Has a WNBA game ever ended 51-48?

Exactly once. On May 31, 2000, Phoenix Mercury beat New York Liberty 51-48, and no WNBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 51-48 in league history.

Where 51-48 sits among nearby WNBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 51-48 the 1002nd most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 52-48 has happened 1 times and 51-49 has happened never.

Every 51-48 in WNBA history

Date	Result	Season
2000-05-31	Phoenix Mercury over New York Liberty	2000

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