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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 86-79?

It has. 86-79 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 114 times in 136,843 games. The first was Mercer Bears beat Florida Atlantic Owls on January 11, 2003; the latest was Chattanooga Mocs beat VMI Keydets on February 28, 2026.

Where 86-79 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 86-79 the 410th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-79 has happened 101 times and 86-80 has happened 114 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 86-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Chattanooga Mocs over VMI Keydets2026
2026-01-31Sacramento State Hornets over Montana Grizzlies2026
2026-01-24Cornell Big Red over Harvard Crimson2026
2026-01-17St. John's Red Storm over Villanova Wildcats2026
2026-01-17Little Rock Trojans over Western Illinois Leathernecks2026
2026-01-10Cal State Fullerton Titans over Cal State Northridge Matadors2026
2025-12-21George Mason Patriots over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2026
2025-12-20Denver Pioneers over Northern Colorado Bears2026
2025-12-20Florida International Panthers over Long Island University Sharks2026
2025-12-09Providence Friars over Brown Bears2026
2025-11-19Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Bellarmine Knights2026
2025-11-15Yale Bulldogs over Stony Brook Seawolves2026
2025-03-19Dayton Flyers over Florida Atlantic Owls2025Playoff
2025-02-06South Dakota Coyotes over Denver Pioneers2025
2025-01-25James Madison Dukes over Georgia State Panthers2025
2024-12-21Creighton Bluejays over Villanova Wildcats2025
2024-03-02Abilene Christian Wildcats over Utah Tech Trailblazers2024
2024-02-18Illinois State Redbirds over Evansville Purple Aces2024
2024-02-13Syracuse Orange over North Carolina Tar Heels2024
2024-01-27UAlbany Great Danes over New Hampshire Wildcats2024
2024-01-20High Point Panthers over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2024
2024-01-20Seattle U Redhawks over Grand Canyon Lopes2024
2023-12-09Tennessee Volunteers over Illinois Fighting Illini2024
2023-12-02High Point Panthers over North Florida Ospreys2024
2023-02-08UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Winthrop Eagles2023
2023-02-04Utah Tech Trailblazers over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2023
2022-11-18Virginia Cavaliers over Baylor Bears2023
2022-03-11Northern Colorado Bears over Portland State Vikings2022
2021-12-04Charlotte 49ers over George Washington Colonials2022
2021-11-13Army Black Knights over Hartford Hawks2022
2021-11-09Austin Peay Governors over Tennessee Southern Firehawks2022
2021-02-03Georgetown Hoyas over Creighton Bluejays2021
2021-01-28UTSA Roadrunners over UTEP Miners2021
2021-01-09Colgate Raiders over Boston University Terriers2021
2020-02-29William & Mary Tribe over Elon Phoenix2020
2020-02-29California Golden Bears over Utah Utes2020
2020-02-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2020
2020-02-08Georgia Southern Eagles over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2020
2020-01-25St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2020
2020-01-25Seattle U Redhawks over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2020
2019-12-07Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Arkansas Razorbacks2020
2019-11-16Hartford Hawks over Gordon College Fighting Scots2020
2019-03-01Iona Gaels over Rider Broncs2019
2018-11-10Lipscomb Bisons over Tennessee State Tigers2019
2018-03-03Delaware Blue Hens over Elon Phoenix2018
2018-02-15Utah Valley Wolverines over New Mexico State Aggies2018
2018-01-27Lipscomb Bisons over NJIT Highlanders2018
2018-01-13Nicholls Colonels over Central Arkansas Bears2018
2018-01-10UMass Minutemen over La Salle Explorers2018
2018-01-02Xavier Musketeers over Butler Bulldogs2018
2017-12-22George Mason Patriots over Morgan State Bears2018
2017-12-16Syracuse Orange over Georgetown Hoyas2018
2017-01-23Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Florida A&M Rattlers2017
2017-01-21Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Tennessee State Tigers2017
