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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 86-72?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 86-72 113 times. It first happened on November 25, 2002, when Virginia Cavaliers beat Chaminade Silverswords, and most recently on March 13, 2026, when California Baptist Lancers beat Utah Tech Trailblazers.

Where 86-72 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 86-72 the 415th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-72 has happened 108 times and 86-73 has happened 110 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 86-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-13California Baptist Lancers over Utah Tech Trailblazers2026
2026-02-01East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Wofford Terriers2026
2026-01-31Syracuse Orange over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2026
2026-01-20Michigan Wolverines over Indiana Hoosiers2026
2026-01-08Campbell Fighting Camels over Hampton Pirates2026
2025-12-29Hofstra Pride over Campbell Fighting Camels2026
2025-11-15Mercyhurst Lakers over Morgan State Bears2026
2025-11-13Columbia Lions over UMass Lowell River Hawks2026
2025-02-06Abilene Christian Wildcats over Utah Tech Trailblazers2025
2025-02-05Nebraska Cornhuskers over Washington Huskies2025
2025-02-03Northern Colorado Bears over Idaho State Bengals2025
2025-01-22Clemson Tigers over Syracuse Orange2025
2025-01-04South Carolina State Bulldogs over Morgan State Bears2025
2024-12-11Villanova Wildcats over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2025
2024-12-04Mercer Bears over West Georgia Wolves2025
2024-11-25Troy Trojans over UTSA Roadrunners2025
2024-11-20Rhode Island Rams over Lafayette Leopards2025
2024-11-16Michigan State Spartans over Bowling Green Falcons2025
2024-04-06UConn Huskies over Alabama Crimson Tide2024Playoff
2024-02-24Mercer Bears over UNC Greensboro Spartans2024
2023-11-29UAlbany Great Danes over Boston University Terriers2024
2023-11-17Elon Phoenix over IUPUI Jaguars2024
2023-02-11La Salle Explorers over Massachusetts Minutemen2023
2023-02-08Towson Tigers over Hampton Pirates2023
2023-02-04North Dakota Fighting Hawks over South Dakota Coyotes2023
2023-01-24UNLV Rebels over Wyoming Cowboys2023
2023-01-14Kennesaw State Owls over North Florida Ospreys2023
2023-01-14Lipscomb Bisons over Austin Peay Governors2023
2022-12-11Bowling Green Falcons over Hampton Pirates2023
2022-11-19Ball State Cardinals over Indiana-South Bend Titans2023
2022-03-09Oregon Ducks over Oregon State Beavers2022
2022-03-02Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Marshall Thundering Herd2022
2022-01-29Youngstown State Penguins over Milwaukee Panthers2022
2022-01-18Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Lipscomb Bisons2022
2021-12-07Charleston Cougars over Tulane Green Wave2022
2021-03-05Saint Louis Billikens over UMass Minutemen2021
2021-02-24Abilene Christian Wildcats over Sam Houston Bearkats2021
2021-02-06Eastern Illinois Panthers over Tennessee State Tigers2021
2021-01-02Niagara Purple Eagles over Marist Red Foxes2021
2020-11-25Pepperdine Waves over UC Irvine Anteaters2021
2020-03-06Siena Saints over Monmouth Hawks2020
2020-02-06Rice Owls over UAB Blazers2020
2020-01-22Nevada Wolf Pack over UNLV Rebels2020
2019-11-27Oklahoma State Cowboys over Syracuse Orange2020
2019-03-02Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Iowa Hawkeyes2019
2019-02-28Oakland Golden Grizzlies over UIC Flames2019
2019-02-10Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over South Dakota Coyotes2019
2019-02-09Montana State Bobcats over Idaho Vandals2019
2019-01-19Hofstra Pride over Charleston Cougars2019
2018-01-27Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2018
2018-01-13Boston College Eagles over Dartmouth Big Green2018
2017-12-27Utah State Aggies over San José State Spartans2018
2017-12-23North Carolina Tar Heels over Ohio State Buckeyes2018
2017-12-11Hartford Hawks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2018
