Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-42?
It has. 88-42 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 11 times in 136,843 games. The first was Wofford Terriers beat Emmanuel Lions on November 24, 2003; the latest was Idaho Vandals beat Evergreen State Geoducks on November 14, 2023.
That makes 88-42 the 1594th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-42 has happened 10 times and 88-43 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 88-42 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-14 | Idaho Vandals over Evergreen State Geoducks | 2024 | |
| 2022-12-03 | Abilene Christian Wildcats over Arlington Baptist Patriots | 2023 | |
| 2021-11-09 | Yale Bulldogs over Vassar Brewers | 2022 | |
| 2020-02-10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders over TCU Horned Frogs | 2020 | |
| 2019-11-29 | Liberty Flames over Kentucky Christian Knights | 2020 | |
| 2017-12-21 | South Dakota Coyotes over Northland College Lumberjacks | 2018 | |
| 2015-01-12 | Brown Bears over NVU-Lyndon Hornets | 2015 | |
| 2014-11-21 | Utah Utes over UC Riverside Highlanders | 2015 | |
| 2013-03-21 | VCU Rams over Akron Zips | 2013 | Playoff |
| 2011-11-12 | Houston Cougars over Grambling Tigers | 2012 | |
| 2003-11-24 | Wofford Terriers over Emmanuel Lions | 2004 |