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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-53?

It has. 88-53 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 30 times in 141,662 games. The first was Illinois Fighting Illini beat Oakland Golden Grizzlies on January 4, 2003; the latest was Arizona Wildcats beat West Virginia Mountaineers on January 24, 2026.

Where 88-53 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 88-53 the 1045th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-53 has happened 25 times and 88-54 has happened 42 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-24Arizona Wildcats over West Virginia Mountaineers2026
2025-12-19Cal State Northridge Matadors over La Sierra Golden Eagles2026
2025-11-24Elon Phoenix over App State Mountaineers2026
2025-02-15Colorado State Rams over Wyoming Cowboys2025
2025-02-08New Mexico Lobos over Air Force Falcons2025
2024-02-17Tennessee Volunteers over Vanderbilt Commodores2024
2024-02-08Liberty Flames over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2024
2023-11-13Pepperdine Waves over Long Island University Sharks2024
2022-11-07Indiana Hoosiers over Morehead State Eagles2023
2021-11-16UTEP Miners over Northern New Mexico Eagles2022
2021-01-16Southern Jaguars over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2021
2019-12-30Eastern Michigan Eagles over Concordia (MI) Cardinals2020
2019-11-05Marquette Golden Eagles over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2020
2017-11-10Tennessee Volunteers over Presbyterian Blue Hose2018
2016-02-20Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Nicholls Colonels2016
2016-01-02Yale Bulldogs over Hartford Hawks2016
2015-12-13Virginia Tech Hokies over Lamar Cardinals2016
2015-12-09Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over John Brown Golden Eagles2016
2013-11-19IUPUI Jaguars over IU-Northwest RedHawks2014
2012-11-12Chattanooga Mocs over Tenn Temple Crusaders2013
2012-11-09Detroit Mercy Titans over Northern Michigan Wildcats2013
2011-11-25North Carolina A&T Aggies over Barber Scotia Sabers2012
2010-03-07Minnesota Golden Gophers over Iowa Hawkeyes2010
2009-12-13Illinois Fighting Illini over Western Michigan Broncos2010
2009-02-14Xavier Musketeers over Fordham Rams2009
2008-12-30Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Alcorn State Braves2009
2006-11-25UL Monroe Warhawks over Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack2007
2004-12-03Iowa Hawkeyes over Centenary Louisiana Gentlemen2005
2003-02-10Florida A&M Rattlers over Morris Brown Wolverines2003
2003-01-04Illinois Fighting Illini over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2003
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