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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 79-78?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 79-78 146 times. It first happened on December 29, 2002, when UNLV Rebels beat SMU Mustangs, and most recently on March 18, 2026, when George Washington Revolutionaries beat Utah Valley Wolverines.

Where 79-78 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 79-78 the 307th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 80-78 has happened 154 times and 79-79 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 79-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-18George Washington Revolutionaries over Utah Valley Wolverines2026Playoff
2026-02-14Syracuse Orange over SMU Mustangs2026
2026-02-12Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Missouri State Bears2026
2026-02-05Wagner Seahawks over Le Moyne Dolphins2026
2026-01-31Temple Owls over South Florida Bulls2026
2026-01-31Lindenwood Lions over Morehead State Eagles2026
2026-01-26Morgan State Bears over Norfolk State Spartans2026
2026-01-22North Carolina A&T Aggies over Hofstra Pride2026
2026-01-10Northwestern State Demons over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2026
2025-12-17Seattle U Redhawks over UC Davis Aggies2026
2025-11-03Hawaiʻi Pacific Sea Warriors over Boise State Broncos2026
2025-03-09Charleston Cougars over Monmouth Hawks2025
2025-02-27Bryant Bulldogs over UMass Lowell River Hawks2025
2025-02-22Harvard Crimson over Pennsylvania Quakers2025
2025-02-06New Hampshire Wildcats over UMBC Retrievers2025
2025-01-26Maryland Terrapins over Indiana Hoosiers2025
2025-01-22Mercer Bears over UNC Greensboro Spartans2025
2024-12-05Detroit Mercy Titans over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2025
2024-11-17Denver Pioneers over Montana State Bobcats2025
2024-03-09Vanderbilt Commodores over Florida Gators2024
2024-01-17Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Massachusetts Minutemen2024
2023-12-22UAB Blazers over Drake Bulldogs2024
2023-12-17Texas Southern Tigers over Howard Bison2024
2023-11-18La Salle Explorers over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2024
2023-11-09UC Davis Aggies over Pepperdine Waves2024
2023-03-05McNeese Cowboys over Texas A&M-Commerce Lions2023
2023-02-22Bryant Bulldogs over NJIT Highlanders2023
2023-02-11McNeese Cowboys over New Orleans Privateers2023
2023-01-11Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Presbyterian Blue Hose2023
2022-11-18South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2023
2022-11-18SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2023
2022-03-05Drake Bulldogs over Missouri State Bears2022
2022-03-05San Diego State Aztecs over Nevada Wolf Pack2022
2022-03-02Charleston Southern Buccaneers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2022
2022-02-01Northwestern Wildcats over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2022
2022-01-18Florida State Seminoles over Duke Blue Devils2022
2021-12-21Davidson Wildcats over Alabama Crimson Tide2022
2021-11-23Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Buffalo Bulls2022
2021-11-16James Madison Dukes over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2022
2021-03-07Northwestern Wildcats over Nebraska Cornhuskers2021
2020-02-08Pacific Tigers over Pepperdine Waves2020
2020-01-18Delaware Blue Hens over Elon Phoenix2020
2019-11-12Tennessee State Tigers over Lipscomb Bisons2020
2019-11-10Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2020
2019-11-09Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Nebraska Cornhuskers2020
2019-03-06LSU Tigers over Florida Gators2019
2019-02-23Duquesne Dukes over George Mason Patriots2019
2019-02-12Missouri Tigers over Arkansas Razorbacks2019
2019-02-02Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over UAB Blazers2019
2019-01-26St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Sacred Heart Pioneers2019
2019-01-15Bowling Green Falcons over Ball State Cardinals2019
2019-01-10Georgia Southern Eagles over UL Monroe Warhawks2019
2019-01-10Drexel Dragons over Charleston Cougars2019
2018-12-31Hartford Hawks over Boston College Eagles2019
2018-12-07UMass Minutemen over Providence Friars2019
2018-11-23Eastern Illinois Panthers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2019
2018-11-16Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack over McNeese Cowboys2019
2018-11-16Sacred Heart Pioneers over Army Black Knights2019
2018-03-05Akron Zips over Western Michigan Broncos2018
2018-02-24Miami Hurricanes over Boston College Eagles2018
2018-02-02Fairfield Stags over Monmouth Hawks2018
2018-01-15Grambling Tigers over Texas Southern Tigers2018
2018-01-08Coppin State Eagles over Florida A&M Rattlers2018
2018-01-06Wyoming Cowboys over Boise State Broncos2018
2017-12-21Kent State Golden Flashes over Oregon State Beavers2018
2017-11-30Long Island University Sharks over Hartford Hawks2018
2017-11-30Elon Phoenix over South Florida Bulls2018
2017-11-15UTSA Roadrunners over Texas State Bobcats2018
2017-11-10Monmouth Hawks over Bucknell Bison2018
2017-03-01Georgia Bulldogs over Auburn Tigers2017
