Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 79-70?

Exactly once. On January 1, 1956, Uruguay beat Philippines 79-70, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 79-70 in league history.

Where 79-70 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 79-70 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 80-70 has happened 1 times and 79-71 has happened never.

Every 79-70 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1956-01-01	Uruguay over Philippines	1956

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