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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 87-86?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 87-86 40 times. It first happened on December 20, 2003, when Alabama Crimson Tide beat Oregon Ducks, and most recently on February 28, 2026, when Baylor Bears beat UCF Knights.

Where 87-86 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 87-86 the 880th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 88-86 has happened 49 times and 87-87 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-86 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Baylor Bears over UCF Knights2026
2025-11-24Arizona State Sun Devils over Texas Longhorns2026
2025-02-08Washington State Cougars over Pepperdine Waves2025
2024-12-18Oklahoma Sooners over Michigan Wolverines2025
2024-02-10Saint Joseph's Hawks over Saint Louis Billikens2024
2024-01-13Utah State Aggies over UNLV Rebels2024
2022-12-14Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over South Dakota Coyotes2023
2022-01-08Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Western Illinois Leathernecks2022
2021-01-16Navy Midshipmen over American University Eagles2021
2021-01-02Boise State Broncos over San José State Spartans2021
2020-12-10Portland Pilots over Oregon State Beavers2021
2019-11-23Memphis Tigers over Ole Miss Rebels2020
2019-04-02Green Bay Phoenix over Texas Southern Tigers2019Playoff
2019-01-24SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2019
2018-12-06Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Fairfield Stags2019
2018-12-02Delaware Blue Hens over Columbia Lions2019
2018-11-20St. John's Red Storm over VCU Rams2019
2018-11-09Toledo Rockets over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2019
2018-02-15UTEP Miners over Charlotte 49ers2018
2017-03-06Iona Gaels over Siena Saints2017
2016-01-23Eastern Illinois Panthers over Austin Peay Governors2016
2015-12-07Western Michigan Broncos over Northeastern Huskies2016
2015-11-15Lafayette Leopards over Saint Peter's Peacocks2016
2014-03-06UT Arlington Mavericks over Troy Trojans2014
2014-02-20South Dakota Coyotes over Omaha Mavericks2014
2012-12-05Central Arkansas Bears over UT Martin Skyhawks2013
2012-02-25Kansas Jayhawks over Missouri Tigers2012
2012-02-02Idaho State Bengals over Montana State Bobcats2012
2011-12-19Marshall Thundering Herd over Belmont Bruins2012
2011-02-19Arizona Wildcats over Washington Huskies2011
2009-11-15Green Bay Phoenix over Kent State Golden Flashes2010
2009-02-19Florida International Panthers over Troy Trojans2009
2008-12-06UC Davis Aggies over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2009
2008-03-05Bucknell Bison over Navy Midshipmen2008
2008-03-01Duke Blue Devils over NC State Wolfpack2008
2008-02-20Elon Phoenix over Charleston Cougars2008
2006-12-02Georgia Bulldogs over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2007
2005-02-26Sacramento State Hornets over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2005
2004-03-12Maryland Terrapins over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2004
2003-12-20Alabama Crimson Tide over Oregon Ducks2004

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