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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-71?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 81-71 222 times. It first happened on December 20, 2001, when East Carolina Pirates beat Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, and most recently on March 7, 2026, when Butler Bulldogs beat DePaul Blue Demons.

Where 81-71 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 81-71 the 151st most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-71 has happened 203 times and 81-72 has happened 200 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 81-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-07Butler Bulldogs over DePaul Blue Demons2026
2026-03-06Harvard Crimson over Columbia Lions2026
2026-03-04Stonehill Skyhawks over Le Moyne Dolphins2026
2026-01-17Michigan Wolverines over Oregon Ducks2026
2026-01-15Lipscomb Bisons over Bellarmine Knights2026
2025-12-21Milwaukee Panthers over Cleveland State Vikings2026
2025-11-11Toledo Rockets over Wright State Raiders2026
2025-11-10Washington State Cougars over St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies2026
2025-11-04Idaho State Bengals over Park University Gilbert Buccaneers2026
2025-02-15Mississippi State Bulldogs over Ole Miss Rebels2025
2025-01-22Drake Bulldogs over Valparaiso Beacons2025
2025-01-21Texas Tech Red Raiders over Cincinnati Bearcats2025
2024-12-31Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Syracuse Orange2025
2024-12-04Memphis Tigers over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2025
2024-12-04American University Eagles over George Washington Revolutionaries2025
2024-11-16Cornell Big Red over Lafayette Leopards2025
2024-11-16Tennessee State Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2025
2024-03-20Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Austin Peay Governors2024Playoff
2024-03-14North Texas Mean Green over Tulane Green Wave2024
2024-03-09UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal State Fullerton Titans2024
2024-03-03Colorado Buffaloes over Stanford Cardinal2024
2024-02-08Eastern Illinois Panthers over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2024
2024-02-01Appalachian State Mountaineers over Georgia State Panthers2024
2024-01-27Ball State Cardinals over Northern Illinois Huskies2024
2024-01-15Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2024
2024-01-12Youngstown State Penguins over Wright State Raiders2024
2024-01-10Winthrop Eagles over Presbyterian Blue Hose2024
2024-01-06St. John's Red Storm over Villanova Wildcats2024
2024-01-06Southern Miss Golden Eagles over James Madison Dukes2024
2023-12-28Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Fullerton Titans2024
2023-12-21New Hampshire Wildcats over Rhode Island Rams2024
2023-12-06Towson Tigers over Massachusetts Minutemen2024
2023-11-26George Washington Revolutionaries over Delaware Blue Hens2024
2023-11-20UConn Huskies over Texas Longhorns2024
2023-11-14Oregon State Beavers over Appalachian State Mountaineers2024
2023-11-10Chattanooga Mocs over Louisville Cardinals2024
2023-03-03Southern Utah Thunderbirds over California Baptist Lancers2023
2023-02-17Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Utah Tech Trailblazers2023
2023-01-05St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over Denver Pioneers2023
2023-01-01Washington State Cougars over USC Trojans2023
2022-12-21Richmond Spiders over Bucknell Bison2023
2022-11-27Jacksonville State Gamecocks over North Dakota State Bison2023
2022-11-20Montana State Bobcats over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2023
2022-11-19Utah Tech Trailblazers over Idaho Vandals2023
2022-11-11Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Georgia Bulldogs2023
2022-03-20Purdue Boilermakers over Texas Longhorns2022Playoff
2022-03-07Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Francisco Dons2022
2022-02-20Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Milwaukee Panthers2022
2022-01-27Nicholls Colonels over McNeese Cowboys2022
2022-01-16Iowa Hawkeyes over Minnesota Golden Gophers2022
2022-01-13USC Trojans over Oregon State Beavers2022
2022-01-11Illinois Fighting Illini over Nebraska Cornhuskers2022
2021-12-11Illinois State Redbirds over Chicago State Cougars2022
2021-12-05Fairfield Stags over Niagara Purple Eagles2022
2021-11-27Illinois State Redbirds over Purdue Northwest Pride2022
2021-11-23Delaware Blue Hens over Fordham Rams2022
2021-03-06St. John's Red Storm over Seton Hall Pirates2021
2021-02-27Grand Canyon Lopes over Seattle U Redhawks2021
2021-01-30Penn State Nittany Lions over Wisconsin Badgers2021
2021-01-23Coppin State Eagles over Norfolk State Spartans2021
2021-01-19Miami (OH) Redhawks over Ball State Cardinals2021
2021-01-13Ohio State Buckeyes over Northwestern Wildcats2021
2021-01-04Stanford Cardinal over Oregon State Beavers2021
2021-01-02Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Wright State Raiders2021
2020-12-22Mercer Bears over Kennesaw State Owls2021
2020-12-12Belmont Bruins over Lipscomb Bisons2021
2020-12-09Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Utah Valley Wolverines2021
