Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 73-71?

Exactly once. On July 30, 1996, Australia beat Croatia 73-71, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 73-71 in league history.

Where 73-71 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 73-71 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 74-71 has happened never and 73-72 has happened 1 times.

Every 73-71 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1996-07-30	Australia over Croatia	1996

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