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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-81?

It has. 96-81 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 17 times in 141,662 games. The first was Western Carolina Catamounts beat North Greenville Crusaders on December 10, 2002; the latest was St. John's Red Storm beat Baylor Bears on November 25, 2025.

Where 96-81 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 96-81 the 1342nd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-81 has happened 15 times and 96-82 has happened 23 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-81 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-11-25St. John's Red Storm over Baylor Bears2026
2025-11-03Baylor Bears over UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros2026
2024-11-21Washington State Cougars over Eastern Washington Eagles2025
2024-02-17North Carolina Tar Heels over Virginia Tech Hokies2024
2023-11-25William & Mary Tribe over UMBC Retrievers2024
2021-03-05North Alabama Lions over Florida Gulf Coast Eagles2021
2018-02-03Austin Peay Governors over Southeast Missouri State Redhawks2018
2017-01-01Boston College Eagles over Syracuse Orange2017
2013-02-02Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Omaha Mavericks2013
2010-11-27North Carolina Central Eagles over Allen University Allen2011
2010-01-23Florida International Panthers over Little Rock Trojans2010
2009-12-11Drake Bulldogs over South Dakota Coyotes2010
2007-12-15Texas Longhorns over Texas State Bobcats2008
2007-11-10Mercer Bears over USC Trojans2008
2004-12-17Richmond Spiders over UAB Blazers2005
2004-02-06Cornell Big Red over Brown Bears2004
2002-12-10Western Carolina Catamounts over North Greenville Crusaders2003
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