Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 20-17?

Exactly once. On August 7, 1936, Latvia beat Uruguay 20-17, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 20-17 in league history.

Where 20-17 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 20-17 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 21-17 has happened never and 20-18 has happened never.

Every 20-17 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1936-08-07	Latvia over Uruguay	1936

Open the Olympic Basketball (Men) grid at 20-17