2020-11-29Michigan Wolverines over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2021
2020-11-28Duke Blue Devils over Coppin State Eagles2021
2020-02-17Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Florida A&M Rattlers2020
2020-02-15Nicholls Colonels over SE Louisiana Lions2020
2020-02-13Radford Highlanders over Presbyterian Blue Hose2020
2019-12-21Siena Saints over Bucknell Bison2020
2019-12-19Appalachian State Mountaineers over South Alabama Jaguars2020
2019-11-08Colorado Buffaloes over Arizona State Sun Devils2020
2019-03-15Prairie View A&M Panthers over Grambling Tigers2019
2019-03-14Weber State Wildcats over Portland State Vikings2019
2019-03-14Auburn Tigers over Missouri Tigers2019
2019-03-12Coppin State Eagles over Morgan State Bears2019
2019-03-06Wyoming Cowboys over San José State Spartans2019
2019-03-02Saint Louis Billikens over George Mason Patriots2019
2019-02-21St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2019
2019-02-09North Dakota State Bison over Denver Pioneers2019
2019-02-09Duke Blue Devils over Virginia Cavaliers2019
2019-01-05Ole Miss Rebels over Vanderbilt Commodores2019
2018-12-19DePaul Blue Demons over Incarnate Word Cardinals2019
2018-12-12Rider Broncs over Norfolk State Spartans2019
2018-11-29James Madison Dukes over Coppin State Eagles2019
2018-11-25Bowling Green Falcons over Drexel Dragons2019
2018-11-09Northeastern Huskies over Harvard Crimson2019
2018-03-04Houston Cougars over UConn Huskies2018
2018-02-24Cal State Fullerton Titans over Long Beach State Beach2018
2018-02-17Kentucky Wildcats over Alabama Crimson Tide2018
2018-01-11Army Black Knights over Lafayette Leopards2018
2017-12-09Tennessee Volunteers over Lipscomb Bisons2018
2017-12-07San Francisco Dons over Eastern Washington Eagles2018
2017-03-11Cincinnati Bearcats over UConn Huskies2017
2017-02-25Minnesota Golden Gophers over Penn State Nittany Lions2017
2017-02-20UT Arlington Mavericks over Georgia Southern Eagles2017
2017-02-09Eastern Illinois Panthers over UT Martin Skyhawks2017
2017-02-02East Tennessee State Buccaneers over VMI Keydets2017
2017-01-28Cal State Fullerton Titans over Cal Poly Mustangs2017
2017-01-25North Dakota State Bison over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2017
2017-01-21Kennesaw State Owls over Jacksonville Dolphins2017
2017-01-14Indiana State Sycamores over Bradley Braves2017
2017-01-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Memphis Tigers2017
2017-01-05UCLA Bruins over California Golden Bears2017
2016-12-22BYU Cougars over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2017
2016-12-20UNC Wilmington Seahawks over East Carolina Pirates2017
2016-12-17Colorado Buffaloes over Fort Hays State Tigers2017
2016-12-10Monmouth Hawks over Army Black Knights2017
2016-12-06Monmouth Hawks over Wagner Seahawks2017
2016-11-30Brown Bears over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2017
2016-03-12Kansas Jayhawks over West Virginia Mountaineers2016
2016-03-03Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Houston Christian Huskies2016
2016-02-20Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2016
2016-02-06UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Campbell Fighting Camels2016
2016-01-30UC Riverside Highlanders over Cal State Fullerton Titans2016
2016-01-28USC Trojans over Washington State Cougars2016
2016-01-23Boise State Broncos over Wyoming Cowboys2016
2016-01-13Duquesne Dukes over Saint Louis Billikens2016
2015-12-16Omaha Mavericks over Simpson College Storm2016
2015-12-15Wake Forest Demon Deacons over UNC Greensboro Spartans2016
2015-12-05Boise State Broncos over Portland Pilots2016
2015-11-24New Mexico State Aggies over Robert Morris Colonials2016
2015-11-16Kansas State Wildcats over Columbia Lions2016
2015-02-23Norfolk State Spartans over Delaware State Hornets2015
2015-02-09New Orleans Privateers over McNeese Cowboys2015
2014-12-19SE Louisiana Lions over Winthrop Eagles2015
2014-12-16Samford Bulldogs over Presbyterian Blue Hose2015
2014-12-13Vanderbilt Commodores over Purdue Boilermakers2015
2014-11-29Siena Saints over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2015
2014-11-28Brown Bears over Prairie View A&M Panthers2015
2014-11-18Duke Blue Devils over Michigan State Spartans2015
2014-03-05Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Campbell Fighting Camels2014
2014-03-02Florida State Seminoles over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2014
2014-02-24The Citadel Bulldogs over Samford Bulldogs2014
2014-02-08East Carolina Pirates over UTSA Roadrunners2014
2014-02-01West Virginia Mountaineers over Kansas State Wildcats2014
2013-03-24Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over San Diego State Aztecs2013Playoff
2013-03-16Miami Hurricanes over NC State Wolfpack2013
2013-02-06James Madison Dukes over William & Mary Tribe2013
2013-01-27Colorado Buffaloes over California Golden Bears2013
2013-01-26Marquette Golden Eagles over Providence Friars2013
2013-01-19Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Fullerton Titans2013
2012-12-16Appalachian State Mountaineers over Kansas City Roos2013
