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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-73?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-73 28 times. It first happened on February 1, 2003, when Lipscomb Bisons beat Savannah State Tigers, and most recently on January 18, 2026, when Maryland Terrapins beat Penn State Nittany Lions.

Where 96-73 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 96-73 the 1059th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-73 has happened 29 times and 96-74 has happened 22 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-73 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-18Maryland Terrapins over Penn State Nittany Lions2026
2026-01-04Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Robert Morris Colonials2026
2025-11-30Belmont Bruins over Charleston Cougars2026
2025-11-15George Washington Revolutionaries over Old Dominion Monarchs2026
2024-11-09St. John's Red Storm over Quinnipiac Bobcats2025
2024-02-29Charleston Cougars over Campbell Fighting Camels2024
2023-11-22Merrimack Warriors over North Carolina A&T Aggies2024
2023-02-18Colgate Raiders over Holy Cross Crusaders2023
2023-02-02South Dakota State Jackrabbits over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2023
2022-11-21Belmont Bruins over Howard Bison2023
2022-11-07Xavier Musketeers over Morgan State Bears2023
2022-01-25UConn Huskies over Georgetown Hoyas2022
2021-03-20Colorado Buffaloes over Georgetown Hoyas2021Playoff
2021-01-17Iowa Hawkeyes over Northwestern Wildcats2021
2018-11-14Indiana Hoosiers over Marquette Golden Eagles2019
2018-11-07Wright State Raiders over Western Carolina Catamounts2019
2018-01-17TCU Horned Frogs over Iowa State Cyclones2018
2016-12-11Kentucky Wildcats over Hofstra Pride2017
2016-11-20McNeese Cowboys over Southern-New Orleans Knights2017
2016-01-16Eastern Washington Eagles over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2016
2015-12-12Oklahoma Sooners over Oral Roberts Golden Eagles2016
2014-12-06Florida State Seminoles over UCF Knights2015
2013-11-27San Francisco Dons over Sonoma State Seawolves2014
2006-12-28Temple Owls over Lafayette Leopards2007
2005-01-20Utah Valley Wolverines over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders2005
2004-01-28Western Michigan Broncos over Ohio Bobcats2004
2004-01-10Syracuse Orange over Boston College Eagles2004
2003-02-01Lipscomb Bisons over Savannah State Tigers2003

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