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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.

Where 88-56 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 88-56 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.

Every 88-56 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-24Vanderbilt Commodores over Mississippi State Bulldogs2026
2025-12-28North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Dakota State Trojans2026
2025-11-21Old Dominion Monarchs over Morgan State Bears2026
2025-11-12Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2026
2023-12-01UNC Greensboro Spartans over William Peace2024
2023-11-06Texas Longhorns over Incarnate Word Cardinals2024
2023-01-21Howard Bison over Morgan State Bears2023
2022-03-17Tennessee Volunteers over Longwood Lancers2022Playoff
2022-01-04Marquette Golden Eagles over Providence Friars2022
2020-01-16USC Trojans over California Golden Bears2020
2018-01-17Villanova Wildcats over Georgetown Hoyas2018
2017-03-30TCU Horned Frogs over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2017Playoff
2016-11-17Louisville Cardinals over Long Beach State Beach2017
2016-01-30Bethune-Cookman Wildcats over Florida A&M Rattlers2016
2016-01-07Northeastern Huskies over Delaware Blue Hens2016
2015-12-07Norfolk State Spartans over Coppin State Eagles2016
2015-12-01Evansville Purple Aces over Alabama State Hornets2016
2015-12-01Cal State Fullerton Titans over CSU Dominguez Hills Toros2016
2013-03-01South Carolina Upstate Spartans over East Tennessee State Buccaneers2013
2013-02-21Duke Blue Devils over Virginia Tech Hokies2013
2012-12-04Kentucky Wildcats over Samford Bulldogs2013
2011-11-28Marquette Golden Eagles over Jacksonville Dolphins2012
2011-01-20Wofford Terriers over Chattanooga Mocs2011
2010-11-12Texas A&M Aggies over Alcorn State Braves2011
2009-01-03Nebraska Cornhuskers over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2009
2008-12-28South Alabama Jaguars over Spring Hill Badgers2009
2008-12-09Rhode Island Rams over New Hampshire Wildcats2009
2008-02-09Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2008
2007-12-03Minnesota Golden Gophers over North Dakota State Bison2008
2007-03-08Nevada Wolf Pack over Idaho Vandals2007
2006-12-10Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Southern Arkansas Muleriders2007
2006-11-21Missouri State Bears over Lincoln Lions2007
2006-11-13UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Montana State Bobcats2007
2005-11-27Maryland Terrapins over Nicholls Colonels2006
2005-02-19North Carolina Tar Heels over Clemson Tigers2005
2005-01-22Duke Blue Devils over Florida State Seminoles2005
2004-12-20Old Dominion Monarchs over Longwood Lancers2005
2003-12-12Georgia State Panthers over South Alabama Jaguars2004
2002-11-25Tennessee Volunteers over VMI Keydets2003

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