Has a WNBA game ever ended 82-71?
It has. 82-71 has been a WNBA final 13 times in 6,969 games. The first was Detroit Shock beat New York Liberty on September 14, 2004; the latest was Minnesota Lynx beat Golden State Valkyries on July 5, 2025.
That makes 82-71 the 99th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 83-71 has happened 8 times and 82-72 has happened 7 times.
Every 82-71 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | Minnesota Lynx over Golden State Valkyries | 2025 | |
| 2023-07-20 | Connecticut Sun over Atlanta Dream | 2023 | |
| 2022-07-05 | Dallas Wings over Connecticut Sun | 2022 | |
| 2022-06-17 | Connecticut Sun over Seattle Storm | 2022 | |
| 2021-08-19 | Connecticut Sun over Minnesota Lynx | 2021 | |
| 2012-08-22 | Atlanta Dream over Chicago Sky | 2012 | |
| 2012-08-18 | Los Angeles Sparks over Seattle Storm | 2012 | |
| 2011-08-13 | Indiana Fever over New York Liberty | 2011 | |
| 2009-07-14 | Connecticut Sun over Los Angeles Sparks | 2009 | |
| 2008-09-05 | New York Liberty over Atlanta Dream | 2008 | |
| 2007-05-29 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Houston Comets | 2007 | |
| 2007-05-25 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Seattle Storm | 2007 | |
| 2004-09-14 | Detroit Shock over New York Liberty | 2004 |