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Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 72-62?

Exactly once. On September 3, 1972, West Germany beat Senegal 72-62, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-62 in league history.

Where 72-62 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 72-62 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 73-62 has happened never and 72-63 has happened never.

Every 72-62 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

DateResultSeason
1972-09-03West Germany over Senegal1972
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