Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-82?
Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-82 21 times. It first happened on January 11, 2003, when IUPUI Jaguars beat Oakland Golden Grizzlies, and most recently on March 7, 2025, when Toledo Rockets beat Ohio Bobcats.
That makes 96-82 the 1224th most common final score out of 3,845 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-82 has happened 13 times and 96-83 has happened 26 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.