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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 86-53?

It has. 86-53 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 30 times in 141,662 games. The first was UCF Knights beat Mercer Bears on February 2, 2002; the latest was Bradley Braves beat North Central College Cardinals on December 14, 2025.

Where 86-53 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 86-53 the 1045th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-53 has happened 34 times and 86-54 has happened 30 times.

Every 86-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-14Bradley Braves over North Central College Cardinals2026
2025-11-03Nebraska Cornhuskers over West Georgia Wolves2026
2024-12-07Ole Miss Rebels over Lindenwood Lions2025
2023-03-16UCLA Bruins over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2023Playoff
2021-12-18North Carolina Central Eagles over Delaware State Hornets2022
2021-11-09Cal Poly Mustangs over Westcliff Warriors2022
2021-11-09Wright State Raiders over Lake Erie College Storm2022
2019-12-21North Texas Mean Green over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2020
2018-12-19Indiana Hoosiers over Central Arkansas Bears2019
2018-11-10Villanova Wildcats over Quinnipiac Bobcats2019
2017-12-20Hampton Pirates over Appalachian State Mountaineers2018
2017-11-13Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Siena Saints2018
2017-02-25New Mexico State Aggies over Seattle U Redhawks2017
2016-11-14Xavier Musketeers over Buffalo Bulls2017
2016-02-11Montana Grizzlies over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2016
2015-12-28Boston University Terriers over Kean Cougars2016
2015-12-12Louisville Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2016
2011-12-03Virginia Cavaliers over Longwood Lancers2012
2011-01-29Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Diego Toreros2011
2009-11-19San Diego State Aztecs over Santa Clara Broncos2010
2008-03-01Cornell Big Red over Harvard Crimson2008
2008-01-23George Mason Patriots over Old Dominion Monarchs2008
2007-12-29Kansas Jayhawks over Yale Bulldogs2008
2007-11-13Michigan State Spartans over Chicago State Cougars2008
2006-03-10Texas A&M Aggies over Colorado Buffaloes2006
2004-02-05Little Rock Trojans over South Alabama Jaguars2004
2003-12-10East Carolina Pirates over North Carolina A&T Aggies2004
2003-11-24Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Covenant College Scots2004
2002-02-22Montana Grizzlies over Sacramento State Hornets2002
2002-02-02UCF Knights over Mercer Bears2002
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