Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-54?
It has. 87-54 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 34 times in 141,662 games. The first was Furman Paladins beat Emory Eagles on December 8, 2001; the latest was Nevada Wolf Pack beat San José State Spartans on January 20, 2026.
That makes 87-54 the 984th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-54 has happened 42 times and 87-55 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 87-54 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
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