Has an Olympic Basketball (Men) game ever ended 99-96?

Exactly once. On September 24, 1988, Canada beat China 99-96, and no Olympic Basketball (Men) game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 99-96 in league history.

Where 99-96 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 99-96 the 126th most common final score out of 698 that have ever occurred in Olympic Basketball (Men). One point away, 100-96 has happened never and 99-97 has happened never.

Every 99-96 in Olympic Basketball (Men) history

Date	Result	Season
1988-09-24	Canada over China	1988

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