2012-12-01Virginia Tech Hokies over Oklahoma State Cowboys2013
2012-11-16Western Michigan Broncos over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2013
2012-02-20Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Alcorn State Braves2012
2012-01-28UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Houston Christian Huskies2012
2012-01-14Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over IUPUI Jaguars2012
2011-12-06Missouri Tigers over Villanova Wildcats2012
2011-11-27Pittsburgh Panthers over Robert Morris Colonials2012
2011-11-26New Mexico State Aggies over San Francisco Dons2012
2011-11-19East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Troy Trojans2012
2011-03-10Portland State Vikings over Seattle U Redhawks2011
2011-02-24California Golden Bears over Oregon Ducks2011
2011-02-13Duke Blue Devils over Miami Hurricanes2011
2011-02-05Detroit Mercy Titans over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2011
2011-01-30Seton Hall Pirates over Providence Friars2011
2011-01-22Houston Christian Huskies over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2011
2010-12-29St. John's Red Storm over West Virginia Mountaineers2011
2010-12-08Duquesne Dukes over Green Bay Phoenix2011
2010-02-02Villanova Wildcats over Seton Hall Pirates2010
2010-01-23Villanova Wildcats over St. John's Red Storm2010
2009-12-12Central Arkansas Bears over UT Martin Skyhawks2010
2009-12-11Iowa State Cyclones over Iowa Hawkeyes2010
2009-01-29North Dakota State Bison over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2009
2009-01-04California Golden Bears over Arizona State Sun Devils2009
2008-02-21Northwestern State Demons over McNeese Cowboys2008
2008-01-19Villanova Wildcats over Syracuse Orange2008
2008-01-12Eastern Michigan Eagles over Western Michigan Broncos2008
2008-01-07Jackson State Tigers over Alabama State Hornets2008
2007-11-25Butler Bulldogs over Texas Tech Red Raiders2008
2007-03-10Jackson State Tigers over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2007
2007-03-08Texas Tech Red Raiders over Colorado Buffaloes2007
2007-02-17West Virginia Mountaineers over Seton Hall Pirates2007
2007-01-18Winston Salem Rams over Norfolk State Spartans2007
2007-01-06Florida A&M Rattlers over Norfolk State Spartans2007
2006-12-30West Virginia Mountaineers over UConn Huskies2007
2006-12-29Canisius Golden Griffins over Hartford Hawks2007
2006-11-25Syracuse Orange over Canisius Golden Griffins2007
2006-02-25UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over UC Riverside Highlanders2006
2006-02-21Gonzaga Bulldogs over Pepperdine Waves2006
2006-02-13South Alabama Jaguars over New Orleans Privateers2006
2006-02-08Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Boise State Broncos2006
2006-01-14Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over South Carolina State Bulldogs2006
2006-01-07Arkansas State Red Wolves over Florida International Panthers2006
2005-12-21Hartford Hawks over Molloy Lions2006
2005-12-14South Alabama Jaguars over UL Monroe Warhawks2006
2005-12-10Washington Huskies over New Mexico Lobos2006
2005-11-29Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Chattanooga Mocs2006
2005-11-26North Florida Ospreys over Concordia College (NY) Clippers2006
2005-03-09DePaul Blue Demons over Tulane Green Wave2005
2005-02-22North Carolina Tar Heels over NC State Wolfpack2005
2005-02-14Jackson State Tigers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2005
2005-02-07Wyoming Cowboys over New Mexico Lobos2005
2005-02-07St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2005
2005-01-13Portland Pilots over Pepperdine Waves2005
2004-12-23George Washington Colonials over Florida International Panthers2005
2004-11-26Furman Paladins over Alaska Anchorage Seawolves2005
2004-11-19Miami (OH) Redhawks over Purdue Boilermakers2005
2004-02-28UTEP Miners over SMU Mustangs2004
2004-02-28Drake Bulldogs over Evansville Purple Aces2004
2004-02-28Ball State Cardinals over Bowling Green Falcons2004
2004-02-11Bowling Green Falcons over Ohio Bobcats2004
2004-02-07Florida Gators over Vanderbilt Commodores2004
2004-01-17Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Maryland Terrapins2004
2003-12-15Nicholls Colonels over Mobile Rams2004
2003-02-26Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Montana State Bobcats2003
2003-02-13St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Monmouth Hawks2003
2002-12-28Stanford Cardinal over Gonzaga Bulldogs2003
2002-03-09Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2002
2002-03-01Eastern Washington Eagles over Sacramento State Hornets2002
2002-02-14Troy Trojans over Campbell Fighting Camels2002
2002-01-29Winthrop Eagles over High Point Panthers2002
2002-01-16Florida State Seminoles over North Carolina Tar Heels2002
2002-01-12UCF Knights over Mercer Bears2002
2002-01-12Arizona State Sun Devils over Washington State Cougars2002
2002-01-07Illinois State Redbirds over Wichita State Shockers2002
2001-12-22Utah State Aggies over Pacific Tigers2002
2001-12-20East Carolina Pirates over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2002
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