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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 89-87?

It has. 89-87 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 46 times in 136,843 games. The first was Florida Atlantic Owls beat Florida International Panthers on December 1, 2003; the latest was Xavier Musketeers beat Marquette Golden Eagles on March 11, 2026.

Where 89-87 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 89-87 the 816th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 90-87 has happened 57 times and 89-88 has happened 39 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 89-87 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-11Xavier Musketeers over Marquette Golden Eagles2026
2026-02-21High Point Panthers over Winthrop Eagles2026
2025-12-10Cal State Northridge Matadors over Fresno State Bulldogs2026
2025-12-06Northern Colorado Bears over South Dakota Coyotes2026
2025-03-13Marquette Golden Eagles over Xavier Musketeers2025
2025-03-06Sam Houston Bearkats over UTEP Miners2025
2025-02-01Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Tennessee State Tigers2025
2024-12-10Arkansas Razorbacks over Michigan Wolverines2025
2024-11-16Georgia Southern Eagles over Winthrop Eagles2025
2024-03-28Alabama Crimson Tide over North Carolina Tar Heels2024Playoff
2024-02-04UNC Greensboro Spartans over Furman Paladins2024
2023-11-20UTSA Roadrunners over Houston Christian Huskies2024
2023-11-06Belmont Bruins over Georgia State Panthers2024
2023-01-19James Madison Dukes over Troy Trojans2023
2022-11-15Vanderbilt Commodores over Temple Owls2023
2022-03-16Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Rutgers Scarlet Knights2022Playoff
2022-02-02George Washington Colonials over La Salle Explorers2022
2021-12-30UT Arlington Mavericks over South Alabama Jaguars2022
2021-11-20Northern Arizona Lumberjacks over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2022
2021-02-20Milwaukee Panthers over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2021
2020-02-19UCF Knights over Cincinnati Bearcats2020
2018-11-21Gonzaga Bulldogs over Duke Blue Devils2019
2018-11-13Long Island University Sharks over Fairfield Stags2019
2017-12-04Quinnipiac Bobcats over Columbia Lions2018
2017-01-18Oklahoma Sooners over West Virginia Mountaineers2017
2016-12-28Oregon Ducks over UCLA Bruins2017
2016-11-29Little Rock Trojans over Central Arkansas Bears2017
2016-11-15Wright State Raiders over Miami (OH) Redhawks2017
2013-03-06Charlotte 49ers over Duquesne Dukes2013
2013-02-02Loyola Maryland Greyhounds over Niagara Purple Eagles2013
2012-12-30St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers over NJIT Highlanders2013
2011-12-10Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles over Lipscomb Bisons2012
2011-03-10Washington Huskies over Washington State Cougars2011
2011-02-02SE Louisiana Lions over Lamar Cardinals2011
2011-01-19Cal State Fullerton Titans over Long Beach State Beach2011
2008-03-14Tennessee Volunteers over South Carolina Gamecocks2008
2008-01-16Ole Miss Rebels over Florida Gators2008
2007-11-24East Tennessee State Buccaneers over UNC Asheville Bulldogs2008
2007-03-13UMass Minutemen over Alabama Crimson Tide2007Playoff
2007-03-02Charleston Cougars over Appalachian State Mountaineers2007
2007-02-25Maryland Terrapins over North Carolina Tar Heels2007
2007-01-02Manhattan Jaspers over Pepperdine Waves2007
2006-11-22James Madison Dukes over VMI Keydets2007
2004-12-03Virginia Cavaliers over Auburn Tigers2005
2003-12-08Sacred Heart Pioneers over Long Island University Sharks2004
2003-12-01Florida Atlantic Owls over Florida International Panthers2004

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