Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 97-74?

Exactly once. On December 2, 2018, New Zealand beat Syria 97-74, and no FIBA World Cup game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 97-74 in league history.

Where 97-74 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 97-74 the 475th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 98-74 has happened never and 97-75 has happened never.

Every 97-74 in FIBA World Cup history

Date	Result	Season
2018-12-02	New Zealand over Syria	2019

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