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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 79-72?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 79-72 236 times. It first happened on November 24, 2002, when Clemson Tigers beat Wofford Terriers, and most recently on March 22, 2026, when Tennessee Volunteers beat Virginia Cavaliers.

Where 79-72 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 79-72 the 114th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 80-72 has happened 226 times and 79-73 has happened 244 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 79-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-22Tennessee Volunteers over Virginia Cavaliers2026Playoff
2026-03-07Liberty Flames over Sam Houston Bearkats2026
2026-02-26Utah Valley Wolverines over Tarleton State Texans2026
2026-02-24Washington Huskies over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2026
2026-02-21Stony Brook Seawolves over Hampton Pirates2026
2026-02-20Merrimack Warriors over Siena Saints2026
2026-02-18Valparaiso Beacons over Bradley Braves2026
2026-02-05Siena Saints over Iona Gaels2026
2026-01-19VCU Rams over Saint Joseph's Hawks2026
2026-01-14Purdue Boilermakers over Iowa Hawkeyes2026
2026-01-07La Salle Explorers over Rhode Island Rams2026
2026-01-06Dayton Flyers over George Washington Revolutionaries2026
2026-01-02Wagner Seahawks over Chicago State Cougars2026
2025-12-02California Golden Bears over Utah Utes2026
2025-11-26Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2026
2025-11-21Butler Bulldogs over South Carolina Gamecocks2026
2025-11-19Utah Valley Wolverines over UC Irvine Anteaters2026
2025-03-20Arkansas Razorbacks over Kansas Jayhawks2025Playoff
2025-03-12Texas Longhorns over Vanderbilt Commodores2025
2025-02-26Jacksonville Dolphins over Stetson Hatters2025
2025-02-23Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Rider Broncs2025
2025-02-13South Dakota Coyotes over Kansas City Roos2025
2025-02-08Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2025
2025-01-29Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Northwestern Wildcats2025
2025-01-27Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over East Texas A&M Lions2025
2025-01-13Grambling Tigers over Florida A&M Rattlers2025
2025-01-11New Hampshire Wildcats over Binghamton Bearcats2025
2024-12-29Georgia Bulldogs over South Carolina State Bulldogs2025
2024-12-19Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Eastern Illinois Panthers2025
2024-11-22Akron Zips over Lamar Cardinals2025
2024-11-09Marist Red Foxes over Richmond Spiders2025
2024-11-04Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Chicago State Cougars2025
2024-02-05Morgan State Bears over North Carolina Central Eagles2024
2024-02-03Maine Black Bears over Bryant Bulldogs2024
2024-02-01North Alabama Lions over Stetson Hatters2024
2024-01-20Arkansas State Red Wolves over Texas State Bobcats2024
2024-01-06Washington Huskies over Oregon State Beavers2024
2024-01-06Norfolk State Spartans over South Carolina State Bulldogs2024
2024-01-04Eastern Illinois Panthers over UT Martin Skyhawks2024
2024-01-04UC San Diego Tritons over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2024
2023-11-29Murray State Racers over Bradley Braves2024
2023-11-20Kent State Golden Flashes over Fordham Rams2024
2023-02-18Virginia Tech Hokies over Pittsburgh Panthers2023
2023-01-21George Mason Patriots over Rhode Island Rams2023
2023-01-07Cal State Fullerton Titans over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2023
2022-11-14Troy Trojans over Florida State Seminoles2023
2022-11-13Omaha Mavericks over Idaho Vandals2023
2022-03-19Kansas Jayhawks over Creighton Bluejays2022Playoff
2022-03-09Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico Lobos2022
2022-03-05Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Texas State Bobcats2022
2022-02-05Valparaiso Beacons over Indiana State Sycamores2022
