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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-74?

It has. 96-74 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 22 times in 136,843 games. The first was Fairleigh Dickinson Knights beat Long Island University Sharks on February 9, 2006; the latest was Virginia Tech Hokies beat Western Carolina Catamounts on December 11, 2025.

Where 96-74 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 96-74 the 1196th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-74 has happened 16 times and 96-75 has happened 25 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-74 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-11Virginia Tech Hokies over Western Carolina Catamounts2026
2025-12-01Xavier Musketeers over Saint Francis Red Wolves2026
2023-02-17Detroit Mercy Titans over Oakland Golden Grizzlies2023
2023-01-11East Tennessee State Buccaneers over The Citadel Bulldogs2023
2022-11-14Utah State Aggies over Santa Clara Broncos2023
2021-11-24Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over UL Monroe Warhawks2022
2021-11-16Santa Clara Broncos over Nevada Wolf Pack2022
2020-01-25Nevada Wolf Pack over New Mexico Lobos2020
2018-11-06Stanford Cardinal over Seattle U Redhawks2019
2017-12-16Weber State Wildcats over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions2018
2017-11-24Niagara Purple Eagles over Alabama A&M Bulldogs2018
2017-01-27Weber State Wildcats over Idaho State Bengals2017
2016-11-13Arizona State Sun Devils over Cal Poly Mustangs2017
2016-01-30Utah Utes over Stanford Cardinal2016
2013-11-21Southern Illinois Salukis over Missouri Science & Technology Miners2014
2013-02-16Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over UT Martin Skyhawks2013
2012-01-07Davidson Wildcats over Georgia Southern Eagles2012
2011-11-12LSU Tigers over Nicholls Colonels2012
2009-02-17North Dakota State Bison over South Dakota State Jackrabbits2009
2006-12-31UCLA Bruins over Washington Huskies2007
2006-11-17Loyola Chicago Ramblers over John Carroll Blue Streaks2007
2006-02-09Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over Long Island University Sharks2006

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