Has a WNBA game ever ended 54-53?

Exactly once. On June 16, 2002, New York Liberty beat Charlotte Sting 54-53, and no WNBA game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 54-53 in league history.

Where 54-53 sits among nearby WNBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 54-53 the 1012th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 55-53 has happened 3 times and 54-54 has happened never.

Every 54-53 in WNBA history

Date	Result	Season
2002-06-16	New York Liberty over Charlotte Sting	2002

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