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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 87-79 106 times. It first happened on November 16, 2001, when Seton Hall Pirates beat San Francisco Dons, 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 458th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-79 has happened 122 times and 87-80 has happened 100 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
2002-03-03Gonzaga Bulldogs over San Diego Toreros2002
2002-01-12Oregon Ducks over Stanford Cardinal2002
2002-01-11Idaho State Bengals over Sacramento State Hornets2002
2002-01-07UL Monroe Warhawks over UT Arlington Mavericks2002
2001-11-16Seton Hall Pirates over San Francisco Dons2002
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