Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 72-59?
Exactly once. On September 4, 2019, Venezuela beat China 72-59, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-59 in league history.
That makes 72-59 the 240th most common final score out of 863 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 73-59 has happened never and 72-60 has happened never.