Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 51-38?

Exactly once. On November 5, 1954, Republic of China beat Israel 51-38, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-38 in league history.

Where 51-38 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 51-38 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 52-38 has happened never and 51-39 has happened never.

Every 51-38 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
1954-11-05	Republic of China over Israel	1954

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