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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-74?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-74 121 times. It first happened on November 27, 2002, when Cal Poly Mustangs beat Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts, and most recently on March 3, 2026, when Auburn Tigers beat LSU Tigers.

Where 88-74 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 88-74 the 381st most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-74 has happened 74 times and 88-75 has happened 80 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-74 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-03Auburn Tigers over LSU Tigers2026
2026-02-07Cal State Northridge Matadors over UC Riverside Highlanders2026
2026-02-05Northern Colorado Bears over Weber State Wildcats2026
2026-02-01Samford Bulldogs over Western Carolina Catamounts2026
2026-01-31Louisville Cardinals over SMU Mustangs2026
2026-01-14Texas Tech Red Raiders over Utah Utes2026
2025-12-03Western Michigan Broncos over Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles2026
2025-11-30Monmouth Hawks over Lafayette Leopards2026
2025-11-26Robert Morris Colonials over UIC Flames2026
2025-11-03Wake Forest Demon Deacons over American University Eagles2026
2025-03-03Jackson State Tigers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2025
2024-12-21Monmouth Hawks over Fairfield Stags2025
2024-12-07Marquette Golden Eagles over Wisconsin Badgers2025
2024-12-01Stonehill Skyhawks over Quinnipiac Bobcats2025
2024-01-11UC San Diego Tritons over Long Beach State Beach2024
2024-01-07Northwestern Wildcats over Michigan State Spartans2024
2023-11-17Iowa Hawkeyes over Arkansas State Red Wolves2024
2023-11-16Liberty Flames over Furman Paladins2024
2023-01-28Central Connecticut Blue Devils over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2023
2022-12-29Little Rock Trojans over UT Martin Skyhawks2023
2022-12-28Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Our Lady Of The Lake Saints2023
2022-12-03Providence Friars over Rhode Island Rams2023
2022-11-16Detroit Mercy Titans over Ohio Bobcats2023
2022-11-07Fordham Rams over Dartmouth Big Green2023
2022-03-04Murray State Racers over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2022
2022-01-28UNLV Rebels over Colorado State Rams2022
2021-12-22Nebraska Cornhuskers over Kennesaw State Owls2022
2020-12-28Arizona Wildcats over Colorado Buffaloes2021
2020-12-15Portland Pilots over College of Idaho Yotes2021
2020-02-18Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico Lobos2020
2020-01-18Alabama Crimson Tide over Missouri Tigers2020
2019-12-14Miami Hurricanes over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2020
2019-03-15Kansas Jayhawks over West Virginia Mountaineers2019
2018-12-20Winthrop Eagles over Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks2019
2018-12-01Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Tennessee State Tigers2019
2018-03-09Texas Southern Tigers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2018
2018-02-17Charleston Cougars over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2018
2018-01-20Rhode Island Rams over Dayton Flyers2018
2017-11-17Temple Owls over Auburn Tigers2018
2017-11-13Albany Great Danes over Boston University Terriers2018
2017-02-11Buffalo Bulls over Bowling Green Falcons2017
2017-01-28Stetson Hatters over North Florida Ospreys2017
2016-12-01Northwestern State Demons over LSU Shreveport Pilots2017
2016-11-29Illinois Fighting Illini over NC State Wolfpack2017
2016-03-27North Carolina Tar Heels over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2016Playoff
2016-03-11Buffalo Bulls over Ohio Bobcats2016
2016-02-20Buffalo Bulls over Bowling Green Falcons2016
2016-01-30UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2016
2016-01-20Vanderbilt Commodores over Tennessee Volunteers2016
2016-01-14Florida International Panthers over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2016
2016-01-09Monmouth Hawks over Quinnipiac Bobcats2016
2016-01-02Cal State Northridge Matadors over Morgan State Bears2016
2015-12-10Missouri State Bears over IUPUI Jaguars2016
2015-11-16East Carolina Pirates over Charlotte 49ers2016
2015-02-07Denver Pioneers over Omaha Mavericks2015
2015-01-29Georgia State Panthers over UT Arlington Mavericks2015
