Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 71-40?

Exactly once. On August 11, 1948, United States beat Mexico 71-40, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 71-40 in league history.

Where 71-40 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 71-40 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 72-40 has happened never and 71-41 has happened never.

Every 71-40 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1948-08-11	United States over Mexico	1948

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