Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 82-81?

Exactly once. On July 25, 1952, Argentina beat Canada 82-81, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 82-81 in league history.

Where 82-81 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 82-81 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 83-81 has happened 1 times and 82-82 has happened never.

Every 82-81 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1952-07-25	Argentina over Canada	1952

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