Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-74?
It has. 81-74 has been a WNBA final 12 times in 6,969 games. The first was Portland Fire beat Sacramento Monarchs on June 16, 2001; the latest was Portland Fire beat New York Liberty on May 25, 2026.
That makes 81-74 the 130th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-74 has happened 15 times and 81-75 has happened 16 times.
Every 81-74 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-25 | Portland Fire over New York Liberty | 2026 | |
| 2024-07-14 | Indiana Fever over Minnesota Lynx | 2024 | |
| 2022-06-05 | Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks | 2022 | |
| 2020-08-04 | Phoenix Mercury over Atlanta Dream | 2020 | |
| 2019-06-26 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2019 | |
| 2017-05-13 | Atlanta Dream over Connecticut Sun | 2017 | |
| 2011-06-09 | Minnesota Lynx over Seattle Storm | 2011 | |
| 2009-09-19 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2009 | Playoff |
| 2008-07-05 | Indiana Fever over Connecticut Sun | 2008 | |
| 2007-08-15 | Sacramento Monarchs over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2007 | |
| 2005-06-11 | Los Angeles Sparks over Sacramento Monarchs | 2005 | |
| 2001-06-16 | Portland Fire over Sacramento Monarchs | 2001 |