2022-01-31Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Morgan State Bears2022
2022-01-29USC Trojans over California Golden Bears2022
2022-01-04Central Arkansas Bears over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2022
2021-11-23Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Columbia Lions2022
2021-11-13Charleston Cougars over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2022
2021-02-20Richmond Spiders over Duquesne Dukes2021
2021-02-20Florida State Seminoles over Pittsburgh Panthers2021
2021-02-06Green Bay Phoenix over IUPUI Jaguars2021
2021-02-06Oklahoma Sooners over Iowa State Cyclones2021
2021-01-24James Madison Dukes over Northeastern Huskies2021
2021-01-07Colorado Buffaloes over Oregon Ducks2021
2020-12-14Nevada Wolf Pack over San Diego Toreros2021
2020-12-05Chattanooga Mocs over Northern Kentucky Norse2021
2020-02-23Ohio State Buckeyes over Maryland Terrapins2020
2020-02-22Syracuse Orange over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2020
2020-02-15UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Seattle U Redhawks2020
2020-02-01Southern Illinois Salukis over Drake Bulldogs2020
2020-01-18Wright State Raiders over Youngstown State Penguins2020
2020-01-18Nicholls Colonels over Central Arkansas Bears2020
2020-01-14Clemson Tigers over Duke Blue Devils2020
2019-12-28Montana Grizzlies over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2020
2019-12-21Wright State Raiders over Toledo Rockets2020
2019-11-30Prairie View A&M Panthers over UTSA Roadrunners2020
2019-11-06Illinois State Redbirds over Belmont Bruins2020
2019-03-22Iowa Hawkeyes over Cincinnati Bearcats2019Playoff
2019-03-15New Mexico State Aggies over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2019
2019-03-13UCLA Bruins over Stanford Cardinal2019
2019-02-16UCF Knights over Memphis Tigers2019
2019-02-12Bowling Green Falcons over Central Michigan Chippewas2019
2019-02-06Lafayette Leopards over Boston University Terriers2019
2019-01-26Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Colgate Raiders2019
2019-01-10Radford Highlanders over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2019
2018-02-23Northern Kentucky Norse over UIC Flames2018
2018-01-27Western Michigan Broncos over Northern Illinois Huskies2018
2018-01-18Belmont Bruins over Murray State Racers2018
2017-12-22Hartford Hawks over Florida International Panthers2018
2017-11-28UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over San Francisco Dons2018
2017-11-13Brown Bears over Quinnipiac Bobcats2018
2017-03-08Duke Blue Devils over Clemson Tigers2017
2017-03-04Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Rice Owls2017
2017-03-01Dayton Flyers over VCU Rams2017
2017-02-25Robert Morris Colonials over Sacred Heart Pioneers2017
2017-02-21Ball State Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2017
2017-02-18Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Davis Aggies2017
2017-02-18Radford Highlanders over Longwood Lancers2017
2017-02-14Georgia Bulldogs over Mississippi State Bulldogs2017
2017-02-04Bradley Braves over Drake Bulldogs2017
2017-01-22East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Wofford Terriers2017
2016-12-31McNeese Cowboys over Northwestern State Demons2017
2016-12-17Texas Tech Red Raiders over Richmond Spiders2017
2016-11-29Delaware State Hornets over St. John's Red Storm2017
2016-11-22Kennesaw State Owls over Alabama State Hornets2017
2016-11-16Rhode Island Rams over Brown Bears2017
2016-03-17Miami Hurricanes over Buffalo Bulls2016Playoff
2016-03-16Eastern Washington Eagles over Pepperdine Waves2016Playoff
2016-03-03Army Black Knights over Colgate Raiders2016
2016-02-25St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Bryant Bulldogs2016
2016-02-20St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Dayton Flyers2016
2016-02-17USC Trojans over Colorado Buffaloes2016
2016-02-15Texas Southern Tigers over Grambling Tigers2016
2016-02-08Furman Paladins over UNC Greensboro Spartans2016
