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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-52?

It has. 87-52 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 37 times in 141,662 games. The first was Charlotte 49ers beat East Carolina Pirates on January 26, 2002; the latest was St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies beat Lawrence Vikings on November 29, 2025.

Where 87-52 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 87-52 the 933rd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-52 has happened 25 times and 87-53 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-52 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-29St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over Lawrence Vikings2026
2024-12-28Cal State Northridge Matadors over La Sierra Golden Eagles2025
2024-11-18Iowa State Cyclones over IU Indianapolis Jaguars2025
2024-11-16Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Haskell Jayhawks2025
2023-11-24Utah Valley Wolverines over Western Colorado Mountaineers2024
2020-12-13Indiana Hoosiers over North Alabama Lions2021
2020-12-05Syracuse Orange over Rider Broncs2021
2020-02-22Washington Huskies over California Golden Bears2020
2019-11-21Duke Blue Devils over California Golden Bears2020
2019-02-11North Carolina Central Eagles over Delaware State Hornets2019
2019-01-29Kentucky Wildcats over Vanderbilt Commodores2019
2018-01-10Duke Blue Devils over Pittsburgh Panthers2018
2016-12-10Buffalo Bulls over Coppin State Eagles2017
2016-02-17Bucknell Bison over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2016
2016-02-13Sacred Heart Pioneers over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2016
2015-12-19Virginia Tech Hokies over Grambling Tigers2016
2015-11-17Louisville Cardinals over Hartford Hawks2016
2015-11-13South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Chadron State Eagles2016
2014-11-21Michigan State Spartans over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2015
2013-12-30Tennessee Volunteers over Virginia Cavaliers2014
2013-02-09Davidson Wildcats over Appalachian State Mountaineers2013
2012-01-03Texas Southern Tigers over Alcorn State Braves2012
2011-11-30BYU Cougars over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2012
2011-01-22South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2011
2010-11-21Saint Mary's Gaels over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2011
2010-11-13Providence Friars over Dartmouth Big Green2011
2010-11-12Baylor Bears over Grambling Tigers2011
2010-02-10Arkansas Razorbacks over LSU Tigers2010
2009-12-01Auburn Tigers over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2010
2009-11-30Wichita State Shockers over Alcorn State Braves2010
2009-01-31Morgan State Bears over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2009
2009-01-07Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Carver College Cougars2009
2007-12-22William & Mary Tribe over Montreat College Cavaliers2008
2006-11-12Troy Trojans over Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack2007
2005-12-03Marquette Golden Eagles over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2006
2003-01-18Arizona Wildcats over UCLA Bruins2003
2002-01-26Charlotte 49ers over East Carolina Pirates2002
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