2014-12-02Hofstra Pride over Norfolk State Spartans2015
2014-03-12Oregon Ducks over Oregon State Beavers2014
2014-02-19Wichita State Shockers over Loyola Chicago Ramblers2014
2014-02-09Houston Cougars over Temple Owls2014
2014-02-01LSU Tigers over Arkansas Razorbacks2014
2014-01-19Iona Gaels over Siena Saints2014
2014-01-15Ole Miss Rebels over LSU Tigers2014
2013-12-20Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Coppin State Eagles2014
2013-12-03Little Rock Trojans over Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions2014
2013-11-23South Carolina State Bulldogs over Voorhees Tigers2014
2013-11-21Portland Pilots over Idaho Vandals2014
2013-11-16LSU Tigers over Northwestern State Demons2014
2013-01-19Morehead State Eagles over UT Martin Skyhawks2013
2012-12-27IUPUI Jaguars over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2013
2012-12-20La Salle Explorers over Iona Gaels2013
2012-11-18Morehead State Eagles over Lafayette Leopards2013
2012-03-03Old Dominion Monarchs over Delaware Blue Hens2012
2012-02-29Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Liberty Flames2012
2012-01-28Rice Owls over Tulane Green Wave2012
2011-03-16Colorado Buffaloes over Texas Southern Tigers2011Playoff
2011-01-12Villanova Wildcats over Louisville Cardinals2011
2011-01-08New Orleans Privateers over Carver College Cougars2011
2010-11-28Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Pepperdine Waves2011
2010-11-18La Salle Explorers over Prairie View A&M Panthers2011
2010-02-27Murray State Racers over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2010
2010-02-24UTSA Roadrunners over Northwestern State Demons2010
2010-02-17West Virginia Mountaineers over Providence Friars2010
2010-02-06UNLV Rebels over BYU Cougars2010
2010-01-23UConn Huskies over Texas Longhorns2010
2010-01-20NC State Wolfpack over Duke Blue Devils2010
2009-11-23Charlotte 49ers over Yale Bulldogs2010
2009-11-13Rider Broncs over Mississippi State Bulldogs2010
2009-03-06East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Belmont Bruins2009
2009-03-03Murray State Racers over Tennessee State Tigers2009
2009-02-18McNeese Cowboys over Northwestern State Demons2009
2009-01-14Georgetown Hoyas over Syracuse Orange2009
2008-12-17New Mexico State Aggies over Prairie View A&M Panthers2009
2008-11-29UT Arlington Mavericks over Houston Christian Huskies2009
2008-11-16San Francisco Dons over Texas State Bobcats2009
2008-03-01Kansas Jayhawks over Kansas State Wildcats2008
2008-02-23Sacred Heart Pioneers over Quinnipiac Bobcats2008
2008-02-09Lamar Cardinals over SE Louisiana Lions2008
2007-12-01UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Alcorn State Braves2008
2007-02-13Stetson Hatters over Savannah State Tigers2007
2007-01-27Sam Houston Bearkats over Texas State Bobcats2007
2007-01-22Wagner Seahawks over Long Island University Sharks2007
2007-01-13NC State Wolfpack over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2007
2007-01-02Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2007
2006-02-18Montana Grizzlies over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2006
2006-01-14Central Connecticut Blue Devils over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2006
2006-01-14LSU Tigers over Tennessee Volunteers2006
2005-12-18Penn State Nittany Lions over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2006
2005-02-21UConn Huskies over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2005
2005-02-07Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks over Howard Bison2005
2005-01-29Kansas City Roos over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2005
2004-11-24Gonzaga Bulldogs over Idaho Vandals2005
2004-02-09Norfolk State Spartans over South Carolina State Bulldogs2004
2004-01-31California Golden Bears over Oregon State Beavers2004
2004-01-08Tennessee State Tigers over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2004
2003-12-11Saint Mary's Gaels over Sacramento State Hornets2004
2003-04-01Georgetown Hoyas over Minnesota Golden Gophers2003Playoff
2003-03-01Brown Bears over Princeton Tigers2003
2003-01-24Iona Gaels over Marist Red Foxes2003
2002-12-10Montana State Bobcats over Dickinson State Blue Hawks2003
2002-11-27Cal Poly Mustangs over Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts2003

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