Has a WNBA game ever ended 61-59?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 61-59 11 times. It first happened on July 27, 1999, when Minnesota Lynx beat Sacramento Monarchs, and most recently on July 31, 2019, when Indiana Fever beat Atlanta Dream.
That makes 61-59 the 152nd most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 62-59 has happened 4 times and 61-60 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 61-59 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | Indiana Fever over Atlanta Dream | 2019 | |
| 2011-07-29 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2011 | |
| 2010-07-18 | Chicago Sky over Washington Mystics | 2010 | |
| 2008-09-14 | Detroit Shock over New York Liberty | 2008 | |
| 2004-07-09 | Minnesota Lynx over Phoenix Mercury | 2004 | |
| 2003-08-24 | Charlotte Sting over New York Liberty | 2003 | |
| 2002-08-10 | Sacramento Monarchs over Houston Comets | 2002 | |
| 2002-06-21 | Houston Comets over Phoenix Mercury | 2002 | |
| 2000-07-21 | Washington Mystics over Orlando Miracle | 2000 | |
| 1999-08-03 | New York Liberty over Utah Starzz | 1999 | |
| 1999-07-27 | Minnesota Lynx over Sacramento Monarchs | 1999 |