2016-02-02Abilene Christian Wildcats over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2016-01-30Michigan Wolverines over Penn State Nittany Lions2016
2016-01-24Vermont Catamounts over UMBC Retrievers2016
2016-01-23Towson Tigers over Northeastern Huskies2016
2016-01-20Baylor Bears over Kansas State Wildcats2016
2015-12-30Indiana Hoosiers over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2016
2015-12-05Georgetown Hoyas over Syracuse Orange2016
2015-11-22Bowling Green Falcons over Youngstown State Penguins2016
2015-11-21Kent State Golden Flashes over Marist Red Foxes2016
2015-11-19Vanderbilt Commodores over Stony Brook Seawolves2016
2015-11-18Northwestern Wildcats over Fairfield Stags2016
2015-03-26Wisconsin Badgers over North Carolina Tar Heels2015Playoff
2015-03-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Long Beach State Beach2015
2015-03-07Pennsylvania Quakers over Cornell Big Red2015
2015-02-19North Texas Mean Green over Florida Atlantic Owls2015
2015-02-14Chattanooga Mocs over Samford Bulldogs2015
2015-02-04Creighton Bluejays over Xavier Musketeers2015
2015-02-02Siena Saints over Rider Broncs2015
2015-01-07Buffalo Bulls over Miami (OH) Redhawks2015
2014-12-22Lamar Cardinals over Rice Owls2015
2014-12-13Kansas City Roos over Omaha Mavericks2015
2014-11-26Evansville Purple Aces over San Francisco Dons2015
2014-11-26James Madison Dukes over Sacred Heart Pioneers2015
2014-11-22Cal State Northridge Matadors over Samford Bulldogs2015
2014-01-12San Diego State Aztecs over Air Force Falcons2014
2014-01-11Western Illinois Leathernecks over Omaha Mavericks2014
2013-12-14Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Indiana Hoosiers2014
2013-11-19Penn State Nittany Lions over La Salle Explorers2014
2013-03-14Tulsa Golden Hurricane over East Carolina Pirates2013
2013-03-06South Carolina Gamecocks over Mississippi State Bulldogs2013
2013-02-09Delaware Blue Hens over George Mason Patriots2013
2013-02-07Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Portland State Vikings2013
2013-02-05Boston University Terriers over Maine Black Bears2013
2013-01-26UC Davis Aggies over UC Riverside Highlanders2013
2013-01-26Sacramento State Hornets over Northern Colorado Bears2013
2013-01-24Lipscomb Bisons over Kennesaw State Owls2013
2013-01-12San Diego State Aztecs over Colorado State Rams2013
2013-01-02Creighton Bluejays over Illinois State Redbirds2013
2012-12-22Mississippi State Bulldogs over Central Arkansas Bears2013
2012-12-20Utah State Aggies over Nicholls Colonels2013
2012-12-01Colorado State Rams over Evansville Purple Aces2013
2012-11-27Michigan Wolverines over NC State Wolfpack2013
2012-11-24Murray State Racers over Old Dominion Monarchs2013
2012-11-17Bradley Braves over IUPUI Jaguars2013
2012-02-20St. John's Red Storm over DePaul Blue Demons2012
2012-02-08Temple Owls over George Washington Colonials2012
2012-01-25Oklahoma State Cowboys over Missouri Tigers2012
2012-01-21Marquette Golden Eagles over Providence Friars2012
2012-01-21Wofford Terriers over Furman Paladins2012
2012-01-04Dayton Flyers over Saint Louis Billikens2012
2011-12-01Mercer Bears over Lipscomb Bisons2012
2011-11-11Indiana State Sycamores over Eastern Illinois Panthers2012
2011-03-10Long Beach State Beach over UC Irvine Anteaters2011
2011-02-19Xavier Musketeers over Fordham Rams2011
2011-02-19Longwood Lancers over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2011
2011-02-12Elon Phoenix over The Citadel Bulldogs2011
2011-01-29Santa Clara Broncos over Loyola Marymount Lions2011
2011-01-27Colgate Raiders over Holy Cross Crusaders2011
2011-01-16South Florida Bulls over Providence Friars2011
2011-01-14Stetson Hatters over Mercer Bears2011
2011-01-08Clemson Tigers over Miami Hurricanes2011
2011-01-02Portland State Vikings over Idaho State Bengals2011
2010-03-24Rhode Island Rams over Virginia Tech Hokies2010Playoff
2010-03-03Maryland Terrapins over Duke Blue Devils2010
2010-02-16Drake Bulldogs over Southern Illinois Salukis2010
