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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 85-71?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 85-71 111 times. It first happened on December 30, 2002, when Arizona Wildcats beat Boston University Terriers, and most recently on February 26, 2026, when Charleston Cougars beat Hampton Pirates.

Where 85-71 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 85-71 the 424th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 86-71 has happened 95 times and 85-72 has happened 123 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 85-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-26Charleston Cougars over Hampton Pirates2026
2026-02-25Oregon Ducks over Wisconsin Badgers2026
2026-01-24Louisville Cardinals over Virginia Tech Hokies2026
2026-01-06Tennessee Volunteers over Texas Longhorns2026
2025-12-17San Francisco Dons over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2026
2025-12-06UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal State Northridge Matadors2026
2025-11-22Marquette Golden Eagles over Central Michigan Chippewas2026
2025-11-21UC Riverside Highlanders over San Diego Toreros2026
2025-11-03Akron Zips over James Madison Dukes2026
2025-02-27Grand Canyon Lopes over UT Arlington Mavericks2025
2025-02-08California Baptist Lancers over Grand Canyon Lopes2025
2025-01-31Akron Zips over Kent State Golden Flashes2025
2025-01-01Clemson Tigers over Stanford Cardinal2025
2024-11-17St. John's Red Storm over New Mexico Lobos2025
2024-03-09BYU Cougars over Oklahoma State Cowboys2024
2024-03-02Delaware State Hornets over Norfolk State Spartans2024
2024-02-03Penn State Nittany Lions over Indiana Hoosiers2024
2024-02-03Duquesne Dukes over Rhode Island Rams2024
2024-02-01Kansas City Roos over Denver Pioneers2024
2024-01-16Xavier Musketeers over Butler Bulldogs2024
2024-01-03High Point Panthers over Radford Highlanders2024
2023-11-29Princeton Tigers over Bucknell Bison2024
2023-11-11Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Incarnate Word Cardinals2024
2023-11-08Southern Jaguars over UNLV Rebels2024
2023-02-15UMass Lowell River Hawks over Bryant Bulldogs2023
2023-02-13Monmouth Hawks over North Carolina A&T Aggies2023
2023-01-17Kentucky Wildcats over Georgia Bulldogs2023
2023-01-07Longwood Lancers over Winthrop Eagles2023
2022-12-29Youngstown State Penguins over Cleveland State Vikings2023
2022-11-10Holy Cross Crusaders over Dean College Bulldogs2023
2022-11-07Seattle U Redhawks over UC San Diego Tritons2023
2022-02-19Kansas City Roos over North Dakota State Bison2022
2022-02-14Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils over Alabama State Hornets2022
2022-01-25Bowling Green Falcons over Eastern Michigan Eagles2022
2022-01-08Sacramento State Hornets over Northern Colorado Bears2022
2021-12-30UCF Knights over Michigan Wolverines2022
2021-11-27Providence Friars over Saint Peter's Peacocks2022
2021-11-15Ohio Bobcats over Robert Morris Colonials2022
2021-11-12UAB Blazers over Morehead State Eagles2022
2021-02-23Georgia State Panthers over Appalachian State Mountaineers2021
2021-02-22Duke Blue Devils over Syracuse Orange2021
2021-02-21Drake Bulldogs over Evansville Purple Aces2021
2020-12-20Marshall Thundering Herd over Robert Morris Colonials2021
2020-11-27Queens University Royals over Howard Bison2021
2020-02-14Monmouth Hawks over Canisius Golden Griffins2020
2020-01-03Green Bay Phoenix over UIC Flames2020
2019-12-17Kent State Golden Flashes over North Carolina A&T Aggies2020
2019-01-12Stanford Cardinal over Arizona State Sun Devils2019
2018-12-05St. John's Red Storm over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2019
2018-11-17Florida Atlantic Owls over Towson Tigers2019
2018-01-20South Dakota Coyotes over Omaha Mavericks2018
2018-01-20Providence Friars over Creighton Bluejays2018
