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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-79?

It has. 88-79 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 122 times in 141,662 games. The first was Little Rock Trojans beat Colorado State Rams on December 8, 2001; the latest was Pepperdine Waves beat Washington State Cougars on February 28, 2026.

Where 88-79 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 88-79 the 394th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-79 has happened 90 times and 88-80 has happened 126 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-79 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Pepperdine Waves over Washington State Cougars2026
2026-02-24Western Michigan Broncos over Bowling Green Falcons2026
2026-02-15UTSA Roadrunners over Charlotte 49ers2026
2026-01-27Michigan State Spartans over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2026
2026-01-10Chattanooga Mocs over Samford Bulldogs2026
2026-01-05Charleston Cougars over William & Mary Tribe2026
2026-01-03Montana Grizzlies over Northern Colorado Bears2026
2025-11-15Long Island University Sharks over James Madison Dukes2026
2025-03-07Winthrop Eagles over Longwood Lancers2025
2025-03-01Northern Kentucky Norse over Youngstown State Penguins2025
2025-02-25Southern Illinois Salukis over Illinois State Redbirds2025
2025-01-31Brown Bears over Pennsylvania Quakers2025
2025-01-25UTSA Roadrunners over Temple Owls2025
2025-01-07Ohio Bobcats over Buffalo Bulls2025
2024-12-11Wright State Raiders over Marshall Thundering Herd2025
2024-11-08Alabama Crimson Tide over Arkansas State Red Wolves2025
2024-11-04Charlotte 49ers over Presbyterian Blue Hose2025
2024-03-04Morgan State Bears over North Carolina Central Eagles2024
2024-02-22Minnesota Golden Gophers over Ohio State Buckeyes2024
2024-02-21UIC Flames over Evansville Purple Aces2024
2024-01-20Lipscomb Bisons over North Alabama Lions2024
2024-01-20Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over South Alabama Jaguars2024
2023-11-21Monmouth Hawks over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2024
2023-11-06Stanford Cardinal over Cal State Northridge Matadors2024
2023-03-06Furman Paladins over Chattanooga Mocs2023
2023-03-04Kentucky Wildcats over Arkansas Razorbacks2023
2023-03-01Duquesne Dukes over Massachusetts Minutemen2023
2023-02-11Stanford Cardinal over Arizona Wildcats2023
2023-02-09Northern Colorado Bears over Portland State Vikings2023
2023-02-04Utah State Aggies over Colorado State Rams2023
2023-01-07Bowling Green Falcons over Ohio Bobcats2023
2023-01-04North Carolina Tar Heels over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2023
2022-11-17Murray State Racers over Texas A&M Aggies2023
2022-03-10Duke Blue Devils over Syracuse Orange2022
2022-02-28North Carolina Tar Heels over Syracuse Orange2022
2022-02-26Missouri State Bears over Evansville Purple Aces2022
2022-02-17Youngstown State Penguins over UIC Flames2022
2022-02-13Marshall Thundering Herd over UTEP Miners2022
2022-01-06Binghamton Bearcats over Albany Great Danes2022
2021-11-28Duquesne Dukes over American University Eagles2022
2021-11-27Colorado State Rams over Northern Colorado Bears2022
2021-02-19Akron Zips over Ball State Cardinals2021
2020-02-29Seton Hall Pirates over Marquette Golden Eagles2020
2020-01-18VMI Keydets over The Citadel Bulldogs2020
2019-12-11Arizona State Sun Devils over Prairie View A&M Panthers2020
2019-11-12Tulane Green Wave over Jackson State Tigers2020
2019-11-08LSU Tigers over Bowling Green Falcons2020
2019-02-23New Mexico State Aggies over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2019
2019-02-22Brown Bears over Harvard Crimson2019
2019-02-16Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Eastern Illinois Panthers2019
2019-02-16Appalachian State Mountaineers over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2019
2019-02-16Charleston Cougars over Northeastern Huskies2019
2019-02-08UL Monroe Warhawks over Georgia Southern Eagles2019
2019-01-25Buffalo Bulls over Kent State Golden Flashes2019
2019-01-15Buffalo Bulls over Western Michigan Broncos2019
2019-01-08LSU Tigers over Alabama Crimson Tide2019
2018-11-19Auburn Tigers over Xavier Musketeers2019
2018-02-24McNeese Cowboys over Houston Christian Huskies2018