2010-01-14Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Florida Atlantic Owls2010
2010-01-13Utah State Aggies over Nevada Wolf Pack2010
2010-01-09Nicholls Colonels over Northwestern State Demons2010
2009-12-21Utah State Aggies over Morehead State Eagles2010
2009-11-14Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2010
2009-03-22Louisville Cardinals over Siena Saints2009Playoff
2009-03-12Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over UT Arlington Mavericks2009
2009-02-28UTSA Roadrunners over Lamar Cardinals2009
2009-02-21LSU Tigers over Auburn Tigers2009
2009-01-01Marquette Golden Eagles over Villanova Wildcats2009
2008-12-28Rice Owls over Little Rock Trojans2009
2008-11-29Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over Pepperdine Waves2009
2008-02-27Lamar Cardinals over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2008
2008-01-26Kennesaw State Owls over Lipscomb Bisons2008
2008-01-19Tennessee State Tigers over Eastern Illinois Panthers2008
2008-01-09Georgia Bulldogs over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2008
2007-12-15Montana State Bobcats over Wyoming Cowboys2008
2007-12-04Boston University Terriers over Harvard Crimson2008
2007-11-18St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Presbyterian Blue Hose2008
2007-11-17Lipscomb Bisons over San José State Spartans2008
2007-02-03Maryland Terrapins over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2007
2007-02-01Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Northridge Matadors2007
2007-01-09Florida Gators over Arkansas Razorbacks2007
2006-12-19Duke Blue Devils over Kent State Golden Flashes2007
2006-12-13Marshall Thundering Herd over Wright State Raiders2007
2006-12-10Ohio Bobcats over Saint Joseph's Hawks2007
2006-11-29Pacific Tigers over San Francisco Dons2007
2006-11-28Army Black Knights over VMI Keydets2007
2006-02-13Coppin State Eagles over Hampton Pirates2006
2006-02-08Niagara Purple Eagles over Canisius Golden Griffins2006
2006-01-21Fordham Rams over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2006
2006-01-18Bowling Green Falcons over Eastern Michigan Eagles2006
2005-12-02Valparaiso Beacons over Tulane Green Wave2006
2005-03-10Oregon State Beavers over UCLA Bruins2005
2005-03-02Lamar Cardinals over UL Monroe Warhawks2005
2005-02-28Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over IUPUI Jaguars2005
2005-02-12High Point Panthers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2005
2005-02-12Eastern Michigan Eagles over Central Michigan Chippewas2005
2005-02-09UTSA Roadrunners over UT Arlington Mavericks2005
2005-02-05Denver Pioneers over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2005
2005-02-03Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Fresno State Bulldogs2005
2005-01-15Ole Miss Rebels over Auburn Tigers2005
2004-12-04Charleston Cougars over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2005
2004-11-27UC Riverside Highlanders over Loyola Marymount Lions2005
2004-03-19West Virginia Mountaineers over Rhode Island Rams2004Playoff
2004-03-01Bradley Braves over Missouri State Bears2004
2003-12-19Hampton Pirates over William & Mary Tribe2004
2003-12-03Alabama Crimson Tide over Charlotte 49ers2004
2003-12-03Howard Bison over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2004
2003-03-15Dayton Flyers over Temple Owls2003
2003-02-22Ohio Bobcats over Western Michigan Broncos2003
2003-02-10Jackson State Tigers over Southern Jaguars2003
2003-01-23Kent State Golden Flashes over Akron Zips2003
2003-01-11Virginia Cavaliers over North Carolina Tar Heels2003
2003-01-11SMU Mustangs over San José State Spartans2003
2002-12-20Denver Pioneers over James Madison Dukes2003
2002-12-16Murray State Racers over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2003
2002-12-02George Mason Patriots over Duquesne Dukes2003
2002-11-24Clemson Tigers over Wofford Terriers2003

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