Has a WNBA game ever ended 85-81?
It has. 85-81 has been a WNBA final 15 times in 6,969 games. The first was Connecticut Sun beat Seattle Storm on June 9, 2006; the latest was New York Liberty beat Los Angeles Sparks on August 13, 2026.
That makes 85-81 the 51st most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 86-81 has happened 11 times and 85-82 has happened 10 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 85-81 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | New York Liberty over Los Angeles Sparks | 2026 | |
| 2026-08-12 | Minnesota Lynx over Portland Fire | 2026 | |
| 2025-05-21 | Minnesota Lynx over Dallas Wings | 2025 | |
| 2024-09-17 | Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks | 2024 | |
| 2024-08-28 | Seattle Storm over Atlanta Dream | 2024 | |
| 2021-06-08 | Dallas Wings over Phoenix Mercury | 2021 | |
| 2021-06-08 | Washington Mystics over Minnesota Lynx | 2021 | |
| 2019-07-13 | Las Vegas Aces over Washington Mystics | 2019 | |
| 2019-06-14 | Connecticut Sun over Minnesota Lynx | 2019 | |
| 2017-06-10 | Chicago Sky over San Antonio Stars | 2017 | |
| 2011-09-01 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2011 | |
| 2010-06-25 | Seattle Storm over Indiana Fever | 2010 | |
| 2009-07-28 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2009 | |
| 2008-06-03 | Minnesota Lynx over Atlanta Dream | 2008 | |
| 2006-06-09 | Connecticut Sun over Seattle Storm | 2006 |