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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-78?

It has. 87-78 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 93 times in 136,843 games. The first was Tennessee State Tigers beat Morris Brown Wolverines on December 18, 2002; the latest was Bradley Braves beat Murray State Racers on March 1, 2026.

Where 87-78 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 87-78 the 494th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-78 has happened 113 times and 87-79 has happened 101 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-01Bradley Braves over Murray State Racers2026
2026-02-28Samford Bulldogs over UNC Greensboro Spartans2026
2026-02-07Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Sam Houston Bearkats2026
2026-01-10Towson Tigers over Northeastern Huskies2026
2026-01-08UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Northeastern Huskies2026
2025-12-29UNC Wilmington Seahawks over North Carolina A&T Aggies2026
2025-12-21New Mexico State Aggies over Sam Houston Bearkats2026
2025-12-06Louisville Cardinals over Indiana Hoosiers2026
2025-02-20Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2025
2024-11-15Purdue Boilermakers over Alabama Crimson Tide2025
2024-11-09St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Canisius Golden Griffins2025
2024-11-08Buffalo Bulls over Fredonia State Blue Devils2025
2024-02-21Mercer Bears over The Citadel Bulldogs2024
2024-01-27Arizona Wildcats over Oregon Ducks2024
2023-12-30Fordham Rams over Columbia Lions2024
2023-12-16VCU Rams over Temple Owls2024
2023-11-11Toledo Rockets over Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns2024
2023-01-26San Diego Toreros over Pepperdine Waves2023
2023-01-21Marshall Thundering Herd over Arkansas State Red Wolves2023
2023-01-14Central Michigan Chippewas over Buffalo Bulls2023
2023-01-04Samford Bulldogs over VMI Keydets2023
2022-02-04Northern Kentucky Norse over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2022
2022-01-29Alabama Crimson Tide over Baylor Bears2022
2022-01-06Wisconsin Badgers over Iowa Hawkeyes2022
2021-03-12Ohio State Buckeyes over Purdue Boilermakers2021
2021-01-24Army Black Knights over Navy Midshipmen2021
2021-01-09Green Bay Phoenix over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2021
2020-02-29UT Martin Skyhawks over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2020
2019-11-24Baylor Bears over Villanova Wildcats2020
2018-12-05Portland State Vikings over Portland Pilots2019
2018-02-09Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Detroit Mercy Titans2018
2017-12-30Utah Valley Wolverines over Cal State Fullerton Titans2018
2017-12-22New Mexico Lobos over Prairie View A&M Panthers2018
2017-11-26Portland State Vikings over Stanford Cardinal2018
2017-11-21Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Grambling Tigers2018
2017-11-17Northern Kentucky Norse over James Madison Dukes2018
2017-11-17Louisville Cardinals over Omaha Mavericks2018
2017-02-18Troy Trojans over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2017
2017-02-03Yale Bulldogs over Columbia Lions2017
2016-12-10Stetson Hatters over South Alabama Jaguars2017
2016-03-05Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Georgia Southern Eagles2016
2016-02-20Montana Grizzlies over Montana State Bobcats2016
2016-02-13Northwestern State Demons over McNeese Cowboys2016
2016-02-13Weber State Wildcats over Portland State Vikings2016
2015-12-21Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Youngstown State Penguins2016
2015-03-21North Carolina Tar Heels over Arkansas Razorbacks2015Playoff
2015-03-18Colorado Buffaloes over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2015Playoff
2015-02-03Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2015
2015-01-07UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Our Lady of the Lake Saints2015
2014-11-18VCU Rams over Toledo Rockets2015
2014-03-01Dartmouth Big Green over Cornell Big Red2014
2014-02-22Rhode Island Rams over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2014
2014-01-12Iona Gaels over Siena Saints2014
2013-12-21Monmouth Hawks over Fordham Rams2014
2013-12-04Davidson Wildcats over Charlotte 49ers2014
2013-11-28Kansas Jayhawks over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2014
2013-11-16Southern Jaguars over North Florida Ospreys2014
2013-11-16Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Jacksonville Dolphins2014
2013-02-16Campbell Fighting Camels over VMI Keydets2013
2013-01-17Lipscomb Bisons over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2013
2012-12-15Louisville Cardinals over Memphis Tigers2013
2012-02-11Samford Bulldogs over Elon Phoenix2012
2012-02-01VCU Rams over William & Mary Tribe2012
2012-01-13Creighton Bluejays over Illinois State Redbirds2012
2011-12-21Wake Forest Demon Deacons over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2012
2011-12-08Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Maine Black Bears2012
2011-12-01Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over VMI Keydets2012
2011-11-18Houston Cougars over Arkansas Razorbacks2012
2011-01-17Brown Bears over Quinnipiac Bobcats2011
2010-12-31Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Mercer Bears2011
2010-11-15Northwestern State Demons over Houston Christian Huskies2011
2010-11-12LSU Tigers over Northwestern State Demons2011
2009-12-21Providence Friars over Yale Bulldogs2010
2009-02-26Michigan Wolverines over Purdue Boilermakers2009
2009-02-23Kansas Jayhawks over Oklahoma Sooners2009
2009-02-11UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2009
2008-12-27Saint Mary's Gaels over San José State Spartans2009
2008-11-29Baylor Bears over Arizona State Sun Devils2009
2008-11-23UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions2009
2008-01-24Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico State Aggies2008
2007-11-20Vanderbilt Commodores over Valparaiso Beacons2008
2007-11-16Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Culver-Stockton Wildcats2008
2007-01-31Southern Miss Golden Eagles over UTEP Miners2007
2006-02-25Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Valparaiso Beacons2006
2006-02-04Pacific Tigers over Long Beach State Beach2006
2006-01-14NC State Wolfpack over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2006
2005-11-15Wyoming Cowboys over Charlotte 49ers2006
2005-01-10Valparaiso Beacons over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2005
2003-12-10Boise State Broncos over Idaho State Bengals2004
2003-12-03Syracuse Orange over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2004
2002-12-29Chattanooga Mocs over Lipscomb Bisons2003
2002-12-21Delaware Blue Hens over Siena Saints2003
2002-12-18Tennessee State Tigers over Morris Brown Wolverines2003

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