Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 72-69?

Exactly once. On August 29, 1972, Brazil beat Spain 72-69, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 72-69 in league history.

Where 72-69 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 72-69 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 73-69 has happened 2 times and 72-70 has happened 2 times.

Every 72-69 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1972-08-29	Brazil over Spain	1972

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