Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 38-36?

Exactly once. On August 11, 1948, Chile beat Czechoslovakia 38-36, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 38-36 in league history.

Where 38-36 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 38-36 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 39-36 has happened never and 38-37 has happened never.

Every 38-36 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1948-08-11	Chile over Czechoslovakia	1948

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