Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 71-68?
It has. 71-68 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Australia beat Czechoslovakia on October 2, 1978; the latest was Sweden beat Israel on November 14, 2022.
That makes 71-68 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 72-68 has happened 5 times and 71-69 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1978 and 2006.
Every 71-68 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-14 | Sweden over Israel | 2023 | |
| 2006-08-26 | Lithuania over Italy | 2006 | |
| 1978-10-02 | Australia over Czechoslovakia | 1978 |
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