Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 79-74?
Yes. FIBA World Cup has seen a final score of 79-74 6 times. It first happened on July 14, 1974, when Puerto Rico beat Canada, and most recently on September 7, 2019, when Turkey beat Montenegro.
That makes 79-74 the 8th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 80-74 has happened 2 times and 79-75 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 32 years, between 1974 and 2006.