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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-78?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-78 118 times. It first happened on December 15, 2001, when Clemson Tigers beat Elon Phoenix, and most recently on March 7, 2026, when Wyoming Cowboys beat San José State Spartans.

Where 88-78 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 88-78 the 408th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-78 has happened 92 times and 88-79 has happened 122 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-07Wyoming Cowboys over San José State Spartans2026
2026-01-21Wofford Terriers over Samford Bulldogs2026
2026-01-01Belmont Bruins over Bradley Braves2026
2025-12-14Portland Pilots over Kent State Golden Flashes2026
2025-03-01UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over New Orleans Privateers2025
2025-02-08Louisville Cardinals over Miami Hurricanes2025
2025-01-11Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Miami Hurricanes2025
2025-01-11Southern Illinois Salukis over Missouri State Bears2025
2024-11-26Saint Francis Red Flash over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2025
2024-11-04James Madison Dukes over Ohio Bobcats2025
2024-03-09UC Davis Aggies over Long Beach State Beach2024
2024-02-28Colorado Buffaloes over California Golden Bears2024
2024-02-25Rider Broncs over Quinnipiac Bobcats2024
2024-02-10UC Riverside Highlanders over UC Irvine Anteaters2024
2024-01-27Iowa Hawkeyes over Michigan Wolverines2024
2023-12-16Ole Miss Rebels over California Golden Bears2024
2023-11-28Kansas State Wildcats over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2024
2023-11-24Butler Bulldogs over Penn State Nittany Lions2024
2023-02-18Marshall Thundering Herd over Troy Trojans2023
2023-01-19Memphis Tigers over Wichita State Shockers2023
2022-12-14USC Trojans over Long Beach State Beach2023
2022-12-10Arkansas Razorbacks over Oklahoma Sooners2023
2022-12-03Utah Valley Wolverines over Long Beach State Beach2023
2022-11-26Omaha Mavericks over Southern Jaguars2023
2022-11-11Florida Gators over Kennesaw State Owls2023
2022-11-07Stanford Cardinal over Pacific Tigers2023
2022-02-25Iowa Hawkeyes over Nebraska Cornhuskers2022
2022-01-20Milwaukee Panthers over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2022
2021-11-19Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Georgia Bulldogs2022
2021-03-28UCLA Bruins over Alabama Crimson Tide2021Playoff
2021-03-09Gonzaga Bulldogs over BYU Cougars2021
2020-12-19Purdue Boilermakers over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2021
2020-12-07East Carolina Pirates over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2021
2020-01-15Northern Iowa Panthers over Valparaiso Beacons2020
2019-12-18Oregon State Beavers over UTSA Roadrunners2020
2019-11-21Hofstra Pride over UCLA Bruins2020
2019-02-16Eastern Washington Eagles over Northern Colorado Bears2019
2019-01-12Utah Valley Wolverines over Seattle U Redhawks2019
2018-12-03Georgetown Hoyas over Liberty Flames2019
2018-12-01Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Southern Jaguars2019
2018-11-19Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Little Rock Trojans2019
2018-11-17Georgia Southern Eagles over Pepperdine Waves2019
2018-11-09Radford Highlanders over UIC Flames2019
2018-03-06Florida A&M Rattlers over Howard Bison2018
2018-03-03Dayton Flyers over George Washington Colonials2018
2018-02-20LSU Tigers over Vanderbilt Commodores2018
2018-02-15Idaho Vandals over Montana State Bobcats2018
2018-02-14Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Colgate Raiders2018
2018-02-13Texas Tech Red Raiders over Oklahoma Sooners2018
2018-02-04Arizona State Sun Devils over Washington State Cougars2018
2018-01-27UNLV Rebels over San Diego State Aztecs2018
2017-12-31Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Arkansas State Red Wolves2018
2017-11-29Denver Pioneers over Wyoming Cowboys2018
2017-11-25South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Abilene Christian Wildcats2018
2017-11-21Army Black Knights over Columbia Lions2018
2017-02-01La Salle Explorers over UMass Minutemen2017
2016-02-27Sacred Heart Pioneers over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2016
2016-02-27Charlotte 49ers over UTEP Miners2016
2016-02-06Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Belmont Bruins2016
2016-01-23Duke Blue Devils over NC State Wolfpack2016
2015-12-01Missouri Tigers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2016
2015-03-07Northwestern State Demons over New Orleans Privateers2015
2015-03-07Texas Southern Tigers over Southern Jaguars2015
2015-01-17Northern Colorado Bears over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2015
2014-12-14Iowa State Cyclones over Southern Jaguars2015
2014-01-30BYU Cougars over Pacific Tigers2014
2014-01-23Samford Bulldogs over UNC Greensboro Spartans2014
2013-11-30East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Marshall Thundering Herd2014
2013-11-11Lipscomb Bisons over Oakland City Mighty Oaks2014
2013-11-10Washington Huskies over Seattle U Redhawks2014
2012-12-06Florida Atlantic Owls over Stetson Hatters2013
2012-03-09NJIT Highlanders over Utah Valley Wolverines2012
2012-01-19South Dakota Coyotes over IUPUI Jaguars2012
2012-01-02High Point Panthers over Charleston Southern Buccaneers2012
2011-03-04Valparaiso Beacons over Detroit Mercy Titans2011
2011-03-02Mississippi State Bulldogs over Arkansas Razorbacks2011
2011-02-15UC Davis Aggies over Seattle U Redhawks2011
2011-02-01Boston University Terriers over Maine Black Bears2011
2011-01-03Rider Broncs over Manhattan Jaspers2011
2010-12-01James Madison Dukes over Longwood Lancers2011
2010-01-09UNC Greensboro Spartans over Furman Paladins2010
2009-12-05Seattle U Redhawks over UC Davis Aggies2010
2009-11-13Ball State Cardinals over Valparaiso Beacons2010
2009-02-28Austin Peay Governors over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2009
2008-12-03Syracuse Orange over Cornell Big Red2009
2008-03-27UCLA Bruins over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2008Playoff
2008-03-14Boise State Broncos over Utah State Aggies2008
2008-03-01Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Florida Atlantic Owls2008
2008-02-18Prairie View A&M Panthers over Grambling Tigers2008
2008-02-12Northern Illinois Huskies over Akron Zips2008
2007-12-22Southern Illinois Salukis over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2008
2007-12-19North Carolina Tar Heels over Nicholls Colonels2008
2007-11-11Cal Poly Mustangs over Northern Illinois Huskies2008
2007-03-14Georgia Bulldogs over Fresno State Bulldogs2007Playoff
2007-01-26Yale Bulldogs over Harvard Crimson2007
2007-01-01New Mexico State Aggies over Chicago State Cougars2007
2006-12-30Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Toledo Rockets2007
2006-11-25Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Appalachian State Mountaineers2007
2006-11-21Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Vanderbilt Commodores2007
2006-03-04Marquette Golden Eagles over Providence Friars2006
2006-02-02UT Martin Skyhawks over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2006
2005-12-03Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Northern Colorado Bears2006
2005-01-06Kansas City Roos over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2005
2004-12-30Milwaukee Panthers over Manhattan Jaspers2005
2004-12-15Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2005
2004-12-04TCU Horned Frogs over North Texas Mean Green2005
2004-01-27Florida Gators over Alabama Crimson Tide2004
2004-01-07Vermont Catamounts over Northeastern Huskies2004
2003-12-01Georgia Southern Eagles over Mercer Bears2004
2003-03-03Eastern Michigan Eagles over Buffalo Bulls2003
2003-03-01East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Appalachian State Mountaineers2003
2003-02-08Howard Bison over Norfolk State Spartans2003
2003-01-22Southern Illinois Salukis over Northern Iowa Panthers2003
2002-02-16Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Saint Peter's Peacocks2002
2002-01-26Montana Grizzlies over Sacramento State Hornets2002
2002-01-24Duke Blue Devils over Boston College Eagles2002
2002-01-23Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2002
2001-12-15Clemson Tigers over Elon Phoenix2002
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