Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 79-77?
It has. 79-77 has been a FIBA World Cup final 4 times in 1,208 games. The first was Uruguay beat Panama on May 13, 1970; the latest was Jordan beat Senegal on September 9, 2019.
That makes 79-77 the 6th most common final score out of 863 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 80-77 has happened 2 times and 79-78 has happened 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-09 | Jordan over Senegal | 2019 | |
| 2010-09-01 | Turkey over Puerto Rico | 2010 | |
| 1970-05-19 | South Korea over Canada | 1970 | |
| 1970-05-13 | Uruguay over Panama | 1970 |