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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 85-79?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 85-79 128 times. It first happened on November 22, 2002, when Loyola Marymount Lions beat Loyola Chicago Ramblers, and most recently on March 7, 2026, when Oregon Ducks beat Washington Huskies.

Where 85-79 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 85-79 the 364th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 86-79 has happened 114 times and 85-80 has happened 137 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 85-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-07Oregon Ducks over Washington Huskies2026
2026-02-28Ole Miss Rebels over Auburn Tigers2026
2026-02-22Fairfield Stags over Quinnipiac Bobcats2026
2026-02-04UL Monroe Warhawks over Old Dominion Monarchs2026
2026-01-21Cleveland State Vikings over Wright State Raiders2026
2026-01-17Bowling Green Falcons over Eastern Michigan Eagles2026
2026-01-08Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over UL Monroe Warhawks2026
2025-12-31Duke Blue Devils over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2026
2025-12-21Murray State Racers over Valparaiso Beacons2026
2025-12-13Elon Phoenix over Northern Illinois Huskies2026
2025-11-17NC State Wolfpack over VCU Rams2026
2025-11-15Utah Utes over Sam Houston Bearkats2026
2025-11-03Buffalo Bulls over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2026
2025-03-02Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Siena Saints2025
2025-03-01Stonehill Skyhawks over Le Moyne Dolphins2025
2025-02-25James Madison Dukes over UL Monroe Warhawks2025
2025-02-23Saint Peter's Peacocks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2025
2025-02-22Iowa Hawkeyes over Washington Huskies2025
2024-12-21Rhode Island Rams over Temple Owls2025
2024-11-25Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Southern Illinois Salukis2025
2024-03-02Toledo Rockets over Buffalo Bulls2024
2024-02-07Loyola Chicago Ramblers over George Mason Patriots2024
2024-01-31UNC Greensboro Spartans over VMI Keydets2024
2024-01-27Morgan State Bears over Howard Bison2024
2024-01-17IUPUI Jaguars over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2024
2024-01-13Tennessee Volunteers over Georgia Bulldogs2024
2023-12-16North Carolina A&T Aggies over Texas Southern Tigers2024
2023-01-12New Orleans Privateers over Incarnate Word Cardinals2023
2023-01-10Western Michigan Broncos over Eastern Michigan Eagles2023
2022-11-12Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Jackson State Tigers2023
2022-03-17Saint Peter's Peacocks over Kentucky Wildcats2022Playoff
2022-02-12Butler Bulldogs over Marquette Golden Eagles2022
2022-02-12UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Charleston Cougars2022
2022-02-10VMI Keydets over Mercer Bears2022
2022-02-01Michigan Wolverines over Nebraska Cornhuskers2022
2022-01-04Eastern Michigan Eagles over Western Michigan Broncos2022
2021-12-20Georgia Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2022
2021-11-24Rider Broncs over Bucknell Bison2022
2020-03-09Miami (OH) Redhawks over Buffalo Bulls2020
2020-02-29St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2020
2020-02-25North Carolina Tar Heels over NC State Wolfpack2020
2020-01-25Bowling Green Falcons over Toledo Rockets2020
2020-01-22Mercer Bears over Western Carolina Catamounts2020
2020-01-20Presbyterian Blue Hose over Campbell Fighting Camels2020
2019-12-30Akron Zips over UMass Minutemen2020
2019-12-03Eastern Michigan Eagles over Valparaiso Beacons2020
2019-03-10Delaware Blue Hens over William & Mary Tribe2019
2019-01-24Omaha Mavericks over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2019
2019-01-23UMass Lowell River Hawks over Binghamton Bearcats2019
2018-12-22Utah Valley Wolverines over Sam Houston Bearkats2019
2018-12-22Cal State Northridge Matadors over SIU Edwardsville Cougars2019
2018-12-08Miami (OH) Redhawks over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2019
2018-11-30South Carolina Gamecocks over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2019
2018-03-03BYU Cougars over San Diego Toreros2018
2018-02-20Eastern Michigan Eagles over Toledo Rockets2018
2018-02-10Loyola Marymount Lions over Pepperdine Waves2018
2018-01-03Radford Highlanders over Winthrop Eagles2018
2017-12-30UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Campbell Fighting Camels2018
2017-12-29West Virginia Mountaineers over Oklahoma State Cowboys2018
