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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-78?

It has. 96-78 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 28 times in 141,662 games. The first was Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns beat North Texas Mean Green on January 24, 2002; the latest was NC State Wolfpack beat Wake Forest Demon Deacons on January 31, 2026.

Where 96-78 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 96-78 the 1090th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-78 has happened 23 times and 96-79 has happened 23 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-78 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-31NC State Wolfpack over Wake Forest Demon Deacons2026
2026-01-03Utah State Aggies over San José State Spartans2026
2025-03-14UC Irvine Anteaters over Cal Poly Mustangs2025
2025-02-01UAB Blazers over Charlotte 49ers2025
2024-02-10Belmont Bruins over Valparaiso Beacons2024
2022-12-18West Virginia Mountaineers over Buffalo Bulls2023
2022-01-06UCLA Bruins over Long Beach State Beach2022
2021-01-23St. John's Red Storm over Utah Valley Wolverines2021
2020-03-06VMI Keydets over Samford Bulldogs2020
2018-11-28Northeastern Huskies over Bucknell Bison2019
2018-02-28Kentucky Wildcats over Ole Miss Rebels2018
2017-01-28William & Mary Tribe over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2017
2016-12-31UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas2017
2016-11-27Portland Pilots over Cal State Northridge Matadors2017
2013-12-03East Carolina Pirates over Fayetteville State Broncos2014
2013-11-23Marshall Thundering Herd over UNC Wilmington Seahawks2014
2013-01-05Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons over Omaha Mavericks2013
2010-03-17Boston University Terriers over Oregon State Beavers2010Playoff
2009-12-06Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors over Lamar Cardinals2010
2009-11-14Washington Huskies over Belmont Bruins2010
2008-12-17UTEP Miners over Texas Tech Red Raiders2009
2008-11-21Texas A&M Aggies over Jackson State Tigers2009
2008-02-18Longwood Lancers over NJIT Highlanders2008
2008-01-02Duquesne Dukes over Bowling Green Falcons2008
2005-02-26UTSA Roadrunners over UT Arlington Mavericks2005
2002-02-27North Carolina Tar Heels over Clemson Tigers2002
2002-02-23Oklahoma Sooners over Texas Longhorns2002
2002-01-24Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns over North Texas Mean Green2002
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