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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 117-79?

Exactly once. On July 24, 1976, Australia beat Japan 117-79, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 117-79 in league history.

Where 117-79 sits among nearby Olympic Basketball (Men) scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 117-79 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 118-79 has happened never and 117-80 has happened never.

Every 117-79 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1976-07-24Australia over Japan1976
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