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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 72-47?

Exactly once. On July 25, 1952, United States beat Czechoslovakia 72-47, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-47 in league history.

Where 72-47 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 72-47 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 73-47 has happened never and 72-48 has happened never.

Every 72-47 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1952-07-25United States over Czechoslovakia1952
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