Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-70?
It has. 96-70 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 26 times in 136,843 games. The first was Murray State Racers beat UT Martin Skyhawks on January 18, 2005; the latest was Wichita State Shockers beat Oklahoma State Cowboys on March 22, 2026.
That makes 96-70 the 1115th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-70 has happened 24 times and 96-71 has happened 24 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.