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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 86-81?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 86-81 109 times. It first happened on December 11, 2001, when Boston College Eagles beat Iowa State Cyclones, and most recently on March 7, 2026, when Furman Paladins beat Samford Bulldogs.

Where 86-81 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 86-81 the 446th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-81 has happened 117 times and 86-82 has happened 121 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 86-81 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-07Furman Paladins over Samford Bulldogs2026
2026-03-06Winthrop Eagles over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2026
2026-02-28Sam Houston Bearkats over Missouri State Bears2026
2026-02-21Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Old Dominion Monarchs2026
2026-01-14South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2026
2025-12-28Northern Colorado Bears over Colorado Buffaloes2026
2025-11-27Oklahoma State Cowboys over Northwestern Wildcats2026
2025-11-18Texas A&M Aggies over Montana Grizzlies2026
2025-11-12Nevada Wolf Pack over Southern Illinois Salukis2026
2025-11-04UT Martin Skyhawks over UNLV Rebels2026
2025-03-06Liberty Flames over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2025
2025-02-26Eastern Kentucky Colonels over North Florida Ospreys2025
2025-02-26Arkansas Razorbacks over Texas Longhorns2025
2025-02-25Western Illinois Leathernecks over Lindenwood Lions2025
2025-02-19Tulane Green Wave over East Carolina Pirates2025
2025-02-11Ohio Bobcats over Bowling Green Falcons2025
2025-01-25Jackson State Tigers over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2025
2024-12-21Manhattan Jaspers over Presbyterian Blue Hose2025
2024-12-17Georgia Southern Eagles over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2025
2024-11-29Arkansas State Red Wolves over Indiana State Sycamores2025
2024-11-27California Baptist Lancers over Fresno State Bulldogs2025
2024-11-11Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over North Dakota State Bison2025
2024-02-14South Carolina Upstate Spartans over High Point Panthers2024
2024-02-07UNC Asheville Bulldogs over High Point Panthers2024
2023-12-02Colorado State Rams over Washington Huskies2024
2023-11-28Cincinnati Bearcats over Howard Bison2024
2023-11-14Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Murray State Racers2024
2023-02-23Hampton Pirates over Monmouth Hawks2023
2022-12-29Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2023
2022-12-03Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Winthrop Eagles2023
2022-12-01Utah State Aggies over Utah Tech Trailblazers2023
2022-01-18Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Central Arkansas Bears2022
2022-01-08Texas A&M Aggies over Arkansas Razorbacks2022
2021-11-09Sacred Heart Pioneers over La Salle Explorers2022
2021-02-16Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Austin Peay Governors2021
2021-02-13Arkansas Razorbacks over Missouri Tigers2021
2021-02-13Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Robert Morris Colonials2021
2021-01-22Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Detroit Mercy Titans2021
2020-02-21Long Island University Sharks over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2020
2020-01-23Long Island University Sharks over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2020
2019-12-01West Virginia Mountaineers over Rhode Island Rams2020
2019-11-20Northern Illinois Huskies over Western Illinois Leathernecks2020
2019-11-09Dayton Flyers over Indiana State Sycamores2020
2019-11-05Saint Joseph's Hawks over Bradley Braves2020
2019-02-16High Point Panthers over Hampton Pirates2019
2019-01-26Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Troy Trojans2019
2019-01-24Jacksonville Dolphins over North Florida Ospreys2019
2018-02-22Jacksonville Dolphins over North Florida Ospreys2018
2018-02-17North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2018
2018-01-21Miami Hurricanes over NC State Wolfpack2018
2018-01-20McNeese Cowboys over Houston Christian Huskies2018
2018-01-13George Mason Patriots over Saint Louis Billikens2018
2018-01-07Wright State Raiders over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2018
2017-12-28Buffalo Bulls over NJIT Highlanders2018
2017-12-22Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Eastern Michigan Eagles2018
2017-11-29Miami Hurricanes over Minnesota Golden Gophers2018
2017-11-18Colorado Buffaloes over Drake Bulldogs2018
2017-02-23Utah Utes over Colorado Buffaloes2017
2017-02-01IUPUI Jaguars over North Dakota State Bison2017
2017-01-12Northwestern State Demons over Nicholls Colonels2017
2017-01-04George Mason Patriots over UMass Minutemen2017
2016-12-17Purdue Boilermakers over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2017
2016-11-24Ole Miss Rebels over Montana Grizzlies2017
2016-03-16Virginia Tech Hokies over Princeton Tigers2016Playoff
2016-02-27Liberty Flames over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2016
2015-12-21Elon Phoenix over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2016
2015-11-21Southern Illinois Salukis over Sam Houston Bearkats2016
2015-02-24Miami (OH) Redhawks over Kent State Golden Flashes2015
2015-01-17Iowa State Cyclones over Kansas Jayhawks2015
2015-01-08UCLA Bruins over Stanford Cardinal2015
2014-12-20George Mason Patriots over Iona Gaels2015
2014-02-15UConn Huskies over Memphis Tigers2014
2014-01-29Boston University Terriers over Army Black Knights2014
2014-01-16Chicago State Cougars over New Mexico State Aggies2014
2014-01-09Sam Houston Bearkats over McNeese Cowboys2014
2014-01-04Santa Clara Broncos over Loyola Marymount Lions2014
2013-01-02Campbell Fighting Camels over East Carolina Pirates2013
2012-11-19UIC Flames over Iona Gaels2013
2012-11-13New Mexico Lobos over Davidson Wildcats2013
2012-02-11Florida Atlantic Owls over North Texas Mean Green2012
2012-01-28Rhode Island Rams over Dayton Flyers2012
2011-01-15Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Florida A&M Rattlers2011
2010-12-04UTSA Roadrunners over Pepperdine Waves2011
2010-12-04Ole Miss Rebels over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2011
2010-01-13Davidson Wildcats over Furman Paladins2010
2010-01-01Southern Illinois Salukis over Bradley Braves2010
2009-12-12Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Ball State Cardinals2010
2009-11-16Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Oakwood Ambassadors2010
2009-03-12Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Clemson Tigers2009
2008-12-31Oakland Golden Grizzlies over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2009
2008-03-16North Carolina Tar Heels over Clemson Tigers2008
2008-01-19Florida Atlantic Owls over North Texas Mean Green2008
2008-01-19East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Lipscomb Bisons2008
2007-12-01Liberty Flames over Niagara Purple Eagles2008
2007-11-14Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2008
2007-03-04Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Florida Atlantic Owls2007
2007-01-13Rhode Island Rams over Saint Joseph's Hawks2007
2006-11-12Howard Bison over UT Martin Skyhawks2007
2006-03-01Clemson Tigers over Virginia Tech Hokies2006
2006-01-21Texas A&M Aggies over Iowa State Cyclones2006
2005-12-21Arizona Wildcats over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2006
2004-01-24Indiana Hoosiers over Minnesota Golden Gophers2004
2003-12-06Niagara Purple Eagles over Siena Saints2004
2002-12-05Birmingham-Southern Panthers over Texas College Steers2003
2002-11-26San Diego Toreros over UCLA Bruins2003
2002-11-23UMBC Retrievers over Towson Tigers2003
2002-03-14Arizona Wildcats over UC Santa Barbara Gauchos2002Playoff
2002-02-05Ball State Cardinals over Northern Illinois Huskies2002
2001-12-11Boston College Eagles over Iowa State Cyclones2002
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