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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-53?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-53 18 times. It first happened on December 16, 2002, when Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks beat Concordia Texas Tornados, and most recently on December 29, 2025, when Vanderbilt Commodores beat New Haven Chargers.

Where 96-53 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 96-53 the 1291st most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-53 has happened 13 times and 96-54 has happened 16 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-53 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-29Vanderbilt Commodores over New Haven Chargers2026
2022-11-23Saint Louis Billikens over Paul Quinn Tigers2023
2022-11-15UT Martin Skyhawks over Harris-Stowe State Hornets2023
2021-11-22South Alabama Jaguars over William Carey Crusaders2022
2020-12-12McNeese Cowboys over Carver College Cougars2021
2020-12-07Arizona Wildcats over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2021
2018-12-29Tennessee Volunteers over Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2019
2017-11-11Elon Phoenix over William Peace Pacers2018
2016-11-15Utah Utes over Concordia Oregon Cavaliers2017
2016-11-11Lipscomb Bisons over Sewanee Tigers2017
2015-02-11Vermont Catamounts over UMass Lowell River Hawks2015
2011-11-11Iowa Hawkeyes over Chicago State Cougars2012
2011-11-11Lipscomb Bisons over Fort Valley State Wildcats2012
2009-11-13Providence Friars over Bryant Bulldogs2010
2008-12-10Nicholls Colonels over Huston-Tillotson Rams2009
2005-02-17Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Central Baptist College Mustangs2005
2003-12-05UT Arlington Mavericks over Texas-Permian Basin Falcons2004
2002-12-16Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks over Concordia Texas Tornados2003

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