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Has an NCAA Women's Basketball game ever ended 88-86?

It has. 88-86 has been a NCAA Women's Basketball final 21 times in 129,040 games. The first was San José State Spartans beat Tulsa Golden Hurricane on March 2, 2003; the latest was Michigan Wolverines beat Ohio State Buckeyes on February 25, 2026.

Where 88-86 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 88-86 the 1236th most common final score out of 3,854 that have ever occurred in NCAA Women's Basketball. One point away, 89-86 has happened 14 times and 88-87 has happened 12 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 88-86 in NCAA Women's Basketball history

DateResultSeason
2026-02-25Michigan Wolverines over Ohio State Buckeyes2026
2025-01-08Richmond Spiders over George Mason Patriots2025
2022-12-20Ohio State Buckeyes over South Florida Bulls2023
2022-03-07Tulsa Golden Hurricane over Wichita State Shockers2022
2022-01-12North Alabama Lions over Eastern Kentucky Colonels2022
2021-01-25Ohio State Buckeyes over Maryland Terrapins2021
2019-01-03Montana Lady Griz over Sacramento State Hornets2019
2018-02-16Southern Illinois Salukis over Valparaiso Beacons2018
2017-01-07Portland State Vikings over Sacramento State Hornets2017
2016-11-27Albany Great Danes over Siena Saints2017
2016-11-14Idaho Vandals over Cal State Fullerton Titans2017
2015-01-10Pacific Tigers over Saint Mary's Gaels2015
2014-12-07Minnesota Golden Gophers over Butler Bulldogs2015
2014-11-28Abilene Christian Wildcats over George Mason Patriots2015
2014-11-17Stanford Cardinal over UConn Huskies2015
2014-01-13Bryant Bulldogs over St. Francis (PA) Red Flash2014
2012-02-04Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders over Northwestern State Lady Demons2012
2011-12-31Oregon Ducks over Washington Huskies2012
2009-01-08Sacramento State Hornets over Montana State Bobcats2009
2008-11-14Florida Gulf Coast Eagles over Florida Gators2009
2003-03-02San José State Spartans over Tulsa Golden Hurricane2003

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