Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 71-53?
It has. 71-53 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Soviet Union beat Uruguay on May 11, 1970; the latest was Venezuela beat Panama on November 27, 2021.
That makes 71-53 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 72-53 has happened 1 times and 71-54 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 49 years, between 1970 and 2019.
Every 71-53 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-27 | Venezuela over Panama | 2023 | |
| 2018-09-15 | Ivory Coast over Rwanda | 2019 | |
| 1970-05-11 | Soviet Union over Uruguay | 1970 |