Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 73-71?

It has. 73-71 has been a FIBA World Cup final 2 times in 2,041 games. The first was Canada beat Uruguay on May 18, 1963; the latest was Turkey beat Brazil on August 22, 2006.

Where 73-71 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 73-71 the 222nd most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 74-71 has happened 1 times and 73-72 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1963 and 2006.

Every 73-71 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
2006-08-22	Turkey over Brazil	2006
1963-05-18	Canada over Uruguay	1963

Open the FIBA World Cup grid at 73-71