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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 86-51?

It has. 86-51 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 34 times in 141,662 games. The first was Oregon Ducks beat Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on December 16, 2001; the latest was West Virginia Mountaineers beat Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils on December 22, 2025.

Where 86-51 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 86-51 the 984th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-51 has happened 21 times and 86-52 has happened 28 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 86-51 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-22West Virginia Mountaineers over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2026
2024-12-14Davidson Wildcats over Detroit Mercy Titans2025
2024-11-30Kansas Jayhawks over Furman Paladins2025
2024-02-24Tennessee Volunteers over Texas A&M Aggies2024
2023-11-26UAlbany Great Danes over Siena Saints2024
2023-11-06UC Davis Aggies over William Jessup Warriors2024
2022-03-09Vanderbilt Commodores over Georgia Bulldogs2022
2021-12-03Illinois Fighting Illini over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2022
2021-03-09Duke Blue Devils over Boston College Eagles2021
2021-01-15UC Riverside Highlanders over Cal Poly Mustangs2021
2020-11-27NC State Wolfpack over North Florida Ospreys2021
2019-11-30Sam Houston Bearkats over Randall University Saints2020
2019-11-18Ohio State Buckeyes over Stetson Hatters2020
2019-03-02Purdue Boilermakers over Ohio State Buckeyes2019
2018-01-20West Virginia Mountaineers over Texas Longhorns2018
2017-12-30Northern Kentucky Norse over UIC Flames2018
2017-02-04New Mexico State Aggies over Chicago State Cougars2017
2016-12-19San Francisco Dons over Abilene Christian Wildcats2017
2014-11-18Davidson Wildcats over Campbell Fighting Camels2015
2013-12-01Gonzaga Bulldogs over Coppin State Eagles2014
2013-11-30Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Rochester University (MI) Warriors2014
2013-11-08Florida Atlantic Owls over Ave Maria Gyrenes2014
2013-01-05Arkansas Razorbacks over Delaware State Hornets2013
2012-11-12Pittsburgh Panthers over Fordham Rams2013
2012-02-16North Texas Mean Green over UL Monroe Warhawks2012
2011-01-11Youngstown State Penguins over Wilberforce Bulldogs2011
2010-12-21Texas A&M Aggies over Wagner Seahawks2011
2009-11-16Morehead State Eagles over Brescia University Bearcats2010
2008-12-01Syracuse Orange over Colgate Raiders2009
2008-02-16Davidson Wildcats over Furman Paladins2008
2007-12-19UL Monroe Warhawks over Louisiana Christian Wildcats2008
2006-11-21UMBC Retrievers over Lafayette Leopards2007
2004-11-27San Diego State Aztecs over UC San Diego Tritons2005
2001-12-16Oregon Ducks over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2002
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