Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 31-28?

Exactly once. On October 29, 1950, Egypt beat France 31-28, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 31-28 in league history.

Where 31-28 sits among nearby FIBA World Cup scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 31-28 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 32-28 has happened never and 31-29 has happened never.

Every 31-28 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
1950-10-29	Egypt over France	1950

Open the FIBA World Cup grid at 31-28