Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 82-80?
It has. 82-80 has been a FIBA World Cup final 4 times in 2,041 games. The first was Czechoslovakia beat Cuba on May 12, 1970; the latest was Montenegro beat Iceland on August 16, 2021.
That makes 82-80 the 44th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 83-80 has happened 3 times and 82-81 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1990 and 2019.
Every 82-80 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-16 | Montenegro over Iceland | 2023 | |
| 2017-11-24 | Finland over Bulgaria | 2019 | |
| 1990-08-14 | Canada over Angola | 1990 | |
| 1970-05-12 | Czechoslovakia over Cuba | 1970 |