Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 78-69?
It has. 78-69 has been a FIBA World Cup final 2 times in 2,041 games. The first was Puerto Rico beat Paraguay on June 7, 1967; the latest was Lithuania beat Netherlands on February 22, 2019.
That makes 78-69 the 222nd most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 79-69 has happened 4 times and 78-70 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1967 and 2019.
Every 78-69 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-22 | Lithuania over Netherlands | 2019 | |
| 1967-06-07 | Puerto Rico over Paraguay | 1967 |