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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 70-59?

Exactly once. On January 1, 1964, Hungary beat Canada 70-59, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 70-59 in league history.

Where 70-59 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 70-59 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 71-59 has happened 2 times and 70-60 has happened 1 times.

Every 70-59 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1964-01-01Hungary over Canada1964
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