Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 61-56?

Exactly once. On January 1, 1968, United States beat Puerto Rico 61-56, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 61-56 in league history.

Where 61-56 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 61-56 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 62-56 has happened never and 61-57 has happened 1 times.

Every 61-56 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1968-01-01	United States over Puerto Rico	1968

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