Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 72-69?

Exactly once. On August 22, 2006, Greece beat Australia 72-69, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-69 in league history.

Where 72-69 sits among nearby FIBA World Cup scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 72-69 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 73-69 has happened 4 times and 72-70 has happened 3 times.

Every 72-69 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
2006-08-22	Greece over Australia	2006

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