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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-53?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 87-53 34 times. It first happened on December 29, 2001, when Purdue Boilermakers beat Robert Morris Colonials, and most recently on November 3, 2025, when Virginia Cavaliers beat Rider Broncs.

Where 87-53 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 87-53 the 984th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-53 has happened 30 times and 87-54 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-03Virginia Cavaliers over Rider Broncs2026
2025-01-16Lipscomb Bisons over Bellarmine Knights2025
2024-12-22Kansas Jayhawks over Brown Bears2025
2024-12-14Troy Trojans over Middle Georgia State Knights2025
2023-11-17NC State Wolfpack over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2024
2023-11-14UConn Huskies over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2024
2023-11-09VMI Keydets over Christendom2024
2023-01-05Houston Cougars over SMU Mustangs2023
2023-01-03Tennessee Volunteers over Mississippi State Bulldogs2023
2020-12-01Villanova Wildcats over Hartford Hawks2021
2020-01-25Boise State Broncos over Fresno State Bulldogs2020
2019-12-30TCU Horned Frogs over George Mason Patriots2020
2019-03-21Kansas Jayhawks over Northeastern Huskies2019Playoff
2018-11-12UC Irvine Anteaters over Life Pacific Warriors2019
2018-02-13North Dakota State Bison over Mayville State Comets2018
2017-12-09Grand Canyon Lopes over Grambling Tigers2018
2017-11-28Boise State Broncos over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2018
2017-11-20Stetson Hatters over Ave Maria Gyrenes2018
2016-11-11Mercer Bears over Brewton-Parker Wildcats2017
2015-12-16Campbell Fighting Camels over Johnson & Wales (NC) Wildcats2016
2014-01-04BYU Cougars over San Diego Toreros2014
2013-12-15Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over North Texas Mean Green2014
2013-02-16Iowa State Cyclones over TCU Horned Frogs2013
2012-12-15St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Cleveland State Vikings2013
2012-12-06Cincinnati Bearcats over Little Rock Trojans2013
2011-11-18Elon Phoenix over Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors2012
2009-11-17BYU Cougars over Idaho State Bengals2010
2009-11-16Stony Brook Seawolves over Mount St. Mary Mountaineers2010
2007-12-08UC Irvine Anteaters over Alaska Nanooks2008
2007-12-04McNeese Cowboys over Dillard Blue Devils2008
2006-12-12Ole Miss Rebels over UL Monroe Warhawks2007
2006-02-25Eastern Washington Eagles over Montana State Bobcats2006
2003-12-02Illinois State Redbirds over Bellarmine Knights2004
2001-12-29Purdue Boilermakers over Robert Morris Colonials2002
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