843 games. The first was Santa Clara Broncos beat Pacific Tigers on November 22, 2002; the latest was Kentucky Wildcats beat Missouri Tigers on March 12, 2026.

Where 78-72 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 78-72 the 119th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 79-72 has happened 236 times and 78-73 has happened 258 times.

Every 78-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-12Kentucky Wildcats over Missouri Tigers2026
2026-03-08Illinois Fighting Illini over Maryland Terrapins2026
2026-02-14Eastern Illinois Panthers over Little Rock Trojans2026
2026-02-07Old Dominion Monarchs over Ohio Bobcats2026
2026-02-05Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Riverside Highlanders2026
2026-02-03SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Lindenwood Lions2026
2025-12-16South Carolina Upstate Spartans over South Carolina State Bulldogs2026
2025-11-21Montana State Bobcats over Long Beach State Beach2026
2025-11-03Marshall Thundering Herd over Massachusetts Minutemen2026
2025-03-13UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Cal State Northridge Matadors2025
2025-02-19Charlotte 49ers over Temple Owls2025
2025-02-06North Dakota State Bison over Kansas City Roos2025
2024-12-03Grand Canyon Lopes over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2025
2024-02-24Howard Bison over Morgan State Bears2024
2024-02-13Marquette Golden Eagles over Butler Bulldogs2024
2024-01-31Indiana State Sycamores over Belmont Bruins2024
2024-01-27Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Holy Cross Crusaders2024
2024-01-15Howard Bison over Morehouse Maroon Tigers2024
2024-01-13Seton Hall Pirates over Butler Bulldogs2024
2024-01-06Santa Clara Broncos over Pepperdine Waves2024
2023-12-30Fairfield Stags over Le Moyne Dolphins2024
2023-12-06Youngstown State Penguins over Ohio Bobcats2024
2023-11-29Utah Valley Wolverines over Seattle U Redhawks2024
2023-11-17UNC Greensboro Spartans over Arkansas Razorbacks2024
2023-11-10Murray State Racers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2024
2023-03-09Iowa State Cyclones over Baylor Bears2023
2023-02-18Texas Tech Red Raiders over West Virginia Mountaineers2023
2023-02-02Stanford Cardinal over Utah Utes2023
2023-01-29Iona Gaels over Quinnipiac Bobcats2023
2023-01-29Cleveland State Vikings over IUPUI Jaguars2023
2023-01-21Northern Iowa Panthers over UIC Flames2023
2022-12-31Pacific Tigers over Loyola Marymount Lions2023
2022-12-28Georgia Bulldogs over Rider Broncs2023
2022-12-03SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Troy Trojans2023
2022-12-03DePaul Blue Demons over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2023
2022-11-21St. John's Red Storm over Temple Owls2023
2022-03-03Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over UIC Flames2022
2022-02-12Holy Cross Crusaders over Bucknell Bison2022
2022-01-30Northern Kentucky Norse over Cleveland State Vikings2022
2022-01-29UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Hofstra Pride2022
2022-01-20New Orleans Privateers over SE Louisiana Lions2022
2022-01-08Ball State Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2022
2021-11-29Grand Canyon Lopes over Loyola Marymount Lions2022
2021-11-18Marquette Golden Eagles over Ole Miss Rebels2022
2021-01-23UTSA Roadrunners over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2021
2021-01-16Miami Hurricanes over Louisville Cardinals2021
2021-01-16Grambling Tigers over Texas Southern Tigers2021
2021-01-10Northern Iowa Panthers over Bradley Braves2021
2021-01-05Texas Longhorns over Iowa State Cyclones2021
2020-03-01North Texas Mean Green over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2020
2020-02-27Saint Mary's Gaels over Santa Clara Broncos2020
2020-02-22Wyoming Cowboys over Air Force Falcons2020
2020-02-17Morgan State Bears over South Carolina State Bulldogs2020
2020-01-11Eastern Kentucky Colonels over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2020
