Has a WNBA game ever ended 62-61?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 62-61 5 times. It first happened on July 5, 1998, when New York Liberty beat Washington Mystics, and most recently on August 16, 2017, when Seattle Storm beat Minnesota Lynx.
That makes 62-61 the 457th most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 63-61 has happened 5 times and 62-62 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 62-61 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-16 | Seattle Storm over Minnesota Lynx | 2017 | |
| 2005-08-02 | Houston Comets over Detroit Shock | 2005 | |
| 2004-07-31 | Sacramento Monarchs over Charlotte Sting | 2004 | |
| 2003-09-14 | Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks | 2003 | Playoff |
| 1998-07-05 | New York Liberty over Washington Mystics | 1998 |