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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 89-88?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 89-88 39 times. It first happened on March 6, 2004, when BYU Cougars beat UNLV Rebels, and most recently on February 28, 2026, when Alabama State Hornets beat Alabama A&M Bulldogs.

Where 89-88 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 89-88 the 894th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 90-88 has happened 58 times and 89-89 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 89-88 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-28Alabama State Hornets over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2026
2026-02-07Delaware Blue Hens over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2026
2025-12-13Ohio State Buckeyes over West Virginia Mountaineers2026
2025-01-06Ohio State Buckeyes over Minnesota Golden Gophers2025
2024-01-24UTSA Roadrunners over Tulane Green Wave2024
2023-12-19Montana State Bobcats over Southern Utah Thunderbirds2024
2023-03-20Eastern Kentucky Colonels over Indiana State Sycamores2023Playoff
2023-03-10Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Utah Valley Wolverines2023
2023-02-25Arizona State Sun Devils over Arizona Wildcats2023
2023-02-22Belmont Bruins over Indiana State Sycamores2023
2022-02-19Pennsylvania Quakers over Brown Bears2022
2022-01-26Drake Bulldogs over Illinois State Redbirds2022
2022-01-15Central Arkansas Bears over North Alabama Lions2022
2020-02-15Winthrop Eagles over Presbyterian Blue Hose2020
2019-02-07Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs over Longwood Lancers2019
2018-11-12Duquesne Dukes over UIC Flames2019
2018-01-08Morgan State Bears over Savannah State Tigers2018
2017-11-24UMBC Retrievers over Nicholls Colonels2018
2017-03-02Rice Owls over Marshall Thundering Herd2017
2017-01-07Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Stetson Hatters2017
2015-01-31Washington State Cougars over Stanford Cardinal2015
2014-12-20Auburn Tigers over Xavier Musketeers2015
2014-03-19Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Iona Gaels2014Playoff
2014-03-04East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Lipscomb Bisons2014
2014-02-15Utah Valley Wolverines over Idaho Vandals2014
2013-12-29Rider Broncs over Pennsylvania Quakers2014
2013-03-13Arizona State Sun Devils over Stanford Cardinal2013
2013-03-09Air Force Falcons over New Mexico Lobos2013
2013-02-06Temple Owls over Charlotte 49ers2013
2013-01-17Valparaiso Beacons over Detroit Mercy Titans2013
2012-01-21Missouri Tigers over Baylor Bears2012
2011-01-29North Dakota State Bison over Kansas City Roos2011
2008-12-30Santa Clara Broncos over UTEP Miners2009
2008-03-13UNLV Rebels over TCU Horned Frogs2008
2008-02-02Radford Highlanders over Liberty Flames2008
2007-12-04South Carolina State Bulldogs over VMI Keydets2008
2007-02-13Niagara Purple Eagles over Canisius Golden Griffins2007
2004-12-18Wake Forest Demon Deacons over Texas Longhorns2005
2004-03-06BYU Cougars over UNLV Rebels2004

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