Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 39-38?

Exactly once. On January 1, 1948, Czechoslovakia beat South Korea 39-38, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 39-38 in league history.

Where 39-38 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 39-38 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 40-38 has happened never and 39-39 has happened never.

Every 39-38 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1948-01-01	Czechoslovakia over South Korea	1948

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