Has an NCAA Men's Basketball game ever ended 96-89?
It has. 96-89 has been a NCAA Men's Basketball final 23 times in 141,662 games. The first was St. Bonaventure Bonnies beat Duquesne Dukes on January 19, 2002; the latest was Campbell Fighting Camels beat Stony Brook Seawolves on March 7, 2026.
That makes 96-89 the 1192nd most common final score out of 3,866 that have ever occurred in NCAA Men's Basketball. One point away, 97-89 has happened 33 times and 96-90 has happened 28 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 96-89 in NCAA Men's Basketball history
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