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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 79-71?

It has. 79-71 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 214 times in 136,843 games. The first was Texas State Bobcats beat Texas Southern Tigers on November 29, 2002; the latest was Texas Longhorns beat BYU Cougars on March 19, 2026.

Where 79-71 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 79-71 the 148th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 80-71 has happened 206 times and 79-72 has happened 236 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 79-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-19Texas Longhorns over BYU Cougars2026Playoff
2026-02-28West Virginia Mountaineers over BYU Cougars2026
2026-02-26Tennessee State Tigers over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2026
2026-02-07Morgan State Bears over Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks2026
2026-02-07Campbell Fighting Camels over North Carolina A&T Aggies2026
2026-01-24Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Incarnate Word Cardinals2026
2026-01-10Massachusetts Minutemen over Ball State Cardinals2026
2026-01-10Missouri State Bears over Florida International Panthers2026
2026-01-06NC State Wolfpack over Boston College Eagles2026
2026-01-03VMI Keydets over Chattanooga Mocs2026
2025-12-05Lafayette Leopards over Mercyhurst Lakers2026
2025-11-25North Texas Mean Green over Eastern Washington Eagles2026
2025-11-08Tulane Green Wave over Texas State Bobcats2026
2025-03-04Vermont Catamounts over UAlbany Great Danes2025
2025-02-22Utah State Aggies over San Diego State Aztecs2025
2025-02-18Colorado State Rams over Nevada Wolf Pack2025
2025-02-18North Florida Ospreys over Stetson Hatters2025
2025-02-09Nebraska Cornhuskers over Ohio State Buckeyes2025
2025-01-22St. John's Red Storm over Xavier Musketeers2025
2025-01-11Syracuse Orange over Boston College Eagles2025
2025-01-04Robert Morris Colonials over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2025
2025-01-03Marquette Golden Eagles over Creighton Bluejays2025
2024-11-15Belmont Bruins over Air Force Falcons2025
2024-02-27Ball State Cardinals over Central Michigan Chippewas2024
2024-02-22Arkansas State Red Wolves over Troy Trojans2024
2024-02-03Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Lamar Cardinals2024
2024-02-01Western Illinois Leathernecks over Lindenwood Lions2024
2024-02-01UTEP Miners over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2024
2024-01-30Colorado State Rams over San Diego State Aztecs2024
2024-01-18Tarleton State Texans over Abilene Christian Wildcats2024
2024-01-18Long Beach State Beach over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2024
2024-01-14Green Bay Phoenix over Cleveland State Vikings2024
2023-12-02Cornell Big Red over Lafayette Leopards2024
2023-11-29Yale Bulldogs over Stony Brook Seawolves2024
2023-11-24Samford Bulldogs over Merrimack Warriors2024
2023-03-10Missouri Tigers over Tennessee Volunteers2023
2023-02-25Indiana Hoosiers over Purdue Boilermakers2023
2023-02-04Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Georgia State Panthers2023
2023-01-28Indiana State Sycamores over Northern Iowa Panthers2023
2023-01-13Butler Bulldogs over Villanova Wildcats2023
2022-12-19New Orleans Privateers over Dillard Blue Devils2023
2022-03-03Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Idaho State Bengals2022
2022-02-07Alcorn State Braves over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2022
2022-01-26Longwood Lancers over North Carolina A&T Aggies2022
2022-01-22Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2022
2022-01-20BYU Cougars over San Diego Toreros2022
2022-01-12Cincinnati Bearcats over East Carolina Pirates2022
2022-01-08Utah Valley Wolverines over Utah Tech Trailblazers2022
2022-01-02Cornell Big Red over Dartmouth Big Green2022
2021-12-14Minnesota Golden Gophers over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2022
2021-11-26New Orleans Privateers over VMI Keydets2022
2021-11-13Monmouth Hawks over Towson Tigers2022
2021-11-09Duke Blue Devils over Kentucky Wildcats2022
2021-11-09Western Carolina Catamounts over Bowling Green Falcons2022
2021-02-17Maryland Terrapins over Nebraska Cornhuskers2021
2021-02-12UMass Lowell River Hawks over Albany Great Danes2021
2021-02-10The Citadel Bulldogs over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2021
2020-12-30SMU Mustangs over Temple Owls2021
2020-12-16Troy Trojans over Samford Bulldogs2021
2020-12-09Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2021
2020-12-02Utah Valley Wolverines over Westminster (UT) Griffins2021
2020-11-25West Virginia Mountaineers over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2021
2020-03-03Michigan State Spartans over Penn State Nittany Lions2020
2020-02-29Montana Grizzlies over Sacramento State Hornets2020
2020-02-23Wisconsin Badgers over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2020
