Has a WNBA game ever ended 80-71?
It has. 80-71 has been a WNBA final 11 times in 6,969 games. The first was Charlotte Sting beat Houston Comets on August 16, 1997; the latest was Dallas Wings beat Golden State Valkyries on June 17, 2025.
That makes 80-71 the 156th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 81-71 has happened 14 times and 80-72 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1980 and 2009.
Every 80-71 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Dallas Wings over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2015-07-14 | Phoenix Mercury over Atlanta Dream | 2015 | |
| 2010-08-15 | Washington Mystics over Seattle Storm | 2010 | |
| 2009-09-10 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Sacramento Monarchs | 2009 | |
| 2006-05-25 | Los Angeles Sparks over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2006 | |
| 2002-08-01 | Sacramento Monarchs over Utah Starzz | 2002 | |
| 2002-07-27 | Seattle Storm over Washington Mystics | 2002 | |
| 1999-08-16 | Houston Comets over Utah Starzz | 1999 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Houston Comets over Phoenix Mercury | 1998 | Playoff |
| 1998-08-19 | Houston Comets over Los Angeles Sparks | 1998 | |
| 1997-08-16 | Charlotte Sting over Houston Comets | 1997 |