Has a WNBA game ever ended 86-79?
It has. 86-79 has been a WNBA final 19 times in 6,969 games. The first was Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting on July 7, 1998; the latest was Chicago Sky beat Minnesota Lynx on May 17, 2026.
That makes 86-79 the 9th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 87-79 has happened 8 times and 86-80 has happened 10 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 86-79 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | Chicago Sky over Minnesota Lynx | 2026 | |
| 2024-07-17 | Minnesota Lynx over Atlanta Dream | 2024 | |
| 2023-06-13 | Atlanta Dream over New York Liberty | 2023 | |
| 2022-07-24 | Connecticut Sun over Minnesota Lynx | 2022 | |
| 2022-07-19 | Los Angeles Sparks over Indiana Fever | 2022 | |
| 2021-08-24 | Chicago Sky over Atlanta Dream | 2021 | |
| 2020-08-13 | Indiana Fever over New York Liberty | 2020 | |
| 2019-08-16 | Washington Mystics over Minnesota Lynx | 2019 | |
| 2016-06-05 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2016 | |
| 2015-06-09 | New York Liberty over Indiana Fever | 2015 | |
| 2012-09-30 | Seattle Storm over Minnesota Lynx | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2012-09-17 | Minnesota Lynx over Indiana Fever | 2012 | |
| 2011-08-28 | Phoenix Mercury over Washington Mystics | 2011 | |
| 2011-07-20 | Atlanta Dream over Washington Mystics | 2011 | |
| 2010-06-05 | Atlanta Dream over Washington Mystics | 2010 | |
| 2009-09-10 | Chicago Sky over Indiana Fever | 2009 | |
| 2006-06-09 | Minnesota Lynx over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2006 | |
| 2001-06-09 | Charlotte Sting over Orlando Miracle | 2001 | |
| 1998-07-07 | Los Angeles Sparks over Charlotte Sting | 1998 |