Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 79-77?
It has. 79-77 has been a FIBA World Cup final 6 times in 2,041 games. The first was Uruguay beat Panama on May 13, 1970; the latest was Portugal beat Sweden on August 12, 2021.
That makes 79-77 the 8th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 80-77 has happened 3 times and 79-78 has happened 7 times. At one point the score disappeared for 40 years, between 1970 and 2010.
Every 79-77 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-12 | Portugal over Sweden | 2023 | |
| 2019-09-09 | Jordan over Senegal | 2019 | |
| 2018-07-02 | Belgium over Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | |
| 2010-09-01 | Turkey over Puerto Rico | 2010 | |
| 1970-05-19 | South Korea over Canada | 1970 | |
| 1970-05-13 | Uruguay over Panama | 1970 |