Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 82-79?
It has. 82-79 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was Yugoslavia beat Soviet Union on July 9, 1974; the latest was Hungary beat Czech Republic on August 27, 2022.
That makes 82-79 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 83-79 has happened 2 times and 82-80 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 37 years, between 1986 and 2023.
Every 82-79 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-27 | Hungary over Czech Republic | 2023 | |
| 1986-07-15 | Israel over Greece | 1986 | |
| 1974-07-09 | Yugoslavia over Soviet Union | 1974 |
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