Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-72?
It has. 81-72 has been a WNBA final 15 times in 6,969 games. The first was Utah Starzz beat Portland Fire on June 8, 2000; the latest was Phoenix Mercury beat Golden State Valkyries on August 22, 2025.
That makes 81-72 the 51st most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-72 has happened 7 times and 81-73 has happened 5 times.
Every 81-72 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Phoenix Mercury over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2024-06-07 | Los Angeles Sparks over Dallas Wings | 2024 | |
| 2022-06-19 | Seattle Storm over New York Liberty | 2022 | |
| 2018-08-12 | Seattle Storm over Minnesota Lynx | 2018 | |
| 2018-06-28 | Seattle Storm over Los Angeles Sparks | 2018 | |
| 2018-06-17 | Los Angeles Sparks over Chicago Sky | 2018 | |
| 2017-08-08 | Minnesota Lynx over Atlanta Dream | 2017 | |
| 2017-07-02 | Atlanta Dream over New York Liberty | 2017 | |
| 2012-06-27 | Indiana Fever over Chicago Sky | 2012 | |
| 2009-06-20 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2009 | |
| 2008-09-19 | Detroit Shock over Indiana Fever | 2008 | Playoff |
| 2007-06-07 | Sacramento Monarchs over Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| 2007-05-19 | Phoenix Mercury over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2007 | |
| 2002-06-20 | Indiana Fever over Portland Fire | 2002 | |
| 2000-06-08 | Utah Starzz over Portland Fire | 2000 |