Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 53-51?

Exactly once. On July 25, 1952, Uruguay beat Czechoslovakia 53-51, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 53-51 in league history.

Where 53-51 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 53-51 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 54-51 has happened never and 53-52 has happened 2 times.

Every 53-51 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1952-07-25	Uruguay over Czechoslovakia	1952

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