Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 79-72?

Exactly once. On July 23, 1980, Italy beat Cuba 79-72, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 79-72 in league history.

Where 79-72 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 79-72 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 80-72 has happened 3 times and 79-73 has happened 1 times.

Every 79-72 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1980-07-23	Italy over Cuba	1980

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