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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 81-78?

It has. 81-78 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 174 times in 136,843 games. The first was North Texas Mean Green beat Missouri State Bears on November 22, 2002; the latest was Jackson State Tigers beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions on March 3, 2026.

Where 81-78 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 81-78 the 236th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 82-78 has happened 161 times and 81-79 has happened 160 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 81-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-03Jackson State Tigers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2026
2026-02-28Liberty Flames over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2026
2026-02-21Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Nicholls Colonels2026
2026-02-14Elon Phoenix over William & Mary Tribe2026
2026-02-04UNC Greensboro Spartans over Western Carolina Catamounts2026
2026-02-01Rider Broncs over Saint Peter's Peacocks2026
2026-01-31Austin Peay Governors over West Georgia Wolves2026
2026-01-24Georgetown Hoyas over Providence Friars2026
2026-01-24Florida International Panthers over New Mexico State Aggies2026
2026-01-20Kansas State Wildcats over Utah Utes2026
2026-01-03Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Virginia Tech Hokies2026
2025-12-18Long Beach State Beach over Pepperdine Waves2026
2025-12-10New Mexico Lobos over VCU Rams2026
2025-11-29Army Black Knights over Manhattan Jaspers2026
2025-11-24Mississippi State Bulldogs over New Orleans Privateers2026
2025-11-08William & Mary Tribe over Norfolk State Spartans2026
2025-02-15Tulane Green Wave over Rice Owls2025
2025-02-15Lindenwood Lions over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2025
2025-02-03Norfolk State Spartans over North Carolina Central Eagles2025
2025-02-01North Florida Ospreys over Jacksonville Dolphins2025
2025-01-29Illinois State Redbirds over Belmont Bruins2025
2025-01-21UAB Blazers over UTSA Roadrunners2025
2025-01-11William & Mary Tribe over North Carolina A&T Aggies2025
2025-01-04Wofford Terriers over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2025
2024-12-07Queens University Royals over VMI Keydets2025
2024-11-04Columbia Lions over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2025
2024-02-17SE Louisiana Lions over Houston Christian Huskies2024
2024-01-27Monmouth Hawks over Hofstra Pride2024
2024-01-09San Diego State Aztecs over San José State Spartans2024
2023-12-20San José State Spartans over Santa Clara Broncos2024
2023-03-03Tulane Green Wave over East Carolina Pirates2023
2023-02-21Richmond Spiders over Saint Louis Billikens2023
2023-02-17Canisius Golden Griffins over Rider Broncs2023
2023-02-12Cleveland State Vikings over Youngstown State Penguins2023
2023-02-04Florida State Seminoles over Louisville Cardinals2023
2023-01-31Toledo Rockets over Miami (OH) RedHawks2023
2023-01-28Georgia Bulldogs over South Carolina Gamecocks2023
2023-01-28Delaware Blue Hens over Northeastern Huskies2023
2023-01-16Yale Bulldogs over Brown Bears2023
2023-01-14Washington Huskies over California Golden Bears2023
2022-12-29Rice Owls over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2023
2022-02-26Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Detroit Mercy Titans2022
2022-02-23Creighton Bluejays over St. John's Red Storm2022
2022-01-30Purdue Boilermakers over Ohio State Buckeyes2022
2021-11-20New Mexico Lobos over Montana State Bobcats2022
2021-11-11Northern Colorado Bears over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2022
2021-03-21Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Florida Gators2021Playoff
2021-02-09Alabama Crimson Tide over South Carolina Gamecocks2021
2021-02-03TCU Horned Frogs over Oklahoma State Cowboys2021
2021-01-23Penn State Nittany Lions over Northwestern Wildcats2021
2021-01-07Northeastern Huskies over Hofstra Pride2021
2020-12-12Missouri Tigers over Illinois Fighting Illini2021
2020-02-29Duquesne Dukes over George Mason Patriots2020
2020-02-27Radford Highlanders over Hampton Pirates2020
2020-02-22Little Rock Trojans over Arkansas State Red Wolves2020
2020-02-12Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Omaha Mavericks2020
2020-01-25Eastern Washington Eagles over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2020
2020-01-15South Carolina Gamecocks over Kentucky Wildcats2020
2019-12-29Omaha Mavericks over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2020
2019-12-05Auburn Tigers over Furman Paladins2020
2019-11-27Georgia State Panthers over Charlotte 49ers2020
2019-03-03Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Boston College Eagles2019
2019-03-02VMI Keydets over The Citadel Bulldogs2019
2018-11-28Fresno State Bulldogs over Pacific Tigers2019
2018-11-10Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Chattanooga Mocs2019
2018-11-06NJIT Highlanders over Colgate Raiders2019
2018-02-15Charleston Cougars over James Madison Dukes2018
2018-02-03La Salle Explorers over Saint Joseph's Hawks2018
2018-01-27Vanderbilt Commodores over TCU Horned Frogs2018
2018-01-24Colgate Raiders over Army Black Knights2018
2018-01-02TCU Horned Frogs over Baylor Bears2018
2017-12-21Bowling Green Falcons over Green Bay Phoenix2018
2017-12-09Temple Owls over Saint Joseph's Hawks2018
2017-11-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2018
2017-01-02Quinnipiac Bobcats over Niagara Purple Eagles2017
2016-12-19DePaul Blue Demons over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2017
2016-11-27North Texas Mean Green over Hartford Hawks2017
2016-11-26Columbia Lions over Colgate Raiders2017
2016-03-02Wyoming Cowboys over San José State Spartans2016
2016-03-01Indiana Hoosiers over Iowa Hawkeyes2016
2016-02-20North Florida Ospreys over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2016
2016-02-13Siena Saints over Iona Gaels2016
2016-02-06South Carolina Gamecocks over Texas A&M Aggies2016
