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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 56-49?

Exactly once. On November 30, 1956, Soviet Union beat France 56-49, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 56-49 in league history.

Where 56-49 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 56-49 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 57-49 has happened never and 56-50 has happened never.

Every 56-49 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1956-11-30Soviet Union over France1956

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