Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 73-69?
Yes. FIBA World Cup has seen a final score of 73-69 3 times. It first happened on November 3, 1954, when Uruguay beat Israel, and most recently on September 3, 2023, when Montenegro beat Greece.
That makes 73-69 the 26th most common final score out of 863 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 74-69 has happened 2 times and 73-70 has happened never. At one point the score disappeared for 56 years, between 1954 and 2010.