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Has an NCAA Women's Basketball game ever ended 87-81?

It has. 87-81 has been a NCAA Women's Basketball final 41 times in 129,040 games. The first was Buffalo Bulls beat Howard Bison on December 8, 2002; the latest was UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros beat New Orleans Privateers on December 29, 2025.

Where 87-81 sits among nearby NCAA Women's Basketball scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 87-81 the 890th most common final score out of 3,854 that have ever occurred in NCAA Women's Basketball. One point away, 88-81 has happened 32 times and 87-82 has happened 34 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 87-81 in NCAA Women's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2025-12-29UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros over New Orleans Privateers2026
2025-01-11Montana State Bobcats over Northern Arizona Lumberjacks2025
2025-01-09SE Louisiana Lady Lions over Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks2025
2024-12-07Providence Friars over Brown Bears2025
2024-03-24Stanford Cardinal over Iowa State Cyclones2024Playoff
2024-02-24Coastal Carolina Chanticleers over Georgia Southern Eagles2024
2024-02-23USC Trojans over Colorado Buffaloes2024
2024-02-01Sam Houston Bearkats over Western Kentucky Lady Toppers2024
2023-12-31Nebraska Cornhuskers over Maryland Terrapins2024
2023-12-19Illinois State Redbirds over Saint Louis Billikens2024
2023-11-30Virginia Cavaliers over Missouri Tigers2024
2023-01-08Ohio State Buckeyes over Illinois Fighting Illini2023
2022-12-20Appalachian State Mountaineers over Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs2023
2022-12-11Oral Roberts Golden Eagles over Abilene Christian Wildcats2023
2022-11-26Southern Illinois Salukis over Lehigh Mountain Hawks2023
2021-12-04Eastern Illinois Panthers over Northern Illinois Huskies2022
2021-11-26Army Black Knights over Maine Black Bears2022
2021-03-03Central Michigan Chippewas over Ball State Cardinals2021
2021-01-18Iowa Hawkeyes over Purdue Boilermakers2021
2019-01-23Fresno State Bulldogs over San Diego State Aztecs2019
2018-01-24Davidson Wildcats over UMass Minutewomen2018
2017-12-01San Francisco Dons over San José State Spartans2018
2017-02-05Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Virginia Tech Hokies2017
2017-01-21St. Francis (PA) Red Flash over Central Connecticut Blue Devils2017
2017-01-07Northern Kentucky Norse over Youngstown State Penguins2017
2016-12-29UConn Huskies over Maryland Terrapins2017
2014-11-29Colorado Buffaloes over Colorado State Rams2015
2014-11-20Texas Longhorns over Stanford Cardinal2015
2014-02-27Utah Valley Wolverines over New Mexico State Aggies2014
2014-01-30Southern Utah Thunderbirds over Montana State Bobcats2014
2013-02-23New Mexico State Aggies over Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners2013
2010-12-18South Carolina Upstate Spartans over Radford Highlanders2011
2009-02-09Alabama State Lady Hornets over Mississippi Valley State Devilettes2009
2007-12-19Appalachian State Mountaineers over UCF Knights2008
2007-02-01Georgia State Panthers over Towson Tigers2007
2006-12-16Evansville Purple Aces over Portland State Vikings2007
2006-02-05Canisius Golden Griffins over Loyola Maryland Greyhounds2006
2005-12-16Ole Miss Rebels over Memphis Tigers2006
2004-03-04San Diego Toreros over Saint Mary's Gaels2004
2003-02-14VCU Rams over Hofstra Pride2003
2002-12-08Buffalo Bulls over Howard Bison2003

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