Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-78?
It has. 81-78 has been a WNBA final 10 times in 6,869 games. The first was Phoenix Mercury beat Minnesota Lynx on June 28, 2006; the latest was Los Angeles Sparks beat Washington Mystics on August 31, 2025.
That makes 81-78 the 196th most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-78 has happened 12 times and 81-79 has happened 14 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 81-78 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | Los Angeles Sparks over Washington Mystics | 2025 | |
| 2025-06-25 | New York Liberty over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2024-05-29 | New York Liberty over Phoenix Mercury | 2024 | |
| 2023-05-30 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2023 | |
| 2022-07-06 | Minnesota Lynx over Chicago Sky | 2022 | |
| 2017-06-21 | Dallas Wings over San Antonio Stars | 2017 | |
| 2012-08-24 | Tulsa Shock over Chicago Sky | 2012 | |
| 2009-09-13 | Los Angeles Sparks over Phoenix Mercury | 2009 | |
| 2006-07-02 | Washington Mystics over Phoenix Mercury | 2006 | |
| 2006-06-28 | Phoenix Mercury over Minnesota Lynx | 2006 |