Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 81-74?

Exactly once. On August 27, 1972, Puerto Rico beat West Germany 81-74, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 81-74 in league history.

Where 81-74 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 81-74 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 82-74 has happened 1 times and 81-75 has happened never.

Every 81-74 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1972-08-27	Puerto Rico over West Germany	1972

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