Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 72-53?

Exactly once. On July 31, 2012, Lithuania beat Nigeria 72-53, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-53 in league history.

Where 72-53 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 72-53 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 73-53 has happened never and 72-54 has happened never.

Every 72-53 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
2012-07-31	Lithuania over Nigeria	2012

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