Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 85-81?
It has. 85-81 has been a FIBA World Cup final 6 times in 2,041 games. The first was Puerto Rico beat Chinese Taipei on January 27, 1959; the latest was Lebanon beat Philippines on August 25, 2022.
That makes 85-81 the 8th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 86-81 has happened 3 times and 85-82 has happened 3 times. At one point the score disappeared for 28 years, between 1986 and 2014.
Every 85-81 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 | Lebanon over Philippines | 2023 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Finland over Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2019 | |
| 2014-09-01 | Argentina over Philippines | 2014 | |
| 1986-07-19 | Cuba over Argentina | 1986 | |
| 1963-05-25 | Brazil over United States | 1963 | |
| 1959-01-27 | Puerto Rico over Chinese Taipei | 1959 |
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