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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-51?

It has. 88-51 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 17 times in 141,662 games. The first was Washington Huskies beat Columbia Lions on December 30, 2003; the latest was Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders beat Louisiana Tech Bulldogs on January 2, 2026.

Where 88-51 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 88-51 the 1342nd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-51 has happened 19 times and 88-52 has happened 25 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-51 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-02Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2026
2025-12-17Cincinnati Bearcats over Alabama State Hornets2026
2025-11-03Fresno State Bulldogs over Fresno Pacific Sunbirds2026
2025-01-22Stanford Cardinal over Miami Hurricanes2025
2024-11-29Florida Gators over Wichita State Shockers2025
2022-12-13Southern Illinois Salukis over Lincoln (MO) Blue Tigers2023
2020-12-09Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Chicago State Cougars2021
2019-11-20Wright State Raiders over Urbana Blue Knights2020
2017-01-14Navy Midshipmen over Lafayette Leopards2017
2016-01-11East Tennessee State Buccaneers over VMI Keydets2016
2014-11-20Providence Friars over Navy Midshipmen2015
2013-12-17Creighton Bluejays over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2014
2010-02-25Gonzaga Bulldogs over Santa Clara Broncos2010
2009-12-22Mississippi State Bulldogs over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen2010
2007-12-15Kansas Jayhawks over Ohio Bobcats2008
2004-11-30Florida Gators over Florida A&M Rattlers2005
2003-12-30Washington Huskies over Columbia Lions2004
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