2017-02-18Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2017
2017-02-16Jacksonville Dolphins over Kennesaw State Owls2017
2017-02-04Arkansas State Red Wolves over Appalachian State Mountaineers2017
2017-01-28Providence Friars over Marquette Golden Eagles2017
2017-01-14Loyola Marymount Lions over Portland Pilots2017
2017-01-12VMI Keydets over Western Carolina Catamounts2017
2016-12-20Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2017
2016-02-15Houston Christian Huskies over Lamar Cardinals2016
2016-02-13Tennessee State Tigers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2016
2016-02-12Monmouth Hawks over Rider Broncs2016
2016-02-11South Alabama Jaguars over Georgia State Panthers2016
2016-01-26Bowling Green Falcons over Western Michigan Broncos2016
2015-11-24Winthrop Eagles over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2016
2015-01-16St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Sacred Heart Pioneers2015
2015-01-06UCF Knights over Houston Cougars2015
2014-12-03Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Michigan State Spartans2015
2014-03-08Grand Canyon Lopes over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2014
2014-02-08Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Little Rock Trojans2014
2014-02-05South Florida Bulls over UCF Knights2014
2014-02-01Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2014
2014-01-15Illinois State Redbirds over Evansville Purple Aces2014
2014-01-11Cal State Northridge Matadors over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2014
2013-11-22Kent State Golden Flashes over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2014
2013-02-27Georgetown Hoyas over UConn Huskies2013
2013-02-23Delaware Blue Hens over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2013
2013-02-23UC Davis Aggies over Northern Colorado Bears2013
2013-02-20Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2013
2013-02-02Miami Hurricanes over NC State Wolfpack2013
2013-01-26Long Island University Sharks over Bryant Bulldogs2013
2013-01-17Bryant Bulldogs over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2013
2012-01-21South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Belmont Bruins2012
2011-02-24San Francisco Dons over Pepperdine Waves2011
2011-01-29Louisville Cardinals over UConn Huskies2011
2011-01-26Illinois State Redbirds over Bradley Braves2011
2011-01-15Western Carolina Catamounts over Appalachian State Mountaineers2011
2011-01-13Portland Pilots over Loyola Marymount Lions2011
2010-03-10SE Louisiana Lions over Texas State Bobcats2010
2010-01-16Lamar Cardinals over McNeese Cowboys2010
2009-03-07Chattanooga Mocs over Elon Phoenix2009
2009-01-21TCU Horned Frogs over Wyoming Cowboys2009
2008-02-16Memphis Tigers over UAB Blazers2008
2008-02-14New Orleans Privateers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2008
2008-02-02Austin Peay Governors over Tennessee State Tigers2008
2008-01-02Brown Bears over Army Black Knights2008
2007-12-28San Diego State Aztecs over Sam Houston Bearkats2008
2007-12-08UTEP Miners over New Mexico State Aggies2008
2007-11-30Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2008
2007-11-29Texas State Bobcats over Prairie View A&M Panthers2008
2007-02-27VMI Keydets over Liberty Flames2007
2007-02-24East Carolina Pirates over UTEP Miners2007
2007-02-05Marist Red Foxes over Rider Broncs2007
2007-01-31Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Tulane Green Wave2007
2007-01-06Chicago State Cougars over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2007
2006-12-23Charlotte 49ers over Wyoming Cowboys2007
2006-12-22Bowling Green Falcons over Marshall Thundering Herd2007
2006-12-16Robert Morris Colonials over Youngstown State Penguins2007
2005-11-28Furman Paladins over Campbell Fighting Camels2006
2005-03-24Arizona Wildcats over Oklahoma State Cowboys2005Playoff
2005-03-12Kentucky Wildcats over LSU Tigers2005
2004-12-29Fresno State Bulldogs over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2005
2004-12-14Siena Saints over Youngstown State Penguins2005
2004-12-04Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Hampton Pirates2005
2004-12-03UNC Greensboro Spartans over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2005
2004-04-03UConn Huskies over Duke Blue Devils2004Playoff
2004-03-18Wake Forest Demon Deacons over VCU Rams2004Playoff
2004-02-24Ball State Cardinals over Marshall Thundering Herd2004
2004-01-28Michigan State Spartans over Minnesota Golden Gophers2004
2003-11-23Georgetown Hoyas over Penn State Nittany Lions2004
2003-03-28Syracuse Orange over Auburn Tigers2003Playoff
2003-03-24Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Iowa Hawkeyes2003Playoff
2003-02-22Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Kent State Golden Flashes2003
2003-02-22Chattanooga Mocs over Charleston Cougars2003
2003-02-10Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils over Alabama State Hornets2003
2003-02-08Oakland Golden Grizzlies over IUPUI Jaguars2003
2002-12-31Saint Joseph's Hawks over Gonzaga Bulldogs2003
2002-12-29UNLV Rebels over SMU Mustangs2003

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