Has a WNBA game ever ended 86-78?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 86-78 19 times. It first happened on July 1, 2001, when Indiana Fever beat Phoenix Mercury, and most recently on June 5, 2025, when New York Liberty beat Washington Mystics.
That makes 86-78 the 9th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 87-78 has happened 11 times and 86-79 has happened 19 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 86-78 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-05 | New York Liberty over Washington Mystics | 2025 | |
| 2023-07-22 | Connecticut Sun over Atlanta Dream | 2023 | |
| 2023-06-30 | Chicago Sky over Los Angeles Sparks | 2023 | |
| 2023-05-30 | New York Liberty over Seattle Storm | 2023 | |
| 2021-05-16 | Connecticut Sun over Phoenix Mercury | 2021 | |
| 2018-08-12 | Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks | 2018 | |
| 2018-05-18 | Phoenix Mercury over Dallas Wings | 2018 | |
| 2017-06-16 | Phoenix Mercury over Chicago Sky | 2017 | |
| 2016-06-05 | New York Liberty over Seattle Storm | 2016 | |
| 2016-06-01 | Chicago Sky over Washington Mystics | 2016 | |
| 2015-06-21 | Tulsa Shock over Minnesota Lynx | 2015 | |
| 2014-07-15 | Los Angeles Sparks over Indiana Fever | 2014 | |
| 2011-07-08 | Phoenix Mercury over Tulsa Shock | 2011 | |
| 2011-06-25 | Phoenix Mercury over Chicago Sky | 2011 | |
| 2010-08-03 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2010 | |
| 2006-08-03 | Seattle Storm over Washington Mystics | 2006 | |
| 2006-06-07 | Los Angeles Sparks over Detroit Shock | 2006 | |
| 2005-05-29 | Houston Comets over Indiana Fever | 2005 | |
| 2001-07-01 | Indiana Fever over Phoenix Mercury | 2001 |