2018-01-06Samford Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2018
2017-12-21BYU Cougars over Idaho State Bengals2018
2017-11-28Washington Huskies over Kennesaw State Owls2018
2017-11-15Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Delaware State Hornets2018
2017-11-10Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2018
2017-03-15Illinois State Redbirds over UC Irvine Anteaters2017Playoff
2017-02-18Charleston Cougars over Northeastern Huskies2017
2017-02-15Cal Poly Mustangs over Cal State Northridge Matadors2017
2017-01-25Northwestern State Demons over SE Louisiana Lions2017
2017-01-05UMBC Retrievers over Binghamton Bearcats2017
2016-11-22Minnesota Golden Gophers over Arkansas Razorbacks2017
2016-02-06St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2016
2016-01-31Iowa Hawkeyes over Northwestern Wildcats2016
2016-01-21Montana State Bobcats over Eastern Washington Eagles2016
2016-01-02Villanova Wildcats over Creighton Bluejays2016
2015-12-05Butler Bulldogs over Indiana State Sycamores2016
2015-01-17Longwood Lancers over Liberty Flames2015
2015-01-02UTEP Miners over North Texas Mean Green2015
2014-11-29Little Rock Trojans over Central Arkansas Bears2015
2014-11-14Troy Trojans over Brewton-Parker Wildcats2015
2014-02-06Central Arkansas Bears over SE Louisiana Lions2014
2014-01-18Quinnipiac Bobcats over Niagara Purple Eagles2014
2013-11-16Wichita State Shockers over Tennessee State Tigers2014
2013-01-02Jacksonville Dolphins over Lipscomb Bisons2013
2012-11-16Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Kennesaw State Owls2013
2012-01-28Belmont Bruins over Jacksonville Dolphins2012
2011-12-17Western Michigan Broncos over Duquesne Dukes2012
2011-02-12Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over UT Martin Skyhawks2011
2011-01-20Santa Clara Broncos over Gonzaga Bulldogs2011
2011-01-06Oakland Golden Grizzlies over IUPUI Jaguars2011
2011-01-05Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Northridge Matadors2011
2010-02-20Lipscomb Bisons over Stetson Hatters2010
2010-01-04Belmont Bruins over Stetson Hatters2010
2009-03-02Norfolk State Spartans over Howard Bison2009
2009-02-19Long Island University Sharks over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2009
2009-01-17Auburn Tigers over Alabama Crimson Tide2009
2008-12-17Providence Friars over Jackson State Tigers2009
2008-02-11Jackson State Tigers over Southern Jaguars2008
2008-02-07Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Quinnipiac Bobcats2008
2008-01-26Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Western Illinois Leathernecks2008
2008-01-12Arizona Wildcats over Houston Cougars2008
2007-12-22Memphis Tigers over Georgetown Hoyas2008
2007-02-09Yale Bulldogs over Columbia Lions2007
2006-02-04Gonzaga Bulldogs over Santa Clara Broncos2006
2006-01-05Old Dominion Monarchs over Towson Tigers2006
2005-12-10Missouri State Bears over Detroit Mercy Titans2006
2005-03-10New Mexico Lobos over BYU Cougars2005
2005-01-29UAB Blazers over South Florida Bulls2005
2004-12-04UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2005
2004-11-27Charlotte 49ers over Valparaiso Beacons2005
2004-11-21Alabama Crimson Tide over North Texas Mean Green2005
2004-11-20Lafayette Leopards over Duquesne Dukes2005
2004-03-13Duke Blue Devils over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2004
2004-01-20Memphis Tigers over Tulane Green Wave2004
2004-01-15Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen2004
2003-11-29Marshall Thundering Herd over Morehead State Eagles2004
2003-03-08UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Radford Highlanders2003
2003-02-04Wichita State Shockers over Illinois State Redbirds2003
2002-12-30Arizona Wildcats over Boston University Terriers2003

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