Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 78-70?
It has. 78-70 has been a FIBA World Cup final 7 times in 2,041 games. The first was Philippines beat Uruguay on January 25, 1959; the latest was Cape Verde beat Guinea on February 24, 2023.
That makes 78-70 the 3rd most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 79-70 has happened 3 times and 78-71 has happened 1 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039. At one point the score disappeared for 33 years, between 1986 and 2019.
Every 78-70 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-24 | Cape Verde over Guinea | 2023 | |
| 2022-08-29 | Uruguay over Puerto Rico | 2023 | |
| 2018-12-03 | Iran over Philippines | 2019 | |
| 2018-12-02 | United States over Uruguay | 2019 | |
| 2018-06-28 | Mexico over United States | 2019 | |
| 1986-07-15 | Italy over Argentina | 1986 | |
| 1959-01-25 | Philippines over Uruguay | 1959 |
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