Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-79?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 81-79 14 times. It first happened on August 12, 2002, when Utah Starzz beat Sacramento Monarchs, and most recently on August 25, 2025, when New York Liberty beat Connecticut Sun.
That makes 81-79 the 74th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-79 has happened 9 times and 81-80 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 81-79 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | New York Liberty over Connecticut Sun | 2025 | |
| 2025-07-08 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2025 | |
| 2022-06-14 | Seattle Storm over Minnesota Lynx | 2022 | |
| 2022-05-07 | New York Liberty over Connecticut Sun | 2022 | |
| 2017-05-20 | Indiana Fever over Connecticut Sun | 2017 | |
| 2015-08-26 | Los Angeles Sparks over Indiana Fever | 2015 | |
| 2014-07-13 | Atlanta Dream over Chicago Sky | 2014 | |
| 2014-06-26 | Atlanta Dream over San Antonio Stars | 2014 | |
| 2011-08-16 | Phoenix Mercury over Seattle Storm | 2011 | |
| 2011-08-05 | Seattle Storm over Connecticut Sun | 2011 | |
| 2007-08-07 | Sacramento Monarchs over Connecticut Sun | 2007 | |
| 2007-07-22 | Connecticut Sun over Houston Comets | 2007 | |
| 2006-08-08 | Seattle Storm over Detroit Shock | 2006 | |
| 2002-08-12 | Utah Starzz over Sacramento Monarchs | 2002 |