Has a WNBA game ever ended 72-61?
It has. 72-61 has been a WNBA final 12 times in 6,969 games. The first was Portland Fire beat Seattle Storm on June 23, 2000; the latest was Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun on June 23, 2024.
That makes 72-61 the 130th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 73-61 has happened 10 times and 72-62 has happened 10 times.
Every 72-61 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-23 | Seattle Storm over Connecticut Sun | 2024 | |
| 2023-08-31 | Seattle Storm over Los Angeles Sparks | 2023 | |
| 2022-06-26 | Connecticut Sun over Atlanta Dream | 2022 | |
| 2019-05-29 | Minnesota Lynx over Seattle Storm | 2019 | |
| 2011-08-28 | Minnesota Lynx over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2011 | |
| 2009-09-06 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2009 | |
| 2008-06-20 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2008 | |
| 2007-08-09 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Sacramento Monarchs | 2007 | |
| 2005-07-14 | Sacramento Monarchs over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2005 | |
| 2001-08-21 | New York Liberty over Miami Sol | 2001 | Playoff |
| 2001-08-03 | Miami Sol over Phoenix Mercury | 2001 | |
| 2000-06-23 | Portland Fire over Seattle Storm | 2000 |