2017-12-16VCU Rams over Bucknell Bison2018
2017-11-29Bowling Green Falcons over San José State Spartans2018
2017-03-20Utah Valley Wolverines over Rice Owls2017Playoff
2017-01-29Virginia Tech Hokies over Boston College Eagles2017
2017-01-26UT Martin Skyhawks over Austin Peay Governors2017
2017-01-14Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2017
2017-01-05UMass Lowell River Hawks over Albany Great Danes2017
2016-12-19New Mexico State Aggies over UC Irvine Anteaters2017
2016-12-17Detroit Mercy Titans over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2017
2016-11-23Buffalo Bulls over Alaska Anchorage Seawolves2017
2016-11-17Pepperdine Waves over Life Pacific Warriors2017
2016-01-23Omaha Mavericks over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2016
2016-01-19Dayton Flyers over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2016
2015-12-18Ole Miss Rebels over Memphis Tigers2016
2015-12-12Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over UTSA Roadrunners2016
2015-11-14UMass Minutemen over Howard Bison2016
2015-03-05New Orleans Privateers over SE Louisiana Lions2015
2015-02-21Utah State Aggies over Fresno State Bulldogs2015
2015-01-17VMI Keydets over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2015
2015-01-10Auburn Tigers over Missouri Tigers2015
2015-01-08Elon Phoenix over William & Mary Tribe2015
2014-02-22Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Winthrop Eagles2014
2014-02-01Fordham Rams over Rhode Island Rams2014
2014-01-09Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2014
2014-01-04SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2014
2012-11-29Norfolk State Spartans over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2013
2012-11-17Detroit Mercy Titans over Drake Bulldogs2013
2011-12-11Furman Paladins over Jacksonville Dolphins2012
2011-02-15Kentucky Wildcats over Mississippi State Bulldogs2011
2011-01-29Valparaiso Beacons over Butler Bulldogs2011
2010-12-28UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2011
2010-12-22George Mason Patriots over Duquesne Dukes2011
2010-12-21Boston University Terriers over Saint Joseph's Hawks2011
2010-12-19Washington State Cougars over Santa Clara Broncos2011
2010-03-04South Dakota Coyotes over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2010
2010-02-28Hartford Hawks over Albany Great Danes2010
2010-02-20Niagara Purple Eagles over Milwaukee Panthers2010
2010-01-21Oakland Golden Grizzlies over North Dakota State Bison2010
2010-01-07Southern Utah Thunderbirds over North Dakota State Bison2010
2009-12-02Holy Cross Crusaders over Brown Bears2010
2009-02-12Robert Morris Colonials over Sacred Heart Pioneers2009
2009-02-08McNeese Cowboys over Texas State Bobcats2009
2009-01-24San José State Spartans over Fresno State Bulldogs2009
2008-12-13Lamar Cardinals over Texas Tech Red Raiders2009
2008-02-01East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Mercer Bears2008
2008-01-05Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over San José State Spartans2008
2007-11-11Quinnipiac Bobcats over Hartford Hawks2008
2007-03-02Harvard Crimson over Cornell Big Red2007
2007-01-17Temple Owls over Saint Louis Billikens2007
2007-01-16Utah Utes over Air Force Falcons2007
2006-01-07Old Dominion Monarchs over Northeastern Huskies2006
2006-01-05UCLA Bruins over Arizona Wildcats2006
2006-01-02Missouri State Bears over Drake Bulldogs2006
2005-12-05Minnesota Golden Gophers over Arizona State Sun Devils2006
2005-11-26Indiana State Sycamores over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2006
2005-02-08Buffalo Bulls over Western Michigan Broncos2005
2005-02-08Georgia Southern Eagles over UNC Greensboro Spartans2005
2004-11-27Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over TCU Horned Frogs2005
2004-02-28Hampton Pirates over Howard Bison2004
2004-02-21Mercer Bears over Florida Atlantic Owls2004
2004-02-03TCU Horned Frogs over Marquette Golden Eagles2004
2004-01-22Long Island University Sharks over Monmouth Hawks2004
2003-12-16Baylor Bears over UL Monroe Warhawks2004
2003-12-02Columbia Lions over Sacred Heart Pioneers2004
2003-03-01Northwestern Wildcats over Penn State Nittany Lions2003
2003-02-01UNC Greensboro Spartans over Wofford Terriers2003
2003-01-25Georgia Bulldogs over Auburn Tigers2003
2003-01-08Rice Owls over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2003
2002-11-22Loyola Marymount Lions over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2003

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