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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-72?

It has. 81-72 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 200 times in 141,662 games. The first was Chicago State Cougars beat Youngstown State Penguins on December 1, 2001; the latest was St. John's Red Storm beat UConn Huskies on February 6, 2026.

Where 81-72 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 81-72 the 198th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-72 has happened 205 times and 81-73 has happened 219 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 81-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-06St. John's Red Storm over UConn Huskies2026
2026-01-24NC State Wolfpack over Pittsburgh Panthers2026
2026-01-17UC Riverside Highlanders over Cal State Fullerton Titans2026
2026-01-01Northern Kentucky Norse over IU Indianapolis Jaguars2026
2025-12-19Grambling Tigers over Hampton Pirates2026
2025-12-18Murray State Racers over Drake Bulldogs2026
2025-12-03North Dakota State Bison over Montana Grizzlies2026
2025-11-21New Mexico State Aggies over Samford Bulldogs2026
2025-02-01Oklahoma State Cowboys over Utah Utes2025
2025-02-01Arizona Wildcats over Arizona State Sun Devils2025
2025-01-09San Francisco Dons over Portland Pilots2025
2025-01-04UTEP Miners over Sam Houston Bearkats2025
2024-12-31Saint Joseph's Hawks over Massachusetts Minutemen2025
2024-12-15South Alabama Jaguars over East Texas A&M Lions2025
2024-12-14Florida International Panthers over Stetson Hatters2025
2024-11-08NC State Wolfpack over Presbyterian Blue Hose2025
2024-01-30Bowling Green Falcons over Ball State Cardinals2024
2024-01-13Eastern Kentucky Colonels over North Alabama Lions2024
2024-01-09Baylor Bears over BYU Cougars2024
2023-11-20NJIT Highlanders over Delaware State Hornets2024
2023-03-15Cincinnati Bearcats over Virginia Tech Hokies2023Playoff
2023-02-25Baylor Bears over Texas Longhorns2023
2023-02-25Milwaukee Panthers over Cleveland State Vikings2023
2023-02-10Youngstown State Penguins over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2023
2023-01-05SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Tennessee State Tigers2023
2022-12-29Weber State Wildcats over Northern Colorado Bears2023
2022-11-30Duke Blue Devils over Ohio State Buckeyes2023
2022-11-21Florida State Seminoles over Mercer Bears2023
2022-11-15Quinnipiac Bobcats over Dartmouth Big Green2023
2022-03-01Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over North Alabama Lions2022
2022-02-23Central Arkansas Bears over North Alabama Lions2022
2022-02-18Yale Bulldogs over Pennsylvania Quakers2022
2022-02-15Nevada Wolf Pack over San José State Spartans2022
2022-02-13Old Dominion Monarchs over UAB Blazers2022
2022-02-12Belmont Bruins over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2022
2022-02-10Ohio Bobcats over Central Michigan Chippewas2022
2022-02-03Kansas City Roos over St. Thomas - Minnesota Tommies2022
2022-01-29Florida Gators over Oklahoma State Cowboys2022
2021-12-04Temple Owls over Pennsylvania Quakers2022
2021-03-29Baylor Bears over Arkansas Razorbacks2021Playoff
2021-02-23Michigan State Spartans over Illinois Fighting Illini2021
2021-02-20Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2021
2021-01-16James Madison Dukes over Towson Tigers2021
2021-01-15Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Milwaukee Panthers2021
2020-12-12Bryant Bulldogs over Stony Brook Seawolves2021
2020-12-11Canisius Golden Griffins over Marist Red Foxes2021
2020-03-10Pittsburgh Panthers over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2020
2020-02-13North Texas Mean Green over Charlotte 49ers2020
2020-01-25Western Carolina Catamounts over Wofford Terriers2020
2019-11-13Ohio Bobcats over Iona Gaels2020
2019-03-21Hampton Pirates over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2019Playoff
2019-03-20Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Howard Bison2019Playoff
2019-03-10Wofford Terriers over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2019
2019-02-15Rider Broncs over Monmouth Hawks2019
2019-02-14UT Martin Skyhawks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2019
2019-02-02Georgia State Panthers over Georgia Southern Eagles2019
2019-02-02Oregon State Beavers over Utah Utes2019
2019-01-22Florida Gators over Texas A&M Aggies2019
2019-01-03East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Samford Bulldogs2019
2018-12-22Central Michigan Chippewas over Jackson State Tigers2019
