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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 88-87?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 88-87 40 times. It first happened on February 24, 2002, when Kansas Jayhawks beat Nebraska Cornhuskers, and most recently on February 28, 2026, when Long Beach State Beach beat Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.

Where 88-87 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 88-87 the 902nd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 89-87 has happened 48 times and 88-88 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-87 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Long Beach State Beach over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2026
2026-02-18Western Kentucky Hilltoppers over Delaware Blue Hens2026
2026-01-24Missouri Tigers over Oklahoma Sooners2026
2025-12-19Milwaukee Panthers over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2026
2025-11-12Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2026
2025-02-27Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners over Long Beach State Beach2025
2025-01-16Georgia Southern Eagles over Coastal Carolina Chanticleers2025
2024-03-07Stetson Hatters over Jacksonville Dolphins2024
2024-02-15Monmouth Hawks over Campbell Fighting Camels2024
2023-12-13Toledo Rockets over Marshall Thundering Herd2024
2023-02-11Portland State Vikings over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2023
2023-01-04TCU Horned Frogs over Baylor Bears2023
2022-11-07Buffalo Bulls over Colgate Raiders2023
2022-01-05Miami Hurricanes over Syracuse Orange2022
2021-01-25West Virginia Mountaineers over Texas Tech Red Raiders2021
2020-02-29California Baptist Lancers over Seattle U Redhawks2020
2020-02-06Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over Idaho State Bengals2020
2020-01-04Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Syracuse Orange2020
2019-01-19Grambling Tigers over Texas Southern Tigers2019
2019-01-07Savannah State Tigers over Morgan State Bears2019
2017-02-23NJIT Highlanders over South Carolina Upstate Spartans2017
2017-01-12UTEP Miners over Florida International Panthers2017
2016-12-29Youngstown State Penguins over Milwaukee Panthers2017
2016-03-01Marquette Golden Eagles over Georgetown Hoyas2016
2016-01-23Ball State Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2016
2015-03-07Belmont Bruins over Murray State Racers2015
2014-01-15UMass Minutemen over George Mason Patriots2014
2013-01-04Alabama A&M Bulldogs over Jackson State Tigers2013
2012-01-21Elon Phoenix over Chattanooga Mocs2012
2011-02-26Ohio Bobcats over Kent State Golden Flashes2011
2010-12-07Belmont Bruins over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2011
2010-02-27Morgan State Bears over Norfolk State Spartans2010
2007-01-04Eastern Washington Eagles over Northern Colorado Bears2007
2005-02-05Jacksonville State Gamecocks over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2005
2005-01-15Marist Red Foxes over Niagara Purple Eagles2005
2005-01-13San José State Spartans over Louisiana Tech Bulldogs2005
2004-01-28Quinnipiac Bobcats over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2004
2003-03-02Niagara Purple Eagles over Marist Red Foxes2003
2003-02-15Morehead State Eagles over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2003
2002-02-24Kansas Jayhawks over Nebraska Cornhuskers2002
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