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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-71?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-71 24 times. It first happened on November 14, 2006, when Providence Friars beat Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, and most recently on January 15, 2026, when Northern Kentucky Norse beat Detroit Mercy Titans.

Where 96-71 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 96-71 the 1147th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-71 has happened 23 times and 96-72 has happened 27 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-71 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-15Northern Kentucky Norse over Detroit Mercy Titans2026
2025-11-28Vanderbilt Commodores over Saint Mary's Gaels2026
2024-11-04St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies over North Central (MN) Rams2025
2023-11-15Seton Hall Pirates over UAlbany Great Danes2024
2023-02-25Clemson Tigers over NC State Wolfpack2023
2023-02-04Xavier Musketeers over St. John's Red Storm2023
2022-11-14Duquesne Dukes over South Carolina State Bulldogs2023
2022-01-23Arizona Wildcats over California Golden Bears2022
2021-12-15Oregon Ducks over Portland Pilots2022
2021-01-13Sam Houston Bearkats over Lamar Cardinals2021
2020-01-12Northern Kentucky Norse over IUPUI Jaguars2020
2018-11-06UCLA Bruins over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2019
2018-11-06Utah Valley Wolverines over Westminster (UT) Griffins2019
2018-01-27Idaho Vandals over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2018
2017-12-06Florida State Seminoles over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2018
2016-11-23Purdue Boilermakers over Auburn Tigers2017
2016-02-20North Carolina Tar Heels over Miami Hurricanes2016
2015-11-13Duquesne Dukes over Seton Hill Griffins2016
2013-01-03Houston Cougars over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2013
2007-12-01Akron Zips over Wyoming Cowboys2008
2007-12-01Oklahoma State Cowboys over Washington Huskies2008
2007-11-11North Carolina A&T Aggies over Houston Christian Huskies2008
2007-03-03Portland State Vikings over Montana State Bobcats2007
2006-11-14Providence Friars over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2007

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