Has a WNBA game ever ended 79-72?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 79-72 15 times. It first happened on August 24, 1997, when New York Liberty beat Cleveland Rockers, and most recently on July 13, 2025, when New York Liberty beat Atlanta Dream.
That makes 79-72 the 51st most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 80-72 has happened 8 times and 79-73 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 79-72 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-13 | New York Liberty over Atlanta Dream | 2025 | |
| 2025-06-17 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2025 | |
| 2018-06-19 | New York Liberty over Atlanta Dream | 2018 | |
| 2017-07-12 | San Antonio Stars over Indiana Fever | 2017 | |
| 2016-08-26 | Seattle Storm over Los Angeles Sparks | 2016 | |
| 2016-07-22 | Minnesota Lynx over Seattle Storm | 2016 | |
| 2016-05-21 | Los Angeles Sparks over New York Liberty | 2016 | |
| 2015-07-19 | Minnesota Lynx over Tulsa Shock | 2015 | |
| 2014-06-13 | Seattle Storm over San Antonio Stars | 2014 | |
| 2012-06-03 | Phoenix Mercury over Tulsa Shock | 2012 | |
| 2010-06-25 | Chicago Sky over Washington Mystics | 2010 | |
| 2008-07-01 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Detroit Shock | 2008 | |
| 2006-07-25 | New York Liberty over Chicago Sky | 2006 | |
| 2003-06-10 | Washington Mystics over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2003 | |
| 1997-08-24 | New York Liberty over Cleveland Rockers | 1997 |