Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 96-89?

Exactly once. On July 3, 1974, Spain beat Argentina 96-89, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 96-89 in league history.

Where 96-89 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 96-89 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 97-89 has happened 2 times and 96-90 has happened 2 times.

Every 96-89 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
1974-07-03	Spain over Argentina	1974

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