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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-80?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-80 20 times. It first happened on December 11, 2002, when Colorado State Rams beat Denver Pioneers, and most recently on January 17, 2026, when North Dakota Fighting Hawks beat South Dakota Coyotes.

Where 96-80 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 96-80 the 1245th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-80 has happened 18 times and 96-81 has happened 17 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-80 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-17North Dakota Fighting Hawks over South Dakota Coyotes2026
2025-11-19Omaha Mavericks over Concordia (NE) Clippers2026
2025-11-10Iowa State Cyclones over Mississippi State Bulldogs2026
2025-01-18Utah Valley Wolverines over Utah Tech Trailblazers2025
2023-03-04Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over North Dakota Fighting Hawks2023
2019-11-05Siena Saints over American University Eagles2020
2018-12-11Louisiana Tech Bulldogs over Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils2019
2018-01-23Grand Canyon Lopes over William Jessup Warriors2018
2018-01-04Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers over Bryant Bulldogs2018
2017-12-02Duke Blue Devils over South Dakota Coyotes2018
2017-11-14NJIT Highlanders over Lafayette Leopards2018
2017-01-21Navy Midshipmen over Army Black Knights2017
2017-01-12Elon Phoenix over Hofstra Pride2017
2017-01-07Indiana Hoosiers over Illinois Fighting Illini2017
2015-02-01Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Youngstown State Penguins2015
2005-12-17Colorado Buffaloes over UC Irvine Anteaters2006
2004-12-22Kent State Golden Flashes over Notre Dame College Falcons2005
2003-02-01Akron Zips over Eastern Michigan Eagles2003
2002-12-23Ohio State Buckeyes over Radford Highlanders2003
2002-12-11Colorado State Rams over Denver Pioneers2003

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