2016-01-30UAB Blazers over Marshall Thundering Herd2016
2016-01-19Florida Gators over Mississippi State Bulldogs2016
2016-01-12Southern Illinois Salukis over Illinois State Redbirds2016
2016-01-09UConn Huskies over Memphis Tigers2016
2016-01-02Grambling Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2016
2016-01-02Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Lafayette Leopards2016
2015-12-05Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Lipscomb Bisons2016
2015-12-02Auburn Tigers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2016
2015-03-07LSU Tigers over Arkansas Razorbacks2015
2015-02-19Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Omaha Mavericks2015
2015-02-07Arizona State Sun Devils over Arizona Wildcats2015
2015-01-31UC Davis Aggies over Cal Poly Mustangs2015
2015-01-25Notre Dame Fighting Irish over NC State Wolfpack2015
2015-01-17Western Michigan Broncos over Toledo Rockets2015
2014-12-20Georgetown Hoyas over Charlotte 49ers2015
2014-12-15UT Martin Skyhawks over UIC Flames2015
2014-02-22Hampton Pirates over Howard Bison2014
2014-01-26Toledo Rockets over Kent State Golden Flashes2014
2014-01-15Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2014
2014-01-11Portland State Vikings over Montana Grizzlies2014
2013-12-29Missouri State Bears over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2014
2013-11-23Hofstra Pride over Hartford Hawks2014
2013-11-15UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2014
2013-02-02Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Jacksonville Dolphins2013
2013-01-19Texas State Bobcats over UTSA Roadrunners2013
2013-01-19St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Temple Owls2013
2012-12-15Iona Gaels over Georgia Bulldogs2013
2012-12-04Arkansas Razorbacks over Oklahoma Sooners2013
2012-11-28Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2013
2012-03-08Southern Miss Golden Eagles over East Carolina Pirates2012
2012-02-13Coppin State Eagles over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2012
2012-02-12Long Island University Sharks over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2012
2012-02-06Boston University Terriers over Albany Great Danes2012
2012-02-01Rhode Island Rams over UMass Minutemen2012
2012-01-29South Florida Bulls over Providence Friars2012
2012-01-05Alabama State Hornets over Jackson State Tigers2012
2011-12-06Texas State Bobcats over Houston Cougars2012
2011-11-26Omaha Mavericks over Chadron State Eagles2012
2011-11-26Delaware Blue Hens over Lafayette Leopards2012
2011-02-15Hofstra Pride over William & Mary Tribe2011
2011-02-07Detroit Mercy Titans over Cleveland State Vikings2011
2011-01-29Navy Midshipmen over Colgate Raiders2011
2011-01-27Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Florida International Panthers2011
2011-01-12Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Rice Owls2011
2010-12-31Boise State Broncos over New Mexico State Aggies2011
2010-12-18Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Houston Cougars2011
2010-11-18Louisiana Christian Wildcats over New Orleans Privateers2011
2010-02-08Towson Tigers over James Madison Dukes2010
2010-01-17Indiana Hoosiers over Minnesota Golden Gophers2010
2010-01-09Gonzaga Bulldogs over Portland Pilots2010
2009-02-26California Golden Bears over USC Trojans2009
2009-02-18UNC Asheville Bulldogs over High Point Panthers2009
2008-12-31UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2009
2008-02-21La Salle Explorers over Dayton Flyers2008
2008-02-16East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Lipscomb Bisons2008
2008-01-19UTSA Roadrunners over Northwestern State Demons2008
2007-12-09Boston College Eagles over Maryland Terrapins2008
2007-11-13Ole Miss Rebels over South Alabama Jaguars2008
2007-11-10UMBC Retrievers over Saint Peter's Peacocks2008
2007-03-11Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Northwestern State Demons2007
2007-02-15Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Providence Friars2007
2007-02-08Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Morehead State Eagles2007
2007-01-20Robert Morris Colonials over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2007
2006-12-02Sam Houston Bearkats over Alcorn State Braves2007
2006-11-25Saint Louis Billikens over Houston Cougars2007
2006-02-11UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Long Beach State Beach2006
2006-02-06Morgan State Bears over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2006
2006-01-02UC Riverside Highlanders over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2006
2005-12-10South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Denver Pioneers2006
2005-11-30Lenoir Rhyne Bears over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2006
2005-11-28Providence Friars over Fairfield Stags2006
2005-11-19UTSA Roadrunners over Angelo State University Rams2006
2005-01-12Delaware Blue Hens over George Mason Patriots2005
2004-12-22USC Trojans over UAB Blazers2005
2004-12-22USC Trojans over Indiana State Sycamores2005
2004-12-04UAB Blazers over Marshall Thundering Herd2005
2004-02-26Weber State Wildcats over Eastern Washington Eagles2004
2004-02-21Harvard Crimson over Cornell Big Red2004
2004-02-14Northeastern Huskies over UMBC Retrievers2004
2004-02-11Minnesota Golden Gophers over Michigan Wolverines2004
2004-02-06High Point Panthers over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2004
2004-01-16Long Island University Sharks over Quinnipiac Bobcats2004
2004-01-16Fairfield Stags over Iona Gaels2004
2003-12-13Lamar Cardinals over Midwestern State Mustangs2004
2003-04-07Syracuse Orange over Kansas Jayhawks2003Playoff
2003-03-01SE Louisiana Lions over McNeese Cowboys2003
2003-02-13Milwaukee Panthers over UIC Flames2003
2003-01-14Central Michigan Chippewas over Marshall Thundering Herd2003
2002-12-31Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Butler Bulldogs2003
2002-12-15Quinnipiac Bobcats over Drexel Dragons2003
2002-11-22North Texas Mean Green over Missouri State Bears2003

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