Has a WNBA game ever ended 86-81?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 86-81 11 times. It first happened on June 15, 2005, when Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm, and most recently on September 28, 2025, when Phoenix Mercury beat Minnesota Lynx.
That makes 86-81 the 156th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 87-81 has happened 14 times and 86-82 has happened 9 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 86-81 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | Phoenix Mercury over Minnesota Lynx | 2025 | Playoff |
| 2025-06-17 | New York Liberty over Atlanta Dream | 2025 | |
| 2021-09-06 | Phoenix Mercury over Indiana Fever | 2021 | |
| 2021-05-28 | Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics | 2021 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Indiana Fever over New York Liberty | 2019 | |
| 2018-09-04 | Washington Mystics over Atlanta Dream | 2018 | Playoff |
| 2016-09-08 | Atlanta Dream over Los Angeles Sparks | 2016 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Los Angeles Sparks over San Antonio Stars | 2015 | |
| 2009-07-12 | Chicago Sky over Seattle Storm | 2009 | |
| 2008-09-22 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Sacramento Monarchs | 2008 | Playoff |
| 2005-06-15 | Minnesota Lynx over Seattle Storm | 2005 |