2017-12-09Wyoming Cowboys over Pacific Tigers2018
2017-11-10Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Avila Eagles2018
2017-02-23Winthrop Eagles over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2017
2017-02-18South Dakota Coyotes over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2017
2017-02-01St. John's Red Storm over Marquette Golden Eagles2017
2017-01-14Omaha Mavericks over Western Illinois Leathernecks2017
2017-01-10Canisius Golden Griffins over Fairfield Stags2017
2016-11-30Georgia Bulldogs over Morehouse College Tigers2017
2016-11-14Northwestern Wildcats over Eastern Washington Eagles2017
2016-03-23Nevada Wolf Pack over Vermont Catamounts2016Playoff
2016-02-11VMI Keydets over UNC Greensboro Spartans2016
2016-02-05Yale Bulldogs over Columbia Lions2016
2016-01-23Oregon Ducks over UCLA Bruins2016
2016-01-16Appalachian State Mountaineers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2016
2015-12-01Villanova Wildcats over Saint Joseph's Hawks2016
2015-11-16Oklahoma State Cowboys over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2016
2015-03-20Wisconsin Badgers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2015Playoff
2015-02-21Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2015
2015-01-31Towson Tigers over Hofstra Pride2015
2015-01-04Iona Gaels over Siena Saints2015
2014-02-27Murray State Racers over UT Martin Skyhawks2014
2013-11-14UC Irvine Anteaters over Washington Huskies2014
2013-03-23Evansville Purple Aces over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2013Playoff
2013-03-09SE Louisiana Lions over Lamar Cardinals2013
2013-03-02Ball State Cardinals over Toledo Rockets2013
2013-02-16Eastern Washington Eagles over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2013
2013-02-16BYU Cougars over Portland Pilots2013
2013-02-02Akron Zips over Ohio Bobcats2013
2013-01-31New Mexico State Aggies over Texas State Bobcats2013
2013-01-12Long Island University Sharks over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2013
2013-01-03Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over SE Louisiana Lions2013
2012-11-21Air Force Falcons over Montana State Bobcats2013
2012-02-01Akron Zips over Toledo Rockets2012
2011-03-06Wofford Terriers over Western Carolina Catamounts2011
2011-02-26Long Island University Sharks over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2011
2011-02-12Hampton Pirates over Norfolk State Spartans2011
2011-01-29Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Tennessee State Tigers2011
2010-03-04Washington Huskies over Oregon Ducks2010
2010-02-16Stony Brook Seawolves over UMBC Retrievers2010
2008-03-21Arkansas Razorbacks over Indiana Hoosiers2008Playoff
2008-02-02UIC Flames over Youngstown State Penguins2008
2007-12-29California Golden Bears over North Dakota State Bison2008
2007-12-01California Golden Bears over Missouri Tigers2008
2007-03-04North Carolina Tar Heels over Duke Blue Devils2007
2006-11-27UMBC Retrievers over Morgan State Bears2007
2006-02-04Tennessee Volunteers over Ole Miss Rebels2006
2005-11-30Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Bradley Braves2006
2005-01-31Old Dominion Monarchs over Drexel Dragons2005
2005-01-27Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over IUPUI Jaguars2005
2005-01-06Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Eastern Illinois Panthers2005
2004-12-22Villanova Wildcats over Albany Great Danes2005
2004-12-11Eastern Michigan Eagles over Canisius Golden Griffins2005
2004-02-23Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Alcorn State Braves2004
2004-01-17Vanderbilt Commodores over Florida Gators2004
2004-01-05Long Beach State Beach over Cal Poly Mustangs2004
2003-12-19New Orleans Privateers over Idaho State Bengals2004
2003-01-05Davidson Wildcats over The Citadel Bulldogs2003
2003-01-04Mercer Bears over Stetson Hatters2003
2002-11-25Virginia Cavaliers over Chaminade Silverswords2003

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