Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 78-71?

Exactly once. On July 29, 1992, Australia beat Venezuela 78-71, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 78-71 in league history.

Where 78-71 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 78-71 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 79-71 has happened never and 78-72 has happened never.

Every 78-71 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1992-07-29	Australia over Venezuela	1992

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