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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 85-59?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 85-59 42 times. It first happened on December 23, 2003, when Delaware Blue Hens beat Siena Saints, and most recently on December 23, 2025, when St. John's Red Storm beat Harvard Crimson.

Where 85-59 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 85-59 the 857th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 86-59 has happened 48 times and 85-60 has happened 59 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 85-59 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-23St. John's Red Storm over Harvard Crimson2026
2025-02-27Winthrop Eagles over Longwood Lancers2025
2025-01-18Arkansas State Red Wolves over Georgia State Panthers2025
2024-11-26Montana State Bobcats over Abilene Christian Wildcats2025
2024-11-23Northern Kentucky Norse over Kentucky State Thorobreds2025
2024-11-16Nevada Wolf Pack over Santa Clara Broncos2025
2024-03-10Longwood Lancers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2024
2024-02-23Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Green Bay Phoenix2024
2023-11-09USC Trojans over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2024
2023-02-25Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Presbyterian Blue Hose2023
2022-11-07Wisconsin Badgers over South Dakota Coyotes2023
2022-02-16Boise State Broncos over Air Force Falcons2022
2022-01-15Kansas Jayhawks over West Virginia Mountaineers2022
2021-12-29Texas A&M Aggies over Central Arkansas Bears2022
2019-12-16Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Evansville Purple Aces2020
2019-11-24Iowa Hawkeyes over Cal Poly Mustangs2020
2019-02-06Stony Brook Seawolves over Binghamton Bearcats2019
2016-03-11Kentucky Wildcats over Alabama Crimson Tide2016
2016-02-18Chattanooga Mocs over VMI Keydets2016
2016-01-09Belmont Bruins over Eastern Illinois Panthers2016
2015-11-21Idaho Vandals over Linfield College Wildcats2016
2015-03-06Eastern Michigan Eagles over Toledo Rockets2015
2014-12-30Lamar Cardinals over Huston-Tillotson Rams2015
2014-02-22High Point Panthers over Longwood Lancers2014
2013-12-29Youngstown State Penguins over South Dakota Coyotes2014
2013-11-10Bradley Braves over Alabama State Hornets2014
2012-11-23Pittsburgh Panthers over Delaware Blue Hens2013
2011-12-22La Salle Explorers over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2012
2011-11-21Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Judson College Eagles2012
2011-01-22Furman Paladins over Chattanooga Mocs2011
2009-12-05Green Bay Phoenix over UIC Flames2010
2009-11-30Winston Salem Rams over Milligan Buffaloes2010
2009-01-25Santa Clara Broncos over Houston Christian Huskies2009
2009-01-17Washington Huskies over Oregon State Beavers2009
2008-01-02UT Arlington Mavericks over Texas-Permian Basin Falcons2008
2007-12-08Gonzaga Bulldogs over Cal State Northridge Matadors2008
2007-11-17Texas A&M Aggies over Ouachita Baptist Tigers2008
2006-12-31Northwestern Wildcats over Northwestern State Demons2007
2005-12-16Portland State Vikings over Lewis & Clark Pioneers2006
2005-01-12George Washington Colonials over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2005
2003-12-30Vanderbilt Commodores over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2004
2003-12-23Delaware Blue Hens over Siena Saints2004

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