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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 86-81 106 times. It first happened on November 23, 2002, when UMBC Retrievers beat Towson Tigers, 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 442nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 87-81 has happened 116 times and 86-82 has happened 114 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

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