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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-72?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-72 82 times. It first happened on December 21, 2002, when Niagara Purple Eagles beat Drexel Dragons, and most recently on March 6, 2026, when Northeastern Huskies beat North Carolina A&T Aggies.

Where 88-72 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 88-72 the 552nd most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-72 has happened 72 times and 88-73 has happened 82 times.

Every 88-72 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-06Northeastern Huskies over North Carolina A&T Aggies2026
2026-02-11East Carolina Pirates over UTSA Roadrunners2026
2025-01-29Fordham Rams over La Salle Explorers2025
2025-01-18Chicago State Cougars over Le Moyne Dolphins2025
2024-12-07UTEP Miners over Seattle U Redhawks2025
2024-03-22Utah State Aggies over TCU Horned Frogs2024Playoff
2024-01-27Toledo Rockets over Bowling Green Falcons2024
2024-01-09Nebraska Cornhuskers over Purdue Boilermakers2024
2024-01-06Wisconsin Badgers over Nebraska Cornhuskers2024
2023-12-28Oklahoma Sooners over Central Arkansas Bears2024
2023-12-16Chattanooga Mocs over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2024
2023-12-09South Florida Bulls over Florida State Seminoles2024
2023-11-22Baylor Bears over Oregon State Beavers2024
2023-11-10Miami Hurricanes over UCF Knights2024
2023-02-25Vanderbilt Commodores over Florida Gators2023
2023-01-28Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2023
2023-01-11Miami Hurricanes over Boston College Eagles2023
2022-11-20Gonzaga Bulldogs over Kentucky Wildcats2023
2022-01-12Mississippi State Bulldogs over Georgia Bulldogs2022
2021-11-12Santa Clara Broncos over Stanford Cardinal2022
2021-03-01New Orleans Privateers over Incarnate Word Cardinals2021
2021-02-13Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over UL Monroe Warhawks2021
2019-12-30Northeastern Huskies over James Madison Dukes2020
2019-11-30Central Michigan Chippewas over Youngstown State Penguins2020
2019-03-24TCU Horned Frogs over Nebraska Cornhuskers2019Playoff
2019-02-20North Carolina Tar Heels over Duke Blue Devils2019
2018-11-28Northern Colorado Bears over Denver Pioneers2019
2018-03-12San Diego Toreros over Hartford Hawks2018Playoff
2017-12-13Seattle U Redhawks over St. Martin's Saints2018
2017-12-05Villanova Wildcats over Gonzaga Bulldogs2018
2017-02-23Michigan State Spartans over Nebraska Cornhuskers2017
2017-01-10Florida State Seminoles over Duke Blue Devils2017
2017-01-02Yale Bulldogs over Hartford Hawks2017
2016-12-28Florida State Seminoles over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2017
2016-12-20Maryland Terrapins over Charlotte 49ers2017
2016-11-19Santa Clara Broncos over Northern Colorado Bears2017
2016-11-19Virginia Tech Hokies over VMI Keydets2017
2016-02-09Central Arkansas Bears over SE Louisiana Lions2016
2016-02-06Mercer Bears over The Citadel Bulldogs2016
2016-01-23North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2016
2016-01-02Bryant Bulldogs over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2016
2015-11-17Grand Canyon Lopes over Black Hills State Yellow Jackets2016
2015-02-07Cleveland State Vikings over Wright State Raiders2015
2014-03-13Northwestern State Demons over Nicholls Colonels2014
2014-02-17Morgan State Bears over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2014
2014-02-08Oklahoma Sooners over Baylor Bears2014
2014-01-04Charlotte 49ers over North Carolina A&T Aggies2014
2013-11-09Incarnate Word Cardinals over Northwood University Knights2014
2013-01-02Florida International Panthers over Florida A&M Rattlers2013
2011-12-17Syracuse Orange over NC State Wolfpack2012
2011-12-05Central Arkansas Bears over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2012
2010-12-28UC Davis Aggies over Cal State Fullerton Titans2011
2009-12-12Boston University Terriers over Marist Red Foxes2010
2009-11-25Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Santa Clara Broncos2010
2009-11-13Colorado Buffaloes over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2010
2009-11-09North Carolina Tar Heels over Florida International Panthers2010
2009-03-06Jacksonville Dolphins over Lipscomb Bisons2009
2009-02-11Rice Owls over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2009
2009-01-28Kansas State Wildcats over Missouri Tigers2009
2009-01-17Alcorn State Braves over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2009
2008-12-16Texas Longhorns over Texas Southern Tigers2009
2008-12-13Temple Owls over Tennessee Volunteers2009
2008-03-20Syracuse Orange over Maryland Terrapins2008Playoff
2008-02-09Robert Morris Colonials over Long Island University Sharks2008
2007-12-05Texas Longhorns over North Texas Mean Green2008
2007-12-03Florida Gators over Jacksonville Dolphins2008
2007-11-09Navy Midshipmen over Longwood Lancers2008
2007-03-09UNLV Rebels over Colorado State Rams2007
2007-02-28Tulane Green Wave over East Carolina Pirates2007
2006-12-20Washington Huskies over LSU Tigers2007
2006-01-11Valparaiso Beacons over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2006
2006-01-07Texas Southern Tigers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2006
2005-12-17High Point Panthers over Longwood Lancers2006
2005-01-26High Point Panthers over VMI Keydets2005
2004-12-22Syracuse Orange over Rice Owls2005
2004-12-09Cincinnati Bearcats over Vanderbilt Commodores2005
2004-02-19Murray State Racers over Tennessee State Tigers2004
2003-12-29Texas Longhorns over George Washington Colonials2004
2003-11-29Lamar Cardinals over North Texas Mean Green2004
2003-02-27Georgia State Panthers over Campbell Fighting Camels2003
2003-01-09California Golden Bears over Oregon Ducks2003
2002-12-21Niagara Purple Eagles over Drexel Dragons2003

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