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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-81?

It has. 87-81 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 116 times in 136,843 games. The first was Minnesota Golden Gophers beat UNC Asheville Bulldogs on November 24, 2002; the latest was Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons beat IU Indianapolis Jaguars on February 28, 2026.

Where 87-81 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 87-81 the 399th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-81 has happened 106 times and 87-82 has happened 104 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-81 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over IU Indianapolis Jaguars2026
2026-02-14Queens University Royals over Lipscomb Bisons2026
2026-02-09Yale Bulldogs over Howard Bison2026
2026-01-27UConn Huskies over Providence Friars2026
2026-01-24Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Rice Owls2026
2026-01-17Queens University Royals over Stetson Hatters2026
2026-01-13Kent State Golden Flashes over Buffalo Bulls2026
2025-12-21Manhattan Jaspers over Presbyterian Blue Hose2026
2025-11-29Cal Poly Mustangs over Redlands Bulldogs2026
2025-11-28SMU Mustangs over Mississippi State Bulldogs2026
2025-11-20Incarnate Word Cardinals over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2026
2025-11-11Duquesne Dukes over Queens University Royals2026
2025-03-03Morgan State Bears over Delaware State Hornets2025
2025-02-22Howard Bison over Morgan State Bears2025
2025-01-25Weber State Wildcats over Sacramento State Hornets2025
2024-12-04Eastern Washington Eagles over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2025
2024-11-25Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Drexel Dragons2025
2024-03-13North Carolina Central Eagles over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2024
2024-03-11Montana Grizzlies over Portland State Vikings2024
2024-03-01Cornell Big Red over Pennsylvania Quakers2024
2024-02-03Sacred Heart Pioneers over Le Moyne Dolphins2024
2023-03-03Toledo Rockets over Ball State Cardinals2023
2023-03-02Arizona Wildcats over USC Trojans2023
2023-01-21Stetson Hatters over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2023
2023-01-14Bryant Bulldogs over New Hampshire Wildcats2023
2022-12-12Texas Longhorns over Rice Owls2023
2022-12-07Illinois State Redbirds over Eastern Michigan Eagles2023
2021-11-20Austin Peay Governors over Dayton Flyers2022
2021-01-16Ohio State Buckeyes over Illinois Fighting Illini2021
2021-01-02Eastern Illinois Panthers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2021
2020-02-22Hampton Pirates over Winthrop Eagles2020
2020-02-08UC Davis Aggies over Cal State Fullerton Titans2020
2020-02-01Hampton Pirates over Presbyterian Blue Hose2020
2020-01-18Saint Joseph's Hawks over Pennsylvania Quakers2020
2019-03-23Florida International Panthers over Texas State Bobcats2019Playoff
2019-03-09Siena Saints over Rider Broncs2019
2019-02-21Radford Highlanders over Winthrop Eagles2019
2019-01-23Lamar Cardinals over Incarnate Word Cardinals2019
2018-12-16Troy Trojans over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2019
2018-11-23Kansas Jayhawks over Tennessee Volunteers2019
2018-02-07Miami Hurricanes over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2018
2018-01-27UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Chicago State Cougars2018
2018-01-25Murray State Racers over Morehead State Eagles2018
2018-01-09Dayton Flyers over Richmond Spiders2018
2018-01-06Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Tennessee State Tigers2018
2018-01-05Hofstra Pride over James Madison Dukes2018
2018-01-03Saint Joseph's Hawks over VCU Rams2018
2017-11-29Wofford Terriers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2018
2017-11-26North Carolina A&T Aggies over East Carolina Pirates2018
2017-03-04George Washington Colonials over Dayton Flyers2017
2017-02-18Northern Colorado Bears over Idaho State Bengals2017
2017-02-15Seton Hall Pirates over Creighton Bluejays2017
2017-02-11Saint Louis Billikens over Duquesne Dukes2017
