Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 87-85?

Exactly once. On July 26, 1980, Italy beat Soviet Union 87-85, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 87-85 in league history.

Where 87-85 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 87-85 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 88-85 has happened 1 times and 87-86 has happened never.

Every 87-85 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1980-07-26	Italy over Soviet Union	1980

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