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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-59?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 81-59 89 times. It first happened on December 7, 2002, when Duke Blue Devils beat Michigan Wolverines, and most recently on March 12, 2026, when Arizona Wildcats beat UCF Knights.

Where 81-59 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 81-59 the 512th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-59 has happened 94 times and 81-60 has happened 95 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 81-59 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-12Arizona Wildcats over UCF Knights2026
2026-03-06High Point Panthers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2026
2026-02-21Morehead State Eagles over Western Illinois Leathernecks2026
2025-12-13Seton Hall Pirates over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2026
2025-11-17West Virginia Mountaineers over Lafayette Leopards2026
2025-01-08North Texas Mean Green over Rice Owls2025
2025-01-07Boise State Broncos over UNLV Rebels2025
2025-01-04Norfolk State Spartans over Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks2025
2024-03-15South Florida Bulls over East Carolina Pirates2024
2024-02-01Vermont Catamounts over UAlbany Great Danes2024
2024-01-08Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Houston Christian Huskies2024
2024-01-06Murray State Racers over Evansville Purple Aces2024
2023-11-25George Mason Patriots over East Carolina Pirates2024
2023-02-06Miami Hurricanes over Duke Blue Devils2023
2022-11-07San Diego Toreros over Sonoma State Seawolves2023
2022-03-03Valparaiso Beacons over Evansville Purple Aces2022
2022-01-31Santa Clara Broncos over Pacific Tigers2022
2021-01-27Florida State Seminoles over Miami Hurricanes2021
2020-12-30Colorado State Rams over Fresno State Bulldogs2021
2020-03-07Oklahoma State Cowboys over Texas Longhorns2020
2020-02-23Creighton Bluejays over Butler Bulldogs2020
2020-01-11Boston University Terriers over Army Black Knights2020
2020-01-04Murray State Racers over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2020
2019-12-17Washington Huskies over Seattle U Redhawks2020
2019-12-14Appalachian State Mountaineers over Howard Bison2020
2019-12-07Kent State Golden Flashes over Cleveland State Vikings2020
2019-11-11Cincinnati Bearcats over Drake Bulldogs2020
2019-03-24North Carolina Tar Heels over Washington Huskies2019Playoff
2019-03-09Yale Bulldogs over Princeton Tigers2019
2019-01-15Virginia Cavaliers over Virginia Tech Hokies2019
2018-12-22Florida State Seminoles over Saint Louis Billikens2019
2018-12-03Iowa State Cyclones over North Dakota State Bison2019
2018-02-24Northeastern Huskies over Elon Phoenix2018
2018-01-25Belmont Bruins over Eastern Illinois Panthers2018
2017-12-19California Golden Bears over Seattle U Redhawks2018
2017-12-09Clemson Tigers over Samford Bulldogs2018
2017-03-10Alcorn State Braves over Southern Jaguars2017
2017-02-25Elon Phoenix over Delaware Blue Hens2017
2017-01-01Illinois State Redbirds over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2017
2016-11-24Northern Colorado Bears over Sacred Heart Pioneers2017
2015-12-30Ohio Bobcats over UC Riverside Highlanders2016
2015-12-23Saint Mary's Gaels over Santa Clara Broncos2016
2015-02-28Louisville Cardinals over Florida State Seminoles2015
2015-01-24Northern Kentucky Norse over Jacksonville Dolphins2015
2014-11-30Oregon Ducks over Portland State Vikings2015
2014-03-01West Virginia Mountaineers over TCU Horned Frogs2014
2013-11-30Ohio Bobcats over Evansville Purple Aces2014
2013-11-23San José State Spartans over Cal State Fullerton Titans2014
2013-02-02Charleston Cougars over UNC Greensboro Spartans2013
2013-01-26Long Beach State Beach over UC Irvine Anteaters2013
2013-01-26Missouri Tigers over Vanderbilt Commodores2013
2012-11-19Stetson Hatters over Southeastern Fires2013
2012-11-15Texas A&M Aggies over Prairie View A&M Panthers2013
2012-03-03Missouri Tigers over Texas Tech Red Raiders2012
2012-02-08Georgia Bulldogs over Arkansas Razorbacks2012
2011-12-02Seton Hall Pirates over Auburn Tigers2012
2011-12-01Kentucky Wildcats over St. John's Red Storm2012
2011-11-19Long Island University Sharks over Radford Highlanders2012
2011-11-09Texas A&M Aggies over Liberty Flames2012
2011-01-15New Orleans Privateers over Victory University Eagles2011
2010-12-08Washington State Cougars over Gonzaga Bulldogs2011
2010-11-27Iowa State Cyclones over Montana State Bobcats2011
2010-11-23Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Marist Red Foxes2011
2010-02-24Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Bucknell Bison2010
2010-01-29Weber State Wildcats over Sacramento State Hornets2010
2010-01-26Maryland Terrapins over Miami Hurricanes2010
2010-01-20VCU Rams over William & Mary Tribe2010
2010-01-16Utah State Aggies over Boise State Broncos2010
2009-01-17Northern Iowa Panthers over Drake Bulldogs2009
2008-11-28Gonzaga Bulldogs over Maryland Terrapins2009
2008-01-16Syracuse Orange over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2008
2007-02-10Charleston Cougars over UNC Greensboro Spartans2007
2006-11-12Ohio State Buckeyes over Kent State Golden Flashes2007
2006-01-28Cornell Big Red over Columbia Lions2006
2006-01-25Colorado Buffaloes over Nebraska Cornhuskers2006
2005-12-30South Alabama Jaguars over Western Michigan Broncos2006
2005-12-19Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Chowan Hawks2006
2005-12-10UAB Blazers over Alcorn State Braves2006
2005-11-26Oklahoma Sooners over Belmont Bruins2006
2005-03-07Niagara Purple Eagles over Rider Broncs2005
2005-02-26Milwaukee Panthers over Cleveland State Vikings2005
2005-01-29Davidson Wildcats over The Citadel Bulldogs2005
2004-12-11Bowling Green Falcons over Youngstown State Penguins2005
2004-11-19Florida Gators over Jacksonville Dolphins2005
2004-03-05Pennsylvania Quakers over Dartmouth Big Green2004
2004-02-11IUPUI Jaguars over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2004
2004-01-13Siena Saints over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2004
2003-12-28USC Trojans over Lafayette Leopards2004
2002-12-07Duke Blue Devils over Michigan Wolverines2003

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