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Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 87-72?

Exactly once. On May 24, 1970, Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 87-72, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 87-72 in league history.

Where 87-72 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 87-72 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 88-72 has happened 2 times and 87-73 has happened 4 times.

Every 87-72 in FIBA World Cup history

DateResultSeason
1970-05-24Soviet Union over Yugoslavia1970

Open the FIBA World Cup grid at 87-72