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Has a WNBA game ever ended 85-79?

Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 85-79 14 times. It first happened on July 21, 2001, when Los Angeles Sparks beat Seattle Storm, and most recently on September 2, 2025, when Phoenix Mercury beat Indiana Fever.

Where 85-79 sits among nearby WNBA scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 85-79 the 74th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 86-79 has happened 19 times and 85-80 has happened 16 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.

Every 85-79 in WNBA history

DateResultSeason
2025-09-02Phoenix Mercury over Indiana Fever2025
2023-06-20Connecticut Sun over Seattle Storm2023
2022-05-15Atlanta Dream over Indiana Fever2022
2021-07-07Minnesota Lynx over Dallas Wings2021
2021-05-26Las Vegas Aces over Phoenix Mercury2021
2017-08-06Dallas Wings over Los Angeles Sparks2017
2016-10-16Minnesota Lynx over Los Angeles Sparks2016Playoff
2016-05-24Atlanta Dream over New York Liberty2016
2015-07-14Minnesota Lynx over Connecticut Sun2015
2014-06-15Tulsa Shock over Seattle Storm2014
2011-07-19Connecticut Sun over New York Liberty2011
2009-08-14Sacramento Monarchs over Los Angeles Sparks2009
2008-06-06Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks2008
2001-07-21Los Angeles Sparks over Seattle Storm2001

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