Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 72-63?
It has. 72-63 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Australia beat Colombia on August 24, 1982; the latest was Nigeria beat Ivory Coast on February 24, 2023.
That makes 72-63 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 73-63 has happened 5 times and 72-64 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1982 and 2019.
Every 72-63 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | Nigeria over Ivory Coast | 2023 | |
| 2018-06-30 | Central African Republic over Mozambique | 2019 | |
| 1982-08-24 | Australia over Colombia | 1982 |