Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 71-59?
It has. 71-59 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia on June 11, 1967; the latest was China beat Kazakhstan on February 23, 2023.
That makes 71-59 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 72-59 has happened 3 times and 71-60 has happened 1 times. At one point the score disappeared for 56 years, between 1967 and 2023.
Every 71-59 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-23 | China over Kazakhstan | 2023 | |
| 2021-07-02 | Costa Rica over El Salvador | 2023 | |
| 1967-06-11 | Soviet Union over Yugoslavia | 1967 |