Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 83-71?

Exactly once. On January 22, 1959, Chile beat Puerto Rico 83-71, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 83-71 in league history.

Where 83-71 sits among nearby FIBA World Cup scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 83-71 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 84-71 has happened 2 times and 83-72 has happened 2 times.

Every 83-71 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
1959-01-22	Chile over Puerto Rico	1959

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