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Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-86?

Yes. NCAA Men's Basketball has seen a final score of 96-86 27 times. It first happened on January 19, 2002, when Arizona Wildcats beat UCLA Bruins, and most recently on January 24, 2026, when Tennessee State Tigers beat Lindenwood Lions.

Where 96-86 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 96-86 the 1116th most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-86 has happened 18 times and 96-87 has happened 35 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 96-86 in NCAA Men's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-01-24Tennessee State Tigers over Lindenwood Lions2026
2025-11-10Charleston Southern Buccaneers over The Citadel Bulldogs2026
2024-01-18Central Arkansas Bears over Lipscomb Bisons2024
2024-01-03Montana Grizzlies over North Dakota State Bison2024
2023-01-26Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Nicholls Colonels2023
2019-02-09Belmont Bruins over Morehead State Eagles2019
2019-01-03Utah Utes over Arizona State Sun Devils2019
2018-11-22Nevada Wolf Pack over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2019
2018-03-09Hampton Pirates over North Carolina A&T Aggies2018
2017-01-25East Tennessee State Buccaneers over Samford Bulldogs2017
2017-01-11Iowa State Cyclones over Oklahoma State Cowboys2017
2016-02-29Texas Southern Tigers over Alabama State Hornets2016
2015-12-09Davidson Wildcats over Eastern Washington Eagles2016
2015-12-04Canisius Golden Griffins over Monmouth Hawks2016
2014-01-22Nevada Wolf Pack over Fresno State Bulldogs2014
2014-01-08Bucknell Bison over Lafayette Leopards2014
2013-11-30Fresno State Bulldogs over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2014
2012-11-11Saint Mary Spires over Omaha Mavericks2013
2012-01-14Oakland Golden Grizzlies over Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons2012
2010-12-30Long Island University Sharks over Navy Midshipmen2011
2010-02-22James Madison Dukes over Longwood Lancers2010
2009-03-07Texas A&M Aggies over Missouri Tigers2009
2008-12-06Sacred Heart Pioneers over Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2009
2008-01-05Niagara Purple Eagles over Manhattan Jaspers2008
2005-02-20West Virginia Mountaineers over Seton Hall Pirates2005
2005-01-31Ball State Cardinals over Eastern Michigan Eagles2005
2002-01-19Arizona Wildcats over UCLA Bruins2002
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