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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-79?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 87-79 101 times. It first happened on December 14, 2002, when Valparaiso Beacons beat Samford Bulldogs, and most recently on February 5, 2026, when Hampton Pirates beat Elon Phoenix.

Where 87-79 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 87-79 the 463rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-79 has happened 115 times and 87-80 has happened 95 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-05Hampton Pirates over Elon Phoenix2026
2026-01-28St. Bonaventure Bonnies over Duquesne Dukes2026
2026-01-08South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Denver Pioneers2026
2025-11-10Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2026
2025-11-08Belmont Bruins over Tennessee State Tigers2026
2025-02-02Illinois Fighting Illini over Ohio State Buckeyes2025
2024-11-08Colorado State Rams over Tennessee State Tigers2025
2024-02-17Austin Peay Governors over North Alabama Lions2024
2024-02-15SMU Mustangs over Tulane Green Wave2024
2024-02-15Abilene Christian Wildcats over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2024
2024-02-10Stetson Hatters over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2024
2024-02-10Eastern Washington Eagles over Idaho Vandals2024
2023-12-16Massachusetts Minutemen over West Virginia Mountaineers2024
2023-11-10Pacific Tigers over California Golden Bears2024
2023-02-26Michigan Wolverines over Wisconsin Badgers2023
2023-02-04San Diego Toreros over Loyola Marymount Lions2023
2023-01-28Massachusetts Minutemen over Duquesne Dukes2023
2022-12-09Queens University Royals over High Point Panthers2023
2022-03-05South Dakota State Jackrabbits over Omaha Mavericks2022
2022-03-03Jackson State Tigers over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2022
2022-02-19Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Florida Atlantic Owls2022
2022-01-02Ohio State Buckeyes over Nebraska Cornhuskers2022
2021-11-18Utah State Aggies over Pennsylvania Quakers2022
2021-11-13Hawaii-Hilo Vulcans over Northern Colorado Bears2022
2020-12-23BYU Cougars over Weber State Wildcats2021
2020-12-09San José State Spartans over Fresno Pacific Sunbirds2021
2020-12-02Southern Illinois Salukis over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2021
2020-03-03Vanderbilt Commodores over Alabama Crimson Tide2020
2020-01-30Grand Canyon Lopes over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2020
2020-01-25Dayton Flyers over Richmond Spiders2020
2020-01-25Wichita State Shockers over UCF Knights2020
2019-12-30Pittsburgh Panthers over Canisius Golden Griffins2020
2019-12-21Sam Houston Bearkats over New Orleans Privateers2020
2019-03-06UMass Minutemen over Richmond Spiders2019
2019-02-23High Point Panthers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2019
2019-02-16UNC Wilmington Seahawks over Hofstra Pride2019
2019-01-31Sacred Heart Pioneers over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2019
2018-11-23VMI Keydets over Stetson Hatters2019
2018-03-03Texas Longhorns over West Virginia Mountaineers2018
2018-01-16North Carolina Tar Heels over Clemson Tigers2018
2017-12-30Milwaukee Panthers over Detroit Mercy Titans2018
2017-12-09Western Michigan Broncos over Detroit Mercy Titans2018
2017-03-18UMBC Retrievers over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2017Playoff
2017-02-21Green Bay Phoenix over UIC Flames2017
2017-02-15Iowa State Cyclones over Kansas State Wildcats2017
2017-02-09Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Incarnate Word Cardinals2017
2017-02-02McNeese Cowboys over Incarnate Word Cardinals2017
2017-01-07Southern Jaguars over Grambling Tigers2017
2016-12-03Hartford Hawks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2017
2016-11-26Rice Owls over Incarnate Word Cardinals2017
2016-11-19Marist Red Foxes over Brown Bears2017
2016-03-08Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Wagner Seahawks2016
2016-02-15Hampton Pirates over Morgan State Bears2016
2015-12-23Portland Pilots over Pepperdine Waves2016
2015-11-27NC State Wolfpack over Winthrop Eagles2016
2015-02-16East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2015
2015-01-30Manhattan Jaspers over Siena Saints2015
2014-12-05Youngstown State Penguins over South Dakota Coyotes2015
2014-11-28Indiana Hoosiers over UNC Greensboro Spartans2015
2014-11-17Morehead State Eagles over Cincinnati Christian Eagles2015
2014-01-23Bryant Bulldogs over Long Island University Sharks2014
2014-01-21Nicholls Colonels over McNeese Cowboys2014
2013-12-05Lipscomb Bisons over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2014
2013-02-23Vermont Catamounts over Canisius Golden Griffins2013
2012-11-09Miami Hurricanes over Stetson Hatters2013
2011-12-22Creighton Bluejays over Northwestern Wildcats2012
2011-12-21High Point Panthers over Wofford Terriers2012
2011-02-04Brown Bears over Columbia Lions2011
2010-12-18George Washington Colonials over Oregon State Beavers2011
2010-11-29Virginia Cavaliers over Minnesota Golden Gophers2011
2010-11-27Kansas Jayhawks over Arizona Wildcats2011
2010-11-27Yale Bulldogs over Army Black Knights2011
2010-03-17Missouri State Bears over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2010Playoff
2010-02-20Quinnipiac Bobcats over Robert Morris Colonials2010
2010-02-03Xavier Musketeers over UMass Minutemen2010
2009-11-27Clemson Tigers over Long Beach State Beach2010
2009-02-27Yale Bulldogs over Pennsylvania Quakers2009
2009-01-07Providence Friars over Cincinnati Bearcats2009
2008-12-04St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over Robert Morris Colonials2009
2008-11-14South Alabama Jaguars over Alcorn State Braves2009
2008-03-01Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2008
2007-01-13Troy Trojans over Arkansas State Red Wolves2007
2006-12-21Appalachian State Mountaineers over Vanderbilt Commodores2007
2006-12-09Siena Saints over Rider Broncs2007
2006-12-09Harvard Crimson over Long Island University Sharks2007
2006-03-16Montana Grizzlies over Nevada Wolf Pack2006Playoff
2006-02-04Florida A&M Rattlers over Morgan State Bears2006
2006-01-14Belmont Bruins over Stetson Hatters2006
2005-12-29Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over VMI Keydets2006
2005-12-17Wright State Raiders over Belmont Bruins2006
2005-12-06Birmingham-Southern Panthers over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen2006
2005-12-03Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Harvard Crimson2006
2005-02-24Lipscomb Bisons over Troy Trojans2005
2004-12-18Alabama Crimson Tide over Tennessee State Tigers2005
2004-02-26UCF Knights over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2004
2004-01-17Toledo Rockets over Akron Zips2004
2003-12-20Lafayette Leopards over Cornell Big Red2004
2003-12-10Monmouth Hawks over Hofstra Pride2004
2003-02-24UConn Huskies over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2003
2003-02-16Albany Great Danes over New Hampshire Wildcats2003
2002-12-14Valparaiso Beacons over Samford Bulldogs2003

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