2020-02-01Central Arkansas Bears over Northwestern State Demons2020
2020-01-11Western Carolina Catamounts over Mercer Bears2020
2020-01-04Washington State Cougars over UCLA Bruins2020
2019-11-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over New Orleans Privateers2020
2019-11-15Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2020
2019-11-06San José State Spartans over Hofstra Pride2020
2019-11-05Michigan Wolverines over Appalachian State Mountaineers2020
2019-03-12Miami Hurricanes over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2019
2019-02-09Oregon State Beavers over California Golden Bears2019
2019-02-07Santa Clara Broncos over Pepperdine Waves2019
2019-02-06Bradley Braves over Northern Iowa Panthers2019
2019-02-02West Virginia Mountaineers over Oklahoma Sooners2019
2019-01-25Yale Bulldogs over Brown Bears2019
2019-01-17Austin Peay Governors over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2019
2019-01-12DePaul Blue Demons over St. John's Red Storm2019
2018-12-29Santa Clara Broncos over Washington State Cougars2019
2018-12-22Winthrop Eagles over Southern Illinois Salukis2019
2018-12-15Jacksonville Dolphins over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2019
2018-12-08Florida State Seminoles over UConn Huskies2019
2018-02-21Oklahoma State Cowboys over Texas Tech Red Raiders2018
2018-02-17Pennsylvania Quakers over Cornell Big Red2018
2018-02-17UL Monroe Warhawks over Texas State Bobcats2018
2018-02-03Eastern Illinois Panthers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2018
2018-01-21UMass Lowell River Hawks over Binghamton Bearcats2018
2018-01-15Jackson State Tigers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2018
2017-12-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Davidson Wildcats2018
2017-11-26Navy Midshipmen over Denver Pioneers2018
2017-11-24Ohio State Buckeyes over Stanford Cardinal2018
2017-11-24Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Denver Pioneers2018
2017-11-21Towson Tigers over Pennsylvania Quakers2018
2017-11-18Navy Midshipmen over Bryant Bulldogs2018
2017-03-11Nevada Wolf Pack over Colorado State Rams2017
2017-02-26Washington State Cougars over Washington Huskies2017
2017-02-25BYU Cougars over Gonzaga Bulldogs2017
2017-02-18UTEP Miners over Rice Owls2017
2017-02-14Ohio Bobcats over Eastern Michigan Eagles2017
2017-02-08Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Bucknell Bison2017
2017-01-31Temple Owls over Tulane Green Wave2017
2017-01-11Omaha Mavericks over IUPUI Jaguars2017
2016-12-10BYU Cougars over Colorado Buffaloes2017
2016-12-07Army Black Knights over Air Force Falcons2017
2016-12-07Missouri State Bears over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2017
2016-03-05Prairie View A&M Panthers over Southern Jaguars2016
2016-03-01Duke Blue Devils over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2016
2016-01-09Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over UTSA Roadrunners2016
2016-01-02North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Eastern Washington Eagles2016
2015-12-12Central Michigan Chippewas over Texas Southern Tigers2016
2015-12-12Nevada Wolf Pack over Drake Bulldogs2016
2015-11-29Sacramento State Hornets over Pacific Tigers2016
2015-11-26Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Western Michigan Broncos2016
2015-11-13North Dakota State Bison over UC Davis Aggies2016
2015-03-07Eastern Washington Eagles over Weber State Wildcats2015
2015-02-06Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Radford Highlanders2015
2015-01-24Minnesota Golden Gophers over Illinois Fighting Illini2015
2014-12-14UAB Blazers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2015
2014-12-11Wright State Raiders over Belmont Bruins2015
2014-12-06Idaho Vandals over UC Davis Aggies2015
2014-11-25St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Jackson State Tigers2015
2014-03-22Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Georgia Bulldogs2014Playoff
2014-02-13Utah Utes over USC Trojans2014
2014-01-26Stanford Cardinal over USC Trojans2014
2014-01-18George Washington Colonials over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2014
2014-01-06Southern Jaguars over Texas Southern Tigers2014
2014-01-05Navy Midshipmen over Lafayette Leopards2014
2014-01-02East Carolina Pirates over Campbell Fighting Camels2014
2013-11-25Canisius Golden Griffins over Georgia State Panthers2014
2013-02-24Lafayette Leopards over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2013
2013-02-22Pennsylvania Quakers over Cornell Big Red2013
2013-02-17Michigan Wolverines over Penn State Nittany Lions2013
2013-02-16Buffalo Bulls over Miami (OH) Redhawks2013
2013-02-02Notre Dame Fighting Irish over DePaul Blue Demons2013
2013-02-02Iowa State Cyclones over Baylor Bears2013
2013-01-27Iona Gaels over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2013
2012-12-31Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Longwood Lancers2013
