Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 79-66?

Exactly once. On August 29, 1972, Soviet Union beat Italy 79-66, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 79-66 in league history.

Where 79-66 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 79-66 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 80-66 has happened 2 times and 79-67 has happened never.

Every 79-66 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1972-08-29	Soviet Union over Italy	1972

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