Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 72-52?
Exactly once. On December 2, 2018, China beat Lebanon 72-52, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-52 in league history.
That makes 72-52 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 73-52 has happened never and 72-53 has happened 1 times.