Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 79-73?
Exactly once. On August 25, 2022, Finland beat Israel 79-73, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 79-73 in league history.
That makes 79-73 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 80-73 has happened 1 times and 79-74 has happened 6 times.