Has a FIBA World Cup game ever ended 97-88?
It has. 97-88 has been a FIBA World Cup final 3 times in 2,041 games. The first was South Korea beat Canada on May 11, 1970; the latest was Mexico beat United States on November 29, 2021.
That makes 97-88 the 96th most common final score out of 1,178 that have ever occurred in FIBA World Cup. One point away, 98-88 has happened 1 times and 97-89 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 41 years, between 1982 and 2023.
Every 97-88 in FIBA World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-29 | Mexico over United States | 2023 | |
| 1982-08-25 | Yugoslavia over Colombia | 1982 | |
| 1970-05-11 | South Korea over Canada | 1970 |