Has a WNBA game ever ended 78-72?
It has. 78-72 has been a WNBA final 15 times in 6,969 games. The first was Orlando Miracle beat Indiana Fever on August 14, 2001; the latest was Phoenix Mercury beat Portland Fire on June 5, 2026.
That makes 78-72 the 51st most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 79-72 has happened 15 times and 78-73 has happened 17 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 78-72 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Phoenix Mercury over Portland Fire | 2026 | |
| 2025-09-06 | Minnesota Lynx over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2025-08-06 | Las Vegas Aces over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2023-08-19 | Los Angeles Sparks over Las Vegas Aces | 2023 | |
| 2023-07-09 | Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks | 2023 | |
| 2019-08-18 | Phoenix Mercury over New York Liberty | 2019 | |
| 2018-05-25 | Minnesota Lynx over New York Liberty | 2018 | |
| 2017-06-04 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2017 | |
| 2017-05-19 | Phoenix Mercury over San Antonio Stars | 2017 | |
| 2016-07-15 | Indiana Fever over Atlanta Dream | 2016 | |
| 2011-09-02 | Seattle Storm over Tulsa Shock | 2011 | |
| 2011-08-23 | Minnesota Lynx over Tulsa Shock | 2011 | |
| 2007-06-03 | Chicago Sky over Minnesota Lynx | 2007 | |
| 2004-06-22 | Washington Mystics over Detroit Shock | 2004 | |
| 2001-08-14 | Orlando Miracle over Indiana Fever | 2001 |