Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 79-71?
It has. 79-71 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Yugoslavia beat Spain on July 14, 1974; the latest was Cape Verde beat Nigeria on November 26, 2021.
That makes 79-71 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 80-71 has happened 3 times and 79-72 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1974 and 2014.
Every 79-71 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-26 | Cape Verde over Nigeria | 2023 | |
| 2014-09-04 | Greece over Argentina | 2014 | |
| 1974-07-14 | Yugoslavia over Spain | 1974 |
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