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Has a WNBA game ever ended 79-71?

It has. 79-71 has been a WNBA final 22 times in 6,969 games. The first was Detroit Shock beat Washington Mystics on June 25, 1998; the latest was Phoenix Mercury beat Minnesota Lynx on July 9, 2025.

Where 79-71 sits among nearby WNBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 79-71 the 2nd most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 80-71 has happened 11 times and 79-72 has happened 15 times.

Every 79-71 in WNBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-07-09Phoenix Mercury over Minnesota Lynx2025
2025-06-28Dallas Wings over Washington Mystics2025
2025-05-19Seattle Storm over Dallas Wings2025
2024-08-22New York Liberty over Dallas Wings2024
2024-06-06Chicago Sky over Washington Mystics2024
2022-05-28Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics2022
2022-05-27Seattle Storm over New York Liberty2022
2021-09-12Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky2021
2019-07-24Washington Mystics over Minnesota Lynx2019
2016-05-15New York Liberty over Dallas Wings2016
2013-09-08Phoenix Mercury over Atlanta Dream2013
2012-06-26Seattle Storm over Washington Mystics2012
2011-07-12Seattle Storm over Washington Mystics2011
2011-06-16Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics2011
2010-07-23New York Liberty over Chicago Sky2010
2007-06-16San Antonio Silver Stars over New York Liberty2007
2003-07-05Cleveland Rockers over Minnesota Lynx2003
2003-05-27Los Angeles Sparks over Cleveland Rockers2003
2002-07-03Orlando Miracle over Indiana Fever2002
2002-06-18Utah Starzz over Indiana Fever2002
2000-07-29Utah Starzz over Indiana Fever2000
1998-06-25Detroit Shock over Washington Mystics1998

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