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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-48?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 81-48 25 times. It first happened on November 30, 2005, when USC Trojans beat UC Riverside Highlanders, and most recently on November 26, 2025, when Bowling Green Falcons beat VMI Keydets.

Where 81-48 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 81-48 the 1133rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-48 has happened 28 times and 81-49 has happened 33 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 81-48 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-26Bowling Green Falcons over VMI Keydets2026
2024-11-29UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2025
2023-11-10UMass Lowell River Hawks over Dartmouth Big Green2024
2022-11-18Grand Canyon Lopes over Grambling Tigers2023
2021-12-01Troy Trojans over Rust Bearcats2022
2021-11-16Vermont Catamounts over Worcester Tech Engineers2022
2019-12-18Oregon Ducks over Montana Grizzlies2020
2019-03-09Southern Miss Golden Eagles over UTSA Roadrunners2019
2018-12-29Syracuse Orange over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2019
2017-12-28Gonzaga Bulldogs over Pacific Tigers2018
2017-12-20Vanderbilt Commodores over Houston Christian Huskies2018
2017-02-16Saint Mary's Gaels over Loyola Marymount Lions2017
2016-12-31Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2017
2014-12-28UConn Huskies over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2015
2014-03-08Louisville Cardinals over UConn Huskies2014
2013-01-24Saint Mary's Gaels over San Diego Toreros2013
2011-01-02Air Force Falcons over Florida A&M Rattlers2011
2010-11-15UC Riverside Highlanders over Pomona Pitzer Sagehens2011
2009-12-23Old Dominion Monarchs over Charlotte 49ers2010
2007-12-16Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Delaware Blue Hens2008
2006-12-28UC Irvine Anteaters over Harvard Crimson2007
2006-02-11Hampton Pirates over Morgan State Bears2006
2006-01-18Colorado Buffaloes over Baylor Bears2006
2005-12-30Portland State Vikings over Idaho Vandals2006
2005-11-30USC Trojans over UC Riverside Highlanders2006

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