2019-12-22St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over William & Mary Tribe2020
2019-12-18Indiana State Sycamores over Tennessee State Tigers2020
2019-11-27Northern Iowa Panthers over South Carolina Gamecocks2020
2019-11-23Prairie View A&M Panthers over Central Arkansas Bears2020
2019-03-09Binghamton Bearcats over Stony Brook Seawolves2019
2019-02-14Morehead State Eagles over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2019
2019-02-09Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Idaho State Bengals2019
2019-02-09San Francisco Dons over Santa Clara Broncos2019
2019-01-31Central Connecticut Blue Devils over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2019
2019-01-31Oregon Ducks over Utah Utes2019
2019-01-26South Alabama Jaguars over UL Monroe Warhawks2019
2019-01-10Memphis Tigers over East Carolina Pirates2019
2019-01-02Nicholls Colonels over Northwestern State Demons2019
2018-11-26Alabama Crimson Tide over Murray State Racers2019
2018-11-25William Carey Crusaders over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2019
2018-11-20Duke Blue Devils over Auburn Tigers2019
2018-11-18Campbell Fighting Camels over Austin Peay Governors2019
2018-11-14VMI Keydets over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2019
2018-11-13Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Marist Red Foxes2019
2018-11-09Vermont Catamounts over Boston University Terriers2019
2018-03-08Eastern Washington Eagles over Portland State Vikings2018
2018-03-07George Washington Colonials over Fordham Rams2018
2018-03-02Loyola Marymount Lions over Portland Pilots2018
2018-01-13Ole Miss Rebels over Florida Gators2018
2018-01-12Yale Bulldogs over Brown Bears2018
2017-12-09Murray State Racers over Illinois State Redbirds2018
2017-11-26Maine Black Bears over Quinnipiac Bobcats2018
2017-11-25Bowling Green Falcons over Campbell Fighting Camels2018
2017-03-03The Citadel Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2017
2017-02-17Harvard Crimson over Columbia Lions2017
2017-02-14Denver Pioneers over Western Illinois Leathernecks2017
2017-01-28Georgia State Panthers over Troy Trojans2017
2017-01-25Ohio State Buckeyes over Minnesota Golden Gophers2017
2017-01-14Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2017
2016-12-03Drexel Dragons over High Point Panthers2017
2016-11-30Temple Owls over Saint Joseph's Hawks2017
2016-11-17Arkansas State Red Wolves over Georgetown Hoyas2017
2016-11-15Towson Tigers over Morgan State Bears2017
2016-11-13DePaul Blue Demons over Robert Morris Colonials2017
2016-11-13South Dakota Coyotes over Bowling Green Falcons2017
2016-03-05Northern Colorado Bears over Montana Grizzlies2016
2016-02-25Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2016
2016-02-04Murray State Racers over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2016
2016-02-03UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal Poly Mustangs2016
2016-01-30Fordham Rams over UMass Minutemen2016
2016-01-07Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over UTEP Miners2016
2016-01-06Stanford Cardinal over Oregon State Beavers2016
2016-01-02Sam Houston Bearkats over Incarnate Word Cardinals2016
2015-12-28Green Bay Phoenix over Morehead State Eagles2016
2015-12-05California Golden Bears over Wyoming Cowboys2016
2015-12-02Portland Pilots over Portland State Vikings2016
2015-11-27Michigan Wolverines over Texas Longhorns2016
2015-11-27Georgia State Panthers over IUPUI Jaguars2016
2015-11-13Idaho State Bengals over Providence (MT) Argos2016
2015-02-21VCU Rams over UMass Minutemen2015
2015-02-17Longwood Lancers over Liberty Flames2015
2015-02-07Incarnate Word Cardinals over Lamar Cardinals2015
2015-02-04UMass Minutemen over Fordham Rams2015
2015-01-24UC Irvine Anteaters over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2015
2015-01-24Samford Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2015
