Has a WNBA game ever ended 81-80?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 81-80 11 times. It first happened on June 14, 2000, when Phoenix Mercury beat Portland Fire, and most recently on August 20, 2025, when Los Angeles Sparks beat Dallas Wings.
That makes 81-80 the 156th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 82-80 has happened 15 times and 81-81 has happened never. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 81-80 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | Los Angeles Sparks over Dallas Wings | 2025 | |
| 2025-08-12 | Dallas Wings over Indiana Fever | 2025 | |
| 2024-06-07 | Phoenix Mercury over Minnesota Lynx | 2024 | |
| 2019-05-24 | Indiana Fever over New York Liberty | 2019 | |
| 2016-05-20 | Seattle Storm over Phoenix Mercury | 2016 | |
| 2015-08-27 | Phoenix Mercury over Connecticut Sun | 2015 | |
| 2014-08-26 | Chicago Sky over Atlanta Dream | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2011-06-10 | New York Liberty over Indiana Fever | 2011 | |
| 2002-07-25 | Sacramento Monarchs over Portland Fire | 2002 | |
| 2001-06-10 | New York Liberty over Washington Mystics | 2001 | |
| 2000-06-14 | Phoenix Mercury over Portland Fire | 2000 |