Has a WNBA game ever ended 78-76?
It has. 78-76 has been a WNBA final 16 times in 6,969 games. The first was Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty on August 20, 1997; the latest was Minnesota Lynx beat Washington Mystics on June 24, 2026.
That makes 78-76 the 32nd most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 79-76 has happened 13 times and 78-77 has happened 12 times.
Every 78-76 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Minnesota Lynx over Washington Mystics | 2026 | |
| 2026-06-08 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2026 | |
| 2024-09-17 | Minnesota Lynx over Connecticut Sun | 2024 | |
| 2020-08-09 | Las Vegas Aces over New York Liberty | 2020 | |
| 2018-07-20 | Indiana Fever over Los Angeles Sparks | 2018 | |
| 2017-05-31 | Washington Mystics over Connecticut Sun | 2017 | |
| 2016-10-09 | Los Angeles Sparks over Minnesota Lynx | 2016 | Playoff |
| 2014-07-08 | Indiana Fever over Tulsa Shock | 2014 | |
| 2014-07-05 | Connecticut Sun over Tulsa Shock | 2014 | |
| 2013-05-31 | New York Liberty over Tulsa Shock | 2013 | |
| 2012-10-08 | Indiana Fever over Connecticut Sun | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2007-06-22 | Minnesota Lynx over Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| 2003-08-13 | Detroit Shock over Phoenix Mercury | 2003 | |
| 2001-07-10 | Sacramento Monarchs over Houston Comets | 2001 | |
| 1998-07-08 | Phoenix Mercury over Detroit Shock | 1998 | |
| 1997-08-20 | Los Angeles Sparks over New York Liberty | 1997 |