2015-01-17Arizona State Sun Devils over Colorado Buffaloes2015
2015-01-13Georgetown Hoyas over DePaul Blue Demons2015
2014-12-30Duquesne Dukes over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2015
2014-12-20Northeastern Huskies over Santa Clara Broncos2015
2014-12-14Illinois State Redbirds over DePaul Blue Demons2015
2014-11-25Penn State Nittany Lions over Akron Zips2015
2014-11-25Arkansas Razorbacks over SMU Mustangs2015
2014-11-24Georgia Southern Eagles over Florida International Panthers2015
2014-01-18Florida A&M Rattlers over South Carolina State Bulldogs2014
2013-11-23Austin Peay Governors over Montana State Bobcats2014
2013-02-10Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over UC Irvine Anteaters2013
2013-01-30UAB Blazers over UTEP Miners2013
2013-01-27Missouri State Bears over Drake Bulldogs2013
2013-01-26Eastern Illinois Panthers over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2013
2013-01-12Saint Mary's Gaels over San Francisco Dons2013
2013-01-05Eastern Kentucky Colonels over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2013
2013-01-02Auburn Tigers over Florida State Seminoles2013
2012-12-08San Diego Toreros over Tulane Green Wave2013
2012-12-04Pacific Tigers over Nevada Wolf Pack2013
2012-12-03Norfolk State Spartans over South Carolina State Bulldogs2013
2012-11-25Rhode Island Rams over Auburn Tigers2013
2012-03-21Minnesota Golden Gophers over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2012Playoff
2012-03-13BYU Cougars over Iona Gaels2012Playoff
2012-02-29Missouri Tigers over Iowa State Cyclones2012
2012-02-23Fresno State Bulldogs over Seattle U Redhawks2012
2012-01-26Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Campbell Fighting Camels2012
2012-01-23Georgia Southern Eagles over The Citadel Bulldogs2012
2012-01-07Norfolk State Spartans over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2012
2012-01-05Saint Mary's Gaels over San Diego Toreros2012
2012-01-02Rhode Island Rams over Boston College Eagles2012
2011-12-29Alabama State Hornets over Reinhardt Eagles2012
2011-12-07Florida Gators over Arizona Wildcats2012
2011-11-17Pennsylvania Quakers over Rider Broncs2012
2011-11-11Arizona State Sun Devils over Montana State Bobcats2012
2011-02-03Morehead State Eagles over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2011
2011-01-10Morgan State Bears over Hampton Pirates2011
2010-12-22Canisius Golden Griffins over Lamar Cardinals2011
2010-12-20South Dakota Coyotes over Eastern Washington Eagles2011
2010-11-27Ohio Bobcats over Santa Clara Broncos2011
2010-11-22Long Beach State Beach over Iowa Hawkeyes2011
2010-11-17BYU Cougars over Utah State Aggies2011
2010-02-20Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2010
2010-02-11Long Beach State Beach over Cal Poly Mustangs2010
2010-02-01Mercer Bears over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2010
2010-01-26Lipscomb Bisons over Belmont Bruins2010
2010-01-16Cal State Northridge Matadors over Cal State Fullerton Titans2010
2010-01-09Dayton Flyers over Duquesne Dukes2010
2009-12-18New Mexico State Aggies over Pepperdine Waves2010
2009-11-28Drake Bulldogs over Austin Peay Governors2010
2009-02-28UC Irvine Anteaters over UC Riverside Highlanders2009
2009-02-25Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Presbyterian Blue Hose2009
2009-02-21Marquette Golden Eagles over Georgetown Hoyas2009
2009-02-18Indiana State Sycamores over Southern Illinois Salukis2009
2009-02-07Chicago State Cougars over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2009
2009-01-27Texas Longhorns over Baylor Bears2009
2008-12-31Pittsburgh Panthers over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2009
2008-12-20Utah Valley Wolverines over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2009
2008-03-13West Virginia Mountaineers over UConn Huskies2008
2008-03-04Kansas State Wildcats over Colorado Buffaloes2008
2008-02-27UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2008
