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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-82?

It has. 88-82 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 107 times in 141,662 games. The first was UTSA Roadrunners beat Illinois State Redbirds on December 1, 2001; the latest was South Carolina State Bulldogs beat Norfolk State Spartans on March 12, 2026.

Where 88-82 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 88-82 the 454th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-82 has happened 101 times and 88-83 has happened 84 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-82 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-12South Carolina State Bulldogs over Norfolk State Spartans2026
2026-02-26Wichita State Shockers over Memphis Tigers2026
2026-01-28Auburn Tigers over Texas Longhorns2026
2026-01-24Illinois Fighting Illini over Purdue Boilermakers2026
2026-01-22New Hampshire Wildcats over Binghamton Bearcats2026
2026-01-13Villanova Wildcats over Providence Friars2026
2026-01-10Saint Mary's Gaels over Washington State Cougars2026
2026-01-10Kennesaw State Owls over Jacksonville State Gamecocks2026
2025-12-06New Hampshire Wildcats over Boston University Terriers2026
2025-02-26South Alabama Jaguars over Southern Miss Golden Eagles2025
2025-02-17McNeese Cowboys over SE Louisiana Lions2025
2025-02-15North Carolina Tar Heels over Syracuse Orange2025
2025-02-01Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Austin Peay Governors2025
2025-01-29Rhode Island Rams over Massachusetts Minutemen2025
2025-01-13Nicholls Colonels over Incarnate Word Cardinals2025
2024-11-08Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over North Carolina Central Eagles2025
2024-02-24Radford Highlanders over Longwood Lancers2024
2024-02-17Florida Gators over Georgia Bulldogs2024
2024-02-17UT Martin Skyhawks over Morehead State Eagles2024
2024-02-15Eastern Washington Eagles over Idaho State Bengals2024
2024-02-03Saint Joseph's Hawks over La Salle Explorers2024
2023-12-17Abilene Christian Wildcats over UTEP Miners2024
2023-12-05Winthrop Eagles over Queens University Royals2024
2023-11-24Santa Clara Broncos over Oregon Ducks2024
2023-11-07Baylor Bears over Auburn Tigers2024
2023-02-23New Orleans Privateers over Nicholls Colonels2023
2023-02-23Tennessee State Tigers over UT Martin Skyhawks2023
2023-02-09Northwestern State Demons over Texas A&M-Commerce Lions2023
2023-01-05Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Rice Owls2023
2022-11-07Loyola Chicago Ramblers over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2023
2022-02-23Northern Iowa Panthers over Indiana State Sycamores2022
2022-02-19Stony Brook Seawolves over Hartford Hawks2022
2022-02-19Liberty Flames over Stetson Hatters2022
2022-01-27Drexel Dragons over James Madison Dukes2022
2021-02-21Sacred Heart Pioneers over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2021
2021-02-12Robert Morris Colonials over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2021
2021-01-26Auburn Tigers over Missouri Tigers2021
2020-02-15Alabama Crimson Tide over LSU Tigers2020
2020-02-08Nicholls Colonels over Sam Houston Bearkats2020
2019-12-18Central Arkansas Bears over Incarnate Word Cardinals2020
2019-11-05Idaho Vandals over Evergreen State Geoducks2020
2019-02-28North Dakota Fighting Hawks over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2019
2019-02-16Houston Christian Huskies over Nicholls Colonels2019
2019-02-15Buffalo Bulls over Toledo Rockets2019
2019-02-14BYU Cougars over San Diego Toreros2019
2019-02-02SIU Edwardsville Cougars over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2019
2019-01-02Houston Christian Huskies over Lamar Cardinals2019
2018-03-01Boston University Terriers over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2018
2018-02-06Buffalo Bulls over Central Michigan Chippewas2018
2018-01-17Xavier Musketeers over St. John's Red Storm2018
2017-12-30Pacific Tigers over Loyola Marymount Lions2018
2017-12-09Hofstra Pride over Rider Broncs2018
2017-12-09Arizona Wildcats over Alabama Crimson Tide2018
2017-11-29Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Pepperdine Waves2018
2017-11-22Montana State Bobcats over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2018
2017-02-04Delaware State Hornets over Bethune-Cookman Wildcats2017
2017-01-28Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over Little Rock Trojans2017
2017-01-07Utah Utes over Arizona State Sun Devils2017
2016-11-25Maryland Terrapins over Richmond Spiders2017
2016-03-22BYU Cougars over Creighton Bluejays2016Playoff
2016-03-10Miami Hurricanes over Virginia Tech Hokies2016
2016-02-22Central Arkansas Bears over McNeese Cowboys2016
2015-12-30Army Black Knights over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2016
2015-02-21Belmont Bruins over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2015
2015-01-28James Madison Dukes over Delaware Blue Hens2015
2015-01-22Kennesaw State Owls over Stetson Hatters2015
2015-01-08Long Beach State Beach over UC Irvine Anteaters2015
2014-03-08Northwestern State Demons over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2014
2014-02-22Jacksonville Dolphins over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2014
2014-01-29Temple Owls over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2014
2014-01-18North Carolina A&T Aggies over NJIT Highlanders2014
2014-01-11Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers2014
2013-11-19NJIT Highlanders over Maine Black Bears2014
2013-02-07Tennessee State Tigers over Austin Peay Governors2013
2012-01-08Indiana Hoosiers over Penn State Nittany Lions2012
2011-11-17Northwestern Wildcats over LSU Tigers2012
2010-12-08Iona Gaels over Long Island University Sharks2011
2010-12-04Albany Great Danes over Siena Saints2011
2010-12-02Winthrop Eagles over VMI Keydets2011
2010-03-06Virginia Tech Hokies over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets2010
2010-02-04Central Michigan Chippewas over Buffalo Bulls2010
2010-01-20Nevada Wolf Pack over Boise State Broncos2010
2009-11-17Florida International Panthers over Florida Memorial Lions2010
2009-11-14IUPUI Jaguars over Drake Bulldogs2010
2009-02-26Appalachian State Mountaineers over Chattanooga Mocs2009
2009-02-09Fresno State Bulldogs over Boise State Broncos2009
2008-11-25Long Beach State Beach over Idaho State Bengals2009
2007-12-29Oklahoma Sooners over West Virginia Mountaineers2008
2007-12-15Tennessee Volunteers over Western Kentucky Hilltoppers2008
2006-12-30Niagara Purple Eagles over La Salle Explorers2007
2006-11-11Charlotte 49ers over Hofstra Pride2007
2006-02-18Valparaiso Beacons over Niagara Purple Eagles2006
2006-02-11Niagara Purple Eagles over Marist Red Foxes2006
2006-01-12Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Weber State Wildcats2006
2006-01-11Syracuse Orange over Notre Dame Fighting Irish2006
2005-03-27North Carolina Tar Heels over Wisconsin Badgers2005Playoff
2005-02-24Portland State Vikings over Montana State Bobcats2005
2004-02-12Robert Morris Colonials over Quinnipiac Bobcats2004
2004-01-21Drexel Dragons over Towson Tigers2004
2004-01-17Illinois Fighting Illini over Iowa Hawkeyes2004
2004-01-02Denver Pioneers over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2004
2003-01-28Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Appalachian State Mountaineers2003
2003-01-04Missouri Tigers over Iowa Hawkeyes2003
2003-01-02SMU Mustangs over San Diego Toreros2003
2002-12-28Green Bay Phoenix over Delaware Blue Hens2003
2002-02-02Arizona Wildcats over Stanford Cardinal2002
2001-12-01UTSA Roadrunners over Illinois State Redbirds2002
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