2018-12-19Central Michigan Chippewas over Kansas City Roos2019
2018-11-24Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2019
2018-11-20Radford Highlanders over William & Mary Tribe2019
2018-11-19Robert Morris Colonials over Stetson Hatters2019
2018-03-18Northern Colorado Bears over Drake Bulldogs2018Playoff
2018-02-15Santa Clara Broncos over Portland Pilots2018
2018-02-05Grambling Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2018
2018-02-03Pacific Tigers over Pepperdine Waves2018
2018-01-17Tulane Green Wave over Houston Cougars2018
2018-01-06Providence Friars over Xavier Musketeers2018
2017-12-22Murray State Racers over Detroit Mercy Titans2018
2017-12-16Louisville Cardinals over Memphis Tigers2018
2017-11-18Charleston Cougars over Charlotte 49ers2018
2017-03-16Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Minnesota Golden Gophers2017Playoff
2017-03-05East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Samford Bulldogs2017
2017-03-04Houston Christian Huskies over Abilene Christian Wildcats2017
2017-03-02Troy Trojans over Arkansas State Red Wolves2017
2017-02-18Notre Dame Fighting Irish over NC State Wolfpack2017
2017-02-14Ball State Cardinals over Northern Illinois Huskies2017
2017-02-13Southern Jaguars over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2017
2017-01-25Colorado State Rams over San José State Spartans2017
2017-01-21UNC Greensboro Spartans over The Citadel Bulldogs2017
2017-01-16Coppin State Eagles over Howard Bison2017
2017-01-13Vermont Catamounts over UMBC Retrievers2017
2017-01-11Air Force Falcons over Fresno State Bulldogs2017
2017-01-07Quinnipiac Bobcats over Manhattan Jaspers2017
2016-12-29Florida Gators over Arkansas Razorbacks2017
2016-12-22Campbell Fighting Camels over Stetson Hatters2017
2016-12-21Nevada Wolf Pack over Towson Tigers2017
2016-12-18Illinois State Redbirds over Saint Joseph's Hawks2017
2016-11-30UMBC Retrievers over Duquesne Dukes2017
2016-11-27Albany Great Danes over Siena Saints2017
2016-11-26Miami (OH) Redhawks over Western Illinois Leathernecks2017
2016-11-21UC Davis Aggies over Sacramento State Hornets2017
2016-11-20San Diego Toreros over Nicholls Colonels2017
2016-11-18Baylor Bears over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2017
2016-03-11Montana Grizzlies over Idaho Vandals2016
2016-01-27Lipscomb Bisons over NJIT Highlanders2016
2016-01-19Georgetown Hoyas over Xavier Musketeers2016
2016-01-16Seton Hall Pirates over Providence Friars2016
2016-01-16South Carolina Gamecocks over Missouri Tigers2016
2016-01-13Georgia Bulldogs over Tennessee Volunteers2016
2015-12-30Northwestern Wildcats over Nebraska Cornhuskers2016
2015-12-28UC Riverside Highlanders over Morgan State Bears2016
2015-11-28Green Bay Phoenix over Eastern Illinois Panthers2016
2015-11-21UMBC Retrievers over Northern Colorado Bears2016
2015-11-13Xavier Musketeers over Miami (OH) Redhawks2016
2015-03-07Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Francisco Dons2015
2015-03-07West Virginia Mountaineers over Oklahoma State Cowboys2015
2015-02-21Kansas Jayhawks over TCU Horned Frogs2015
2015-02-13Cornell Big Red over Dartmouth Big Green2015
2015-01-28Louisville Cardinals over Boston College Eagles2015
2015-01-24Chattanooga Mocs over UNC Greensboro Spartans2015
2014-02-15Marquette Golden Eagles over Xavier Musketeers2014
2014-01-27Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils over Prairie View A&M Panthers2014
2014-01-25Providence Friars over Xavier Musketeers2014
2014-01-18Mississippi State Bulldogs over Texas A&M Aggies2014
2014-01-10Radford Highlanders over High Point Panthers2014
2014-01-09San Francisco Dons over Pacific Tigers2014
2014-01-09Oregon State Beavers over Stanford Cardinal2014
2014-01-02Georgia State Panthers over Troy Trojans2014
2013-12-04NJIT Highlanders over Maine Black Bears2014
2013-11-19McNeese Cowboys over Stillman Tigers2014
2013-11-16DePaul Blue Demons over Wright State Raiders2014
2013-11-08BYU Cougars over Weber State Wildcats2014
2013-02-28Chattanooga Mocs over Western Carolina Catamounts2013
2013-02-02Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2013
2013-01-16Michigan State Spartans over Penn State Nittany Lions2013
2013-01-12North Florida Ospreys over Kennesaw State Owls2013
2013-01-07Stetson Hatters over Jacksonville Dolphins2013
2012-12-31Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over New Mexico State Aggies2013
2012-11-21South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Southwest Minnesota State Golden Mustangs2013