2008-02-09Navy Midshipmen over Bucknell Bison2008
2008-01-12Texas State Bobcats over Central Arkansas Bears2008
2007-12-22Michigan State Spartans over Texas Longhorns2008
2007-12-12Minnesota Golden Gophers over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2008
2007-12-08Arizona Wildcats over Illinois Fighting Illini2008
2007-11-27UAB Blazers over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2008
2007-11-20LSU Tigers over Chaminade Silverswords2008
2007-03-03Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Virginia Cavaliers2007
2007-02-24Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2007
2006-12-30Kennesaw State Owls over Alabama State Hornets2007
2006-12-04Pepperdine Waves over Colorado Buffaloes2007
2006-03-09Sam Houston Bearkats over Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks2006
2006-02-11Long Island University Sharks over Monmouth Hawks2006
2006-02-04Murray State Racers over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2006
2006-02-02Belmont Bruins over Mercer Bears2006
2006-01-28Montana Grizzlies over Eastern Washington Eagles2006
2006-01-21Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Montana State Bobcats2006
2006-01-13Pacific Tigers over Long Beach State Beach2006
2006-01-12Kennesaw State Owls over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2006
2006-01-07Belmont Bruins over North Florida Ospreys2006
2006-01-02Georgia Bulldogs over Howard Bison2006
2005-12-30Troy Trojans over Duquesne Dukes2006
2005-12-20Vanderbilt Commodores over New Orleans Privateers2006
2005-12-10Montana Grizzlies over Drake Bulldogs2006
2005-12-07Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over UNLV Rebels2006
2005-11-19Ball State Cardinals over Oakland City Mighty Oaks2006
2005-03-10West Virginia Mountaineers over Boston College Eagles2005
2005-02-28Jackson State Tigers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2005
2005-02-21Texas Southern Tigers over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2005
2005-01-29Wichita State Shockers over Illinois State Redbirds2005
2005-01-15Sacramento State Hornets over Weber State Wildcats2005
2005-01-13Manhattan Jaspers over Niagara Purple Eagles2005
2005-01-10St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Robert Morris Colonials2005
2005-01-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Villanova Wildcats2005
2005-01-04Wyoming Cowboys over Denver Pioneers2005
2004-12-15NC State Wolfpack over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2005
2004-12-01Richmond Spiders over South Florida Bulls2005
2004-11-26Alabama Crimson Tide over Minnesota Golden Gophers2005
2004-03-03UTSA Roadrunners over Lamar Cardinals2004
2004-02-26Siena Saints over Canisius Golden Griffins2004
2004-02-21VCU Rams over Old Dominion Monarchs2004
2004-02-21Charlotte 49ers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2004
2004-02-14Lafayette Leopards over Holy Cross Crusaders2004
2004-02-14Oklahoma Sooners over Texas A&M Aggies2004
2003-12-30Michigan State Spartans over Coppin State Eagles2004
2003-12-29Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Drake Bulldogs2004
2003-11-25Tulane Green Wave over Southern Jaguars2004
2003-11-22James Madison Dukes over Furman Paladins2004
2003-03-08Wake Forest Demon Deacons over NC State Wolfpack2003
2003-02-28Niagara Purple Eagles over Rider Broncs2003
2003-02-26Ohio Bobcats over Virginia Cavaliers2003
2003-02-08Tennessee Volunteers over Georgia Bulldogs2003
2003-02-05Seton Hall Pirates over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2003
2003-01-08San Diego State Aztecs over San Diego Toreros2003
2002-12-14Weber State Wildcats over Green Bay Phoenix2003
2002-12-07Missouri Tigers over USC Trojans2003
2002-11-26Miami Hurricanes over Texas A&M Aggies2003
2002-11-22Cornell Big Red over Buffalo Bulls2003
2002-11-22Santa Clara Broncos over Pacific Tigers2003

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