2017-01-16Southern Jaguars over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2017
2017-01-10Kentucky Wildcats over Vanderbilt Commodores2017
2016-11-15Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Murray State Racers2017
2016-11-11Albany Great Danes over Penn State Nittany Lions2017
2016-02-25Wright State Raiders over Youngstown State Penguins2016
2016-02-22Iona Gaels over Siena Saints2016
2015-12-18East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2016
2015-11-27Rice Owls over UC Riverside Highlanders2016
2015-11-23Howard Bison over Texas Southern Tigers2016
2015-03-01Colorado Buffaloes over Arizona State Sun Devils2015
2014-12-22Eastern Washington Eagles over Lewis Clark State Warriors2015
2014-03-01Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Youngstown State Penguins2014
2014-02-23Providence Friars over Butler Bulldogs2014
2014-02-06Abilene Christian Wildcats over Houston Christian Huskies2014
2014-02-01Saint Louis Billikens over George Mason Patriots2014
2014-02-01Indiana State Sycamores over Northern Iowa Panthers2014
2014-01-25Washington Huskies over Oregon State Beavers2014
2014-01-22West Virginia Mountaineers over Texas Tech Red Raiders2014
2014-01-09New Orleans Privateers over Abilene Christian Wildcats2014
2014-01-08Duquesne Dukes over Fordham Rams2014
2013-12-29Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Canisius Golden Griffins2014
2013-12-28San Francisco Dons over Portland Pilots2014
2013-12-07Nevada Wolf Pack over UC Davis Aggies2014
2013-03-08UNC Greensboro Spartans over Chattanooga Mocs2013
2012-03-03South Alabama Jaguars over Troy Trojans2012
2012-02-10Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Iona Gaels2012
2012-02-01St. John's Red Storm over DePaul Blue Demons2012
2012-01-14Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Florida International Panthers2012
2012-01-05Long Island University Sharks over Sacred Heart Pioneers2012
2011-12-29NC State Wolfpack over Campbell Fighting Camels2012
2011-12-17Lamar Cardinals over Rice Owls2012
2011-03-11Vanderbilt Commodores over Mississippi State Bulldogs2011
2011-03-04Yale Bulldogs over Columbia Lions2011
2010-12-30Cal State Northridge Matadors over UC Davis Aggies2011
2010-03-04Mercer Bears over Belmont Bruins2010
2010-01-16Kansas State Wildcats over Colorado Buffaloes2010
2009-12-15Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Murray State Racers2010
2009-02-25Texas Longhorns over Texas Tech Red Raiders2009
2009-01-01Siena Saints over Fairfield Stags2009
2008-03-18Syracuse Orange over Robert Morris Colonials2008Playoff
2008-03-08UTEP Miners over Houston Cougars2008
2008-02-09Florida Atlantic Owls over Arkansas State Red Wolves2008
2008-01-28Liberty Flames over VMI Keydets2008
2007-12-15Iona Gaels over New Hampshire Wildcats2008
2007-01-06Georgia State Panthers over Towson Tigers2007
2006-11-20Kentucky Wildcats over DePaul Blue Demons2007
2006-02-18Grambling Tigers over Jackson State Tigers2006
2006-02-05Marist Red Foxes over Iona Gaels2006
2006-01-13Manhattan Jaspers over Rider Broncs2006
2005-03-04Loyola Chicago Ramblers over UIC Flames2005
2005-02-19Milwaukee Panthers over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2005
2005-01-22Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Northern Colorado Bears2005
2005-01-12Lamar Cardinals over McNeese Cowboys2005
2004-01-10Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Valparaiso Beacons2004
2004-01-10Florida A&M Rattlers over Hampton Pirates2004
2003-12-17North Texas Mean Green over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2004
2003-12-06Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2004
2003-11-29Arkansas State Red Wolves over Harding Bison2004
2003-01-13Appalachian State Mountaineers over Georgia Southern Eagles2003
2003-01-11East Tennessee State Buccaneers over The Citadel Bulldogs2003
2002-12-03Iona Gaels over Wagner Seahawks2003
2002-11-25Troy Trojans over SE Louisiana Lions2003
2002-11-24Minnesota Golden Gophers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2003

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