2012-11-17Elon Phoenix over Colgate Raiders2013
2012-03-09Baylor Bears over Kansas Jayhawks2012
2012-03-09Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Hampton Pirates2012
2012-02-04Duquesne Dukes over Richmond Spiders2012
2012-01-19UNC Greensboro Spartans over Chattanooga Mocs2012
2011-12-27Illinois Fighting Illini over Minnesota Golden Gophers2012
2011-12-22Iowa Hawkeyes over Boise State Broncos2012
2011-12-21Saint Joseph's Hawks over Coppin State Eagles2012
2011-11-17Arizona Wildcats over St. John's Red Storm2012
2011-11-16Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Georgia Southern Eagles2012
2011-03-21Miami Hurricanes over Missouri State Bears2011Playoff
2011-03-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Rice Owls2011
2011-02-23McNeese Cowboys over UT Arlington Mavericks2011
2011-02-05Georgia Bulldogs over Auburn Tigers2011
2010-11-30Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Indiana State Sycamores2011
2010-02-24George Washington Colonials over La Salle Explorers2010
2009-11-20Arkansas Razorbacks over Appalachian State Mountaineers2010
2009-11-13Lafayette Leopards over Wagner Seahawks2010
2009-02-23Southern Jaguars over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2009
2009-02-04UNC Wilmington Seahawks over VCU Rams2009
2009-01-10UConn Huskies over Cincinnati Bearcats2009
2008-11-14The Citadel Bulldogs over Grace Bible College Tigers2009
2008-03-26Ole Miss Rebels over Virginia Tech Hokies2008Playoff
2008-03-04Ole Miss Rebels over Arkansas Razorbacks2008
2008-02-09Jackson State Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2008
2008-02-02Alabama Crimson Tide over LSU Tigers2008
2007-12-29San Diego Toreros over Kentucky Wildcats2008
2007-12-20New Orleans Privateers over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2008
2007-03-10Arkansas Razorbacks over Mississippi State Bulldogs2007
2007-02-23Rider Broncs over Canisius Golden Griffins2007
2006-12-23Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Nebraska Cornhuskers2007
2006-12-04Bowling Green Falcons over Arkansas State Red Wolves2007
2006-11-19Bradley Braves over UIC Flames2007
2006-02-25BYU Cougars over TCU Horned Frogs2006
2006-01-21Maryland Terrapins over Virginia Tech Hokies2006
2006-01-19East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Stetson Hatters2006
2005-11-20Missouri Tigers over Northwestern State Demons2006
2005-03-12Washington Huskies over Arizona Wildcats2005
2005-03-09Hampton Pirates over Florida A&M Rattlers2005
2005-02-26Northern Iowa Panthers over Bradley Braves2005
2005-02-05Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Mercer Bears2005
2005-02-05Marquette Golden Eagles over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2005
2005-01-29Drake Bulldogs over Northern Iowa Panthers2005
2005-01-17Kent State Golden Flashes over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2005
2005-01-08Hampton Pirates over North Carolina A&T Aggies2005
2004-12-21Houston Cougars over LSU Tigers2005
2004-12-19UConn Huskies over Rice Owls2005
2004-12-01Kent State Golden Flashes over Central Michigan Chippewas2005
2004-02-21Tennessee State Tigers over UT Martin Skyhawks2004
2004-02-16Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Eastern Illinois Panthers2004
2004-01-31Clemson Tigers over North Carolina Tar Heels2004
2004-01-25Lafayette Leopards over Bucknell Bison2004
2004-01-22St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2004
2004-01-10Western Carolina Catamounts over Elon Phoenix2004
2003-12-18Charleston Cougars over Canisius Golden Griffins2004
2003-11-29Florida International Panthers over North Florida Ospreys2004
2003-03-08Jackson State Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2003
2003-01-16Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2003
2003-01-15Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Maryland Terrapins2003
2003-01-03Arizona Wildcats over Oregon Ducks2003
2002-12-18Quinnipiac Bobcats over Dartmouth Big Green2003
2002-11-28Charleston Cougars over Wyoming Cowboys2003
2002-02-23Boise State Broncos over UTEP Miners2002
2002-02-04Howard Bison over South Carolina State Bulldogs2002
2001-12-22Minnesota Golden Gophers over Nebraska Cornhuskers2002
2001-12-08Eastern Illinois Panthers over Western Illinois Leathernecks2002
2001-12-07UTSA Roadrunners over Idaho State Bengals2002
2001-12-01Chicago State Cougars over Youngstown State Penguins2002
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