Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-71?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 81-71 14 times. It first happened on August 12, 1998, when Utah Starzz beat Sacramento Monarchs, and most recently on August 13, 2023, when Seattle Storm beat Phoenix Mercury.
That makes 81-71 the 69th most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-71 has happened 13 times and 81-72 has happened 15 times.
Every 81-71 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-13 | Seattle Storm over Phoenix Mercury | 2023 | |
| 2022-08-07 | Minnesota Lynx over Atlanta Dream | 2022 | |
| 2022-05-15 | Dallas Wings over New York Liberty | 2022 | |
| 2019-08-20 | Los Angeles Sparks over Minnesota Lynx | 2019 | |
| 2018-07-24 | Atlanta Dream over Los Angeles Sparks | 2018 | |
| 2017-05-21 | Seattle Storm over Washington Mystics | 2017 | |
| 2015-09-20 | Los Angeles Sparks over Minnesota Lynx | 2015 | Playoff |
| 2014-06-27 | Seattle Storm over Minnesota Lynx | 2014 | |
| 2007-07-20 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Sacramento Monarchs | 2007 | |
| 2006-08-13 | Phoenix Mercury over Sacramento Monarchs | 2006 | |
| 2004-07-18 | Sacramento Monarchs over Washington Mystics | 2004 | |
| 2003-07-27 | Detroit Shock over Washington Mystics | 2003 | |
| 2002-08-03 | Los Angeles Sparks over Sacramento Monarchs | 2002 | |
| 1998-08-12 | Utah Starzz over Sacramento Monarchs | 1998 |