Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 71-69?

Exactly once. On August 15, 2004, Italy beat New Zealand 71-69, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 71-69 in league history.

Where 71-69 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 71-69 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 72-69 has happened 1 times and 71-70 has happened 1 times.

Every 71-69 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
2004-08-15	Italy over New Zealand	2004

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