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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 19 times. It first happened on November 21, 2001, when UIC Flames beat St. Josephs (IND) Pumas, 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 1286th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-53 has happened 13 times and 96-54 has happened 17 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
2001-11-21UIC Flames over St. Josephs (IND) Pumas2002
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