Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-56?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-56 39 times. It first happened on November 25, 2002, when Tennessee Volunteers beat VMI Keydets, and most recently on January 24, 2026, when Vanderbilt Commodores beat Mississippi State Bulldogs.
That makes 88-56 the 894th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-56 has happened 36 times and 88-57 has happened 35 times.