Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 74-72?

It has. 74-72 has been a FIBA World Cup final 2 times in 2,041 games. The first was Australia beat Dominican Republic on October 3, 1978; the latest was Argentina beat Australia on August 29, 2010.

Where 74-72 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 74-72 the 222nd most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 75-72 has happened 4 times and 74-73 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1978 and 2010.

Every 74-72 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
2010-08-29	Argentina over Australia	2010
1978-10-03	Australia over Dominican Republic	1978

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