Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 52-44?

Exactly once. On July 25, 1952, Bulgaria beat Mexico 52-44, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 52-44 in league history.

Where 52-44 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 52-44 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 53-44 has happened never and 52-45 has happened never.

Every 52-44 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1952-07-25	Bulgaria over Mexico	1952

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