2012-03-09Wisconsin Badgers over Indiana Hoosiers2012
2012-02-28Duke Blue Devils over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2012
2012-02-09UC Davis Aggies over Cal State Northridge Matadors2012
2012-02-09San José State Spartans over Fresno State Bulldogs2012
2012-02-08Rice Owls over Houston Cougars2012
2012-01-21Evansville Purple Aces over Illinois State Redbirds2012
2011-12-30Montana Grizzlies over Eastern Washington Eagles2012
2011-12-22UConn Huskies over Fairfield Stags2012
2011-11-29Troy Trojans over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2012
2011-11-22Brown Bears over Monmouth Hawks2012
2011-11-21South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Niagara Purple Eagles2012
2011-03-23Oregon Ducks over Boise State Broncos2011Playoff
2011-02-12Texas State Bobcats over UT Arlington Mavericks2011
2011-02-10Liberty Flames over Radford Highlanders2011
2011-02-03Saint Mary's Gaels over Pepperdine Waves2011
2011-01-26Rice Owls over Houston Cougars2011
2011-01-17Appalachian State Mountaineers over Elon Phoenix2011
2010-11-21Texas Tech Red Raiders over Liberty Flames2011
2010-02-27Eastern Washington Eagles over Idaho State Bengals2010
2010-02-14Seton Hall Pirates over DePaul Blue Demons2010
2010-01-24Wisconsin Badgers over Penn State Nittany Lions2010
2010-01-02Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Tennessee State Tigers2010
2009-11-18Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Quinnipiac Bobcats2010
2009-03-08North Carolina Tar Heels over Duke Blue Devils2009
2009-02-14New Mexico State Aggies over Fresno State Bulldogs2009
2009-01-17Virginia Tech Hokies over Boston College Eagles2009
2009-01-15Little Rock Trojans over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2009
2009-01-08Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico State Aggies2009
2008-12-06Butler Bulldogs over Youngstown State Penguins2009
2008-11-22Nevada Wolf Pack over Oregon State Beavers2009
2008-03-01UConn Huskies over West Virginia Mountaineers2008
2008-01-26Milwaukee Panthers over Cleveland State Vikings2008
2008-01-26Marquette Golden Eagles over DePaul Blue Demons2008
2008-01-15Baylor Bears over Oklahoma State Cowboys2008
2007-12-30Southern Illinois Salukis over Missouri State Bears2008
2007-12-22Tulane Green Wave over St. John's Red Storm2008
2007-03-09Rhode Island Rams over Xavier Musketeers2007
2007-03-09NC State Wolfpack over Virginia Cavaliers2007
2007-02-10Little Rock Trojans over Troy Trojans2007
2007-02-08Washington Huskies over California Golden Bears2007
2007-02-03UTEP Miners over Houston Cougars2007
2007-02-03Northern Iowa Panthers over Evansville Purple Aces2007
2007-02-03Montana State Bobcats over Portland State Vikings2007
2007-01-31Nevada Wolf Pack over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2007
2007-01-20Pacific Tigers over UC Davis Aggies2007
2007-01-06UMass Minutemen over La Salle Explorers2007
2007-01-01Creighton Bluejays over Illinois State Redbirds2007
2006-12-20Arizona Wildcats over Memphis Tigers2007
2006-12-19South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Kansas City Roos2007
2006-11-24Butler Bulldogs over Gonzaga Bulldogs2007
2006-03-10South Carolina Gamecocks over Tennessee Volunteers2006
2005-03-17Pacific Tigers over Pittsburgh Panthers2005Playoff
2005-02-05Missouri State Bears over Creighton Bluejays2005
2005-01-30Maryland Terrapins over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2005
2004-12-12UTSA Roadrunners over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2005
2004-12-01Green Bay Phoenix over Chicago State Cougars2005
2004-03-28Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Kansas Jayhawks2004Playoff
2004-03-26Xavier Musketeers over Texas Longhorns2004Playoff
2004-02-23Hampton Pirates over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2004
2004-01-26Wyoming Cowboys over San Diego State Aztecs2004
2003-12-03La Salle Explorers over James Madison Dukes2004
2003-03-27St. John's Red Storm over UAB Blazers2003Playoff
2003-03-23Butler Bulldogs over Louisville Cardinals2003Playoff
2003-03-05Akron Zips over Marshall Thundering Herd2003
2003-03-05Miami Hurricanes over Virginia Tech Hokies2003
2003-02-24Wagner Seahawks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2003
2003-02-22Alcorn State Braves over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2003
2003-02-13Sam Houston Bearkats over Texas State Bobcats2003
2003-02-06Samford Bulldogs over Stetson Hatters2003
2003-01-30Pacific Tigers over UC Riverside Highlanders2003
2003-01-27Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Morgan State Bears2003
2003-01-20Wofford Terriers over Chattanooga Mocs2003
2002-12-29Siena Saints over Loyola Marymount Lions2003
2002-12-21Austin Peay Governors over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2003
2002-11-29Texas State Bobcats over Texas Southern Tigers2003

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