Has a WNBA game ever ended 87-78?
It has. 87-78 has been a WNBA final 11 times in 6,869 games. The first was Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks on June 17, 2003; the latest was Indiana Fever beat Los Angeles Sparks on May 13, 2026.
That makes 87-78 the 152nd most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 88-78 has happened 11 times and 87-79 has happened 8 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 87-78 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Indiana Fever over Los Angeles Sparks | 2026 | |
| 2025-08-03 | New York Liberty over Connecticut Sun | 2025 | |
| 2025-07-08 | New York Liberty over Las Vegas Aces | 2025 | |
| 2024-06-16 | Phoenix Mercury over Seattle Storm | 2024 | |
| 2018-06-24 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2018 | |
| 2017-06-25 | Minnesota Lynx over San Antonio Stars | 2017 | |
