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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-85?

It has. 96-85 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 26 times in 141,662 games. The first was Jacksonville State Gamecocks beat UT Martin Skyhawks on January 15, 2004; the latest was Texas A&M Aggies beat Kentucky Wildcats on March 3, 2026.

Where 96-85 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 96-85 the 1133rd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-85 has happened 26 times and 96-86 has happened 27 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-85 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-03-03Texas A&M Aggies over Kentucky Wildcats2026
2025-11-30Ball State Cardinals over Le Moyne Dolphins2026
2025-02-24North Carolina Tar Heels over Florida State Seminoles2025
2024-11-28Ole Miss Rebels over BYU Cougars2025
2023-12-16Texas Longhorns over LSU Tigers2024
2023-01-03Marquette Golden Eagles over St. John's Red Storm2023
2021-02-13Marshall Thundering Herd over Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders2021
2020-12-06Mercer Bears over Southern Wesleyan Warriors2021
2018-02-06Notre Dame Fighting Irish over Boston College Eagles2018
2018-01-06NC State Wolfpack over Duke Blue Devils2018
2017-02-23UC Davis Aggies over Cal State Northridge Matadors2017
2017-01-21Arizona Wildcats over UCLA Bruins2017
2016-12-20Creighton Bluejays over Arizona State Sun Devils2017
2016-12-06Chattanooga Mocs over Marshall Thundering Herd2017
2016-03-09Virginia Tech Hokies over Florida State Seminoles2016
2015-11-18Army Black Knights over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2016
2015-11-13Hofstra Pride over Canisius Golden Griffins2016
2014-11-20Stetson Hatters over Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish2015
2014-03-01Toledo Rockets over Western Michigan Broncos2014
2010-01-05Texas Longhorns over Arkansas Razorbacks2010
2008-03-26Bradley Braves over Virginia Cavaliers2008Playoff
2008-02-02Portland State Vikings over Montana State Bobcats2008
2007-11-10Cal State Northridge Matadors over Chicago State Cougars2008
2007-01-08Southeast Missouri State Redhawks over Murray State Racers2007
2005-01-28Iona Gaels over Marist Red Foxes2005
2004-01-15Jacksonville State Gamecocks over UT Martin Skyhawks2004
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