Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-43?
It has. 87-43 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 13 times in 136,843 games. The first was Old Dominion Monarchs beat DePaul Blue Demons on December 17, 2005; the latest was Penn State Nittany Lions beat New Haven Chargers on November 8, 2025.
That makes 87-43 the 1482nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-43 has happened 11 times and 87-44 has happened 10 times.
Every 87-43 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | Penn State Nittany Lions over New Haven Chargers | 2026 | |
| 2024-11-23 | BYU Cougars over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-06 | Boise State Broncos over Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 2025 | |
| 2022-01-12 | Arkansas Razorbacks over Missouri Tigers | 2022 | |
| 2019-11-05 | Ball State Cardinals over Defiance Yellow Jackets | 2020 | |
| 2017-01-28 | UAB Blazers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles | 2017 | |
| 2015-02-21 | Georgia State Panthers over Appalachian State Mountaineers | 2015 | |
| 2013-12-18 | Abilene Christian Wildcats over Open Bible Bruins | 2014 | |
| 2011-11-18 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Spalding Pelicans | 2012 | |
| 2009-02-14 | Alabama State Hornets over Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 2009 | |
| 2007-12-15 | Ohio State Buckeyes over Presbyterian Blue Hose | 2008 | |
| 2006-12-30 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash | 2007 | |
| 2005-12-17 | Old Dominion Monarchs over DePaul Blue Demons | 2006 |