Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 88-87?

Exactly once. On July 22, 1976, Yugoslavia beat Italy 88-87, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 88-87 in league history.

Where 88-87 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 88-87 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 89-87 has happened 1 times and 88-88 has happened never.

Every 88-87 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1976-07-22	Yugoslavia over Italy	1976

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