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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 51-50?

Exactly once. On September 9, 1972, Soviet Union beat United States 51-50, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-50 in league history.

Where 51-50 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 51-50 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 52-50 has happened never and 51-51 has happened never.

Every 51-50 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1972-09-09Soviet Union over United States1972

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