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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-81?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-81 110 times. It first happened on December 19, 2001, when Troy Trojans beat Campbell Fighting Camels, and most recently on March 13, 2026, when Saint Louis Billikens beat George Washington Revolutionaries.

Where 88-81 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 88-81 the 439th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-81 has happened 93 times and 88-82 has happened 107 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-81 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-13Saint Louis Billikens over George Washington Revolutionaries2026
2026-01-24Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Lamar Cardinals2026
2026-01-22Youngstown State Penguins over Green Bay Phoenix2026
2026-01-19Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2026
2026-01-03Marshall Thundering Herd over App State Mountaineers2026
2025-12-06Ohio Bobcats over Marshall Thundering Herd2026
2025-11-15Northern Colorado Bears over Pepperdine Waves2026
2025-03-13George Washington Revolutionaries over Fordham Rams2025
2025-03-02Memphis Tigers over UAB Blazers2025
2025-02-13Pepperdine Waves over San Diego Toreros2025
2025-01-16Temple Owls over Memphis Tigers2025
2024-12-29Milwaukee Panthers over IU Indianapolis Jaguars2025
2024-12-07St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over Montana Grizzlies2025
2024-12-05Samford Bulldogs over South Carolina State Bulldogs2025
2024-03-20Grambling Tigers over Montana State Bobcats2024Playoff
2024-03-13Wichita State Shockers over Rice Owls2024
2024-01-27Butler Bulldogs over Villanova Wildcats2024
2024-01-18Green Bay Phoenix over Wright State Raiders2024
2024-01-05UConn Huskies over Butler Bulldogs2024
2023-12-31Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Youngstown State Penguins2024
2023-12-21Troy Trojans over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2024
2023-12-03Fairfield Stags over Rider Broncs2024
2023-11-25Georgetown Hoyas over Jackson State Tigers2024
2023-11-17Dayton Flyers over St. John's Red Storm2024
2023-11-10Iona Gaels over Sacred Heart Pioneers2024
2023-03-26Miami Hurricanes over Texas Longhorns2023Playoff
2023-03-01Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Pittsburgh Panthers2023
2023-02-23Utah Tech Trailblazers over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2023
2023-02-16Kennesaw State Owls over Liberty Flames2023
2023-02-11Gonzaga Bulldogs over BYU Cougars2023
2023-02-01Drake Bulldogs over Northern Iowa Panthers2023
2023-01-16Rice Owls over UTSA Roadrunners2023
2022-11-13Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Youngstown State Penguins2023
2022-01-30Bryant Bulldogs over Long Island University Sharks2022
2022-01-10Morgan State Bears over South Carolina State Bulldogs2022
2021-02-13IUPUI Jaguars over UIC Flames2021
2021-02-13Bowling Green Falcons over Toledo Rockets2021
2020-12-16Georgia State Panthers over Mercer Bears2021
2020-02-08San Diego Toreros over Portland Pilots2020
2020-01-30Portland State Vikings over Montana Grizzlies2020
2019-11-09Wright State Raiders over Miami (OH) Redhawks2020
2019-03-09Wyoming Cowboys over New Mexico Lobos2019
2019-03-07Jacksonville State Gamecocks over UT Martin Skyhawks2019
2019-01-26UNC Greensboro Spartans over Mercer Bears2019
2018-02-25Wright State Raiders over UIC Flames2018
2018-02-24Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Arkansas State Red Wolves2018
2018-01-20VMI Keydets over The Citadel Bulldogs2018
2017-12-29Washington Huskies over USC Trojans2018
2017-12-22Bucknell Bison over La Salle Explorers2018
2017-11-14Duke Blue Devils over Michigan State Spartans2018
2017-11-13Nevada Wolf Pack over Rhode Island Rams2018
2017-03-19South Carolina Gamecocks over Duke Blue Devils2017Playoff
2017-03-01Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Louisville Cardinals2017
2017-02-25Rice Owls over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2017
2017-02-07Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2017
2017-01-17Kentucky Wildcats over Mississippi State Bulldogs2017
2017-01-14Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Central Arkansas Bears2017
2017-01-12Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2017
2017-01-07UAB Blazers over Rice Owls2017
2017-01-07La Salle Explorers over Duquesne Dukes2017
2016-03-10Colorado State Rams over Boise State Broncos2016
2016-02-11Colorado Buffaloes over Washington State Cougars2016
2015-12-19Winthrop Eagles over Georgia Southern Eagles2016
2015-12-12Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over Auburn Tigers2016
2015-11-28The Citadel Bulldogs over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2016
2014-03-18Minnesota Golden Gophers over High Point Panthers2014Playoff
2014-02-26Western Michigan Broncos over Ball State Cardinals2014
2014-02-20Quinnipiac Bobcats over Canisius Golden Griffins2014
2014-01-16Georgia Southern Eagles over Furman Paladins2014
2014-01-02Lehigh Mountain Hawks over Colgate Raiders2014
2013-11-21Robert Morris Colonials over UT Arlington Mavericks2014
2013-02-27Akron Zips over Ohio Bobcats2013
2013-01-12Indiana Hoosiers over Minnesota Golden Gophers2013
2012-12-22UMass Minutemen over East Carolina Pirates2013
2012-01-17UNC Asheville Bulldogs over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2012
2012-01-07Weber State Wildcats over Portland State Vikings2012
2012-01-07North Florida Ospreys over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2012
2011-12-21Charleston Southern Buccaneers over Stetson Hatters2012
2011-12-04UNC Asheville Bulldogs over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2012
2011-11-23North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Montana Grizzlies2012
2011-01-18Longwood Lancers over NJIT Highlanders2011
2011-01-13California Golden Bears over Washington State Cougars2011
2010-12-04Houston Christian Huskies over Texas State Bobcats2011
2010-03-13Ohio State Buckeyes over Illinois Fighting Illini2010
2010-02-20Oakland Golden Grizzlies over North Dakota State Bison2010
2010-01-12NC State Wolfpack over Florida State Seminoles2010
2009-11-21Portland Pilots over Oregon Ducks2010
2009-11-19South Carolina State Bulldogs over Allen University Allen2010
2009-02-28Hofstra Pride over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2009
2008-12-22Florida Gators over Georgia Southern Eagles2009
2008-02-27UAB Blazers over UTEP Miners2008
2008-02-23IUPUI Jaguars over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2008
2008-01-30UAB Blazers over UCF Knights2008
2008-01-19Appalachian State Mountaineers over Georgia Southern Eagles2008
2007-12-05Rice Owls over Texas State Bobcats2008
2007-12-01Green Bay Phoenix over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2008
2007-11-20Wagner Seahawks over William & Mary Tribe2008
2007-11-10Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Oakwood Ambassadors2008
2007-02-22Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Montana Grizzlies2007
2006-12-05UAB Blazers over Minnesota Golden Gophers2007
2005-03-11North Carolina Tar Heels over Clemson Tigers2005
2005-03-05Ball State Cardinals over Western Michigan Broncos2005
2005-02-05Texas Tech Red Raiders over Oklahoma Sooners2005
2005-01-22Wyoming Cowboys over San Diego State Aztecs2005
2003-12-02North Carolina Tar Heels over Illinois Fighting Illini2004
2003-11-24Clemson Tigers over High Point Panthers2004
2002-02-04VMI Keydets over Appalachian State Mountaineers2002
2002-01-23Kansas Jayhawks over Iowa State Cyclones2002
2002-01-09Boston College Eagles over Villanova Wildcats2002
2001-12-19Troy Trojans over Campbell Fighting Camels2002
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