2017-01-19Murray State Racers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2017
2016-12-23Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Georgia Bulldogs2017
2016-12-17Winthrop Eagles over Hampton Pirates2017
2016-03-06Penn State Nittany Lions over Illinois Fighting Illini2016
2016-03-05Grand Canyon Lopes over Utah Valley Wolverines2016
2016-01-16Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Cal State Fullerton Titans2016
2015-12-31Northeastern Huskies over Elon Phoenix2016
2015-12-19Gonzaga Bulldogs over Tennessee Volunteers2016
2015-12-03North Carolina Central Eagles over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2016
2015-11-16Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over UT Martin Skyhawks2016
2015-02-07Ole Miss Rebels over Auburn Tigers2015
2014-11-22Wright State Raiders over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2015
2014-03-01Dayton Flyers over UMass Minutemen2014
2014-02-20Portland State Vikings over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2014
2014-02-08Morehead State Eagles over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2014
2014-01-12Manhattan Jaspers over Marist Red Foxes2014
2014-01-09Xavier Musketeers over Marquette Golden Eagles2014
2014-01-08Delaware Blue Hens over Hofstra Pride2014
2014-01-04Boise State Broncos over Fresno State Bulldogs2014
2013-12-07Lafayette Leopards over Sacred Heart Pioneers2014
2013-03-09East Carolina Pirates over Marshall Thundering Herd2013
2013-01-31Omaha Mavericks over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2013
2013-01-05Baylor Bears over Texas Longhorns2013
2012-12-29Cal State Fullerton Titans over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2013
2012-12-22Oregon State Beavers over San Diego Toreros2013
2012-02-04VMI Keydets over Winthrop Eagles2012
2012-01-14UNC Asheville Bulldogs over High Point Panthers2012
2012-01-01UTSA Roadrunners over Bowling Green Falcons2012
2011-11-19Vanderbilt Commodores over NC State Wolfpack2012
2011-02-03Central Connecticut Blue Devils over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2011
2010-12-18UCLA Bruins over BYU Cougars2011
2010-01-02Lehigh Mountain Hawks over NJIT Highlanders2010
2009-03-07Syracuse Orange over Marquette Golden Eagles2009
2009-02-14Bradley Braves over Evansville Purple Aces2009
2008-12-19Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Richmond Spiders2009
2008-11-18Northern Illinois Huskies over Indiana State Sycamores2009
2008-11-14Rockhurst Hawks over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2009
2008-01-24Wofford Terriers over Georgia Southern Eagles2008
2008-01-19UMass Minutemen over Charlotte 49ers2008
2008-01-05Robert Morris Colonials over Quinnipiac Bobcats2008
2008-01-03Lipscomb Bisons over Campbell Fighting Camels2008
2007-12-03Brown Bears over Quinnipiac Bobcats2008
2007-11-26Houston Cougars over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2008
2007-11-24Florida A&M Rattlers over Kennesaw State Owls2008
2007-02-24Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Francisco Dons2007
2007-02-17Georgia Bulldogs over Auburn Tigers2007
2007-02-14Cal Poly Mustangs over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2007
2007-02-03Weber State Wildcats over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2007
2007-01-13Tulsa Golden Hurricane over UTEP Miners2007
2006-12-28USC Trojans over Washington Huskies2007
2006-11-18San Diego State Aztecs over California Golden Bears2007
2006-02-16Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Kansas City Roos2006
2006-01-05North Texas Mean Green over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2006
2005-11-26Drake Bulldogs over TCU Horned Frogs2006
2005-02-03Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over North Texas Mean Green2005
2005-01-15Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Robert Morris Colonials2005
2004-11-27Wyoming Cowboys over UT Arlington Mavericks2005
2004-01-03Jackson State Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2004
2004-01-02Kansas Jayhawks over Villanova Wildcats2004
2003-01-11Mercer Bears over Florida Atlantic Owls2003

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