Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 78-74?
It has. 78-74 has been a FIBA World Cup final 6 times in 2,041 games. The first was Canada beat Japan on May 23, 1963; the latest was France beat Germany on September 1, 2019.
That makes 78-74 the 8th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 79-74 has happened 6 times and 78-75 has happened 5 times. At one point the score disappeared for 43 years, between 1967 and 2010.
Every 78-74 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-01 | France over Germany | 2019 | |
| 2018-09-14 | Argentina over Mexico | 2019 | |
| 2010-08-28 | Argentina over Germany | 2010 | |
| 1967-06-08 | Italy over Puerto Rico | 1967 | |
| 1967-06-03 | Soviet Union over Brazil | 1967 | |
| 1963-05-23 | Canada over Japan | 1963 |
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