Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 83-73?

Exactly once. On August 29, 2010, China beat Ivory Coast 83-73, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 83-73 in league history.

Where 83-73 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 83-73 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 84-73 has happened 3 times and 83-74 has happened 5 times.

Every 83-73 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
2010-08-29	China over Ivory Coast	2010

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