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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-77?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-77 27 times. It first happened on February 1, 2003, when Temple Owls beat St. Bonaventure Bonnies, and most recently on February 27, 2025, when UC Santa Barbara Gauchos beat Cal Poly Mustangs.

Where 96-77 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 96-77 the 1094th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-77 has happened 13 times and 96-78 has happened 25 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-77 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-02-27UC Santa Barbara Gauchos over Cal Poly Mustangs2025
2024-11-12Iowa Hawkeyes over South Dakota Coyotes2025
2024-11-09Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks over Penn State-Schuylkill Nittany Lions2025
2021-03-22Alabama Crimson Tide over Maryland Terrapins2021Playoff
2021-01-21Miami (OH) Redhawks over Bowling Green Falcons2021
2019-12-21Southern Miss Golden Eagles over Tougaloo Bulldogs2020
2019-11-05Wright State Raiders over Central State (OH) Marauders2020
2019-02-09Youngstown State Penguins over Green Bay Phoenix2019
2018-11-30Buffalo Bulls over Milwaukee Panthers2019
2018-01-27Louisville Cardinals over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2018
2018-01-05Rider Broncs over Fairfield Stags2018
2017-11-24Ohio Bobcats over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers2018
2016-12-15Wofford Terriers over Austin Peay Governors2017
2016-11-18Villanova Wildcats over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2017
2016-02-17UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal State Fullerton Titans2016
2013-11-22Michigan State Spartans over Virginia Tech Hokies2014
2012-01-03Army Black Knights over Longwood Lancers2012
2011-03-03Prairie View A&M Panthers over Alcorn State Braves2011
2010-11-28Detroit Mercy Titans over Niagara Purple Eagles2011
2010-02-17Longwood Lancers over Southern Virginia Knights2010
2009-11-23Milwaukee Panthers over Texas State Bobcats2010
2005-11-25Syracuse Orange over Siena Saints2006
2004-02-07Kansas Jayhawks over Texas Tech Red Raiders2004
2004-01-24North Carolina Tar Heels over Virginia Cavaliers2004
2003-02-13Murray State Racers over Eastern Illinois Panthers2003
2003-02-08Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Savannah State Tigers2003
2003-02-01Temple Owls over St. Bonaventure Bonnies2003

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