2018-02-10Arizona State Sun Devils over UCLA Bruins2018
2018-02-01Montana Grizzlies over Northern Colorado Bears2018
2018-01-06Robert Morris Colonials over Long Island University Sharks2018
2017-12-09North Dakota State Bison over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2018
2017-11-13South Dakota Coyotes over Bowling Green Falcons2018
2017-11-10UCF Knights over Mercer Bears2018
2017-02-27Mercer Bears over Samford Bulldogs2017
2017-02-26Butler Bulldogs over Xavier Musketeers2017
2017-02-25Austin Peay Governors over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2017
2017-02-11Wright State Raiders over Green Bay Phoenix2017
2017-01-19Portland State Vikings over Montana Grizzlies2017
2016-11-21Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Washington State Cougars2017
2016-11-13Brown Bears over Niagara Purple Eagles2017
2016-03-01Kentucky Wildcats over Florida Gators2016
2016-01-16Norfolk State Spartans over North Carolina Central Eagles2016
2016-01-02Utah Valley Wolverines over San Diego Christian Hawks2016
2015-12-20UConn Huskies over UMass Lowell River Hawks2016
2014-11-24Western Carolina Catamounts over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2015
2014-11-24Kansas State Wildcats over Purdue Boilermakers2015
2014-02-08New Orleans Privateers over Central Arkansas Bears2014
2012-12-18NC State Wolfpack over Stanford Cardinal2013
2012-12-16Rutgers Scarlet Knights over UAB Blazers2013
2012-11-26Murray State Racers over Lipscomb Bisons2013
2012-03-14Loyola Marymount Lions over Cal State Fullerton Titans2012Playoff
2012-02-20Belmont Bruins over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2012
2012-02-10Nevada Wolf Pack over Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors2012
2011-12-14Iona Gaels over Richmond Spiders2012
2011-02-12Furman Paladins over Davidson Wildcats2011
2010-12-31Portland Pilots over Utah Utes2011
2010-12-29Eastern Washington Eagles over Sacramento State Hornets2011
2010-12-22Portland Pilots over Boise State Broncos2011
2010-11-29Marshall Thundering Herd over Florida International Panthers2011
2010-02-24Maryland Terrapins over Clemson Tigers2010
2009-03-08North Texas Mean Green over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2009
2009-02-11UTSA Roadrunners over Central Arkansas Bears2009
2009-01-10Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Seton Hall Pirates2009
2008-12-23Tulsa Golden Hurricane over UT Arlington Mavericks2009
2008-03-01San Francisco Dons over Loyola Marymount Lions2008
2008-02-20Portland State Vikings over Northern Colorado Bears2008
2007-12-15Nebraska Cornhuskers over Oregon Ducks2008
2007-01-06Colorado State Rams over New Mexico Lobos2007
2006-02-15Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Fullerton Titans2006
2006-02-01Georgia Bulldogs over Alabama Crimson Tide2006
2006-01-18Memphis Tigers over Tennessee Volunteers2006
2005-12-01Idaho State Bengals over Boise State Broncos2006
2005-02-08Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Eastern Illinois Panthers2005
2005-02-08Colorado Buffaloes over Texas Longhorns2005
2005-01-24Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Sacred Heart Pioneers2005
2004-03-06Columbia Lions over Yale Bulldogs2004
2004-01-17Pepperdine Waves over San Diego Toreros2004
2003-12-06Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Harvard Crimson2004
2003-11-29Texas A&M Aggies over Prairie View A&M Panthers2004
2003-02-15Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions over Southern Jaguars2003
2003-02-10Alcorn State Braves over Grambling Tigers2003
2003-01-18Northern Illinois Huskies over Eastern Michigan Eagles2003
2003-01-06Charleston Cougars over Wofford Terriers2003
2002-12-21Nevada Wolf Pack over Portland Pilots2003
2002-03-01Portland State Vikings over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2002
2002-01-24Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Rice Owls2002
2002-01-19Eastern Washington Eagles over Portland State Vikings2002
2002-01-18Pepperdine Waves over Gonzaga Bulldogs2002
2002-01-10Wichita State Shockers over Southern Illinois Salukis2002
2001-12-08Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Tennessee State Tigers2002
2001-12-08Little Rock Trojans over Colorado State Rams2002
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