Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-50?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-50 14 times. It first happened on November 14, 2006, when Gonzaga Bulldogs beat Rice Owls, and most recently on November 3, 2025, when Iowa State Cyclones beat Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
That makes 88-50 the 1433rd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-50 has happened 14 times and 88-51 has happened 17 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 88-50 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | Iowa State Cyclones over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 2026 | |
| 2024-11-05 | BYU Cougars over Central Arkansas Bears | 2025 | |
| 2022-12-21 | Liberty Flames over Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs | 2023 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights over Sacred Heart Pioneers | 2023 | |
| 2022-01-19 | Furman Paladins over Western Carolina Catamounts | 2022 | |
| 2019-11-09 | Ohio Bobcats over Heidelberg Student Princes | 2020 | |
| 2015-12-30 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Seattle U Redhawks | 2016 | |
| 2012-12-15 | Kentucky Wildcats over Lipscomb Bisons | 2013 | |
| 2012-12-01 | Duke Blue Devils over Delaware Blue Hens | 2013 | |
| 2010-01-09 | Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen | 2010 | |
| 2009-11-13 | South Carolina Gamecocks over Alabama A&M Bulldogs | 2010 | |
| 2008-12-20 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Delaware State Hornets | 2009 | |
| 2008-11-24 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Indiana Hoosiers | 2009 | |
| 2006-11-14 | Gonzaga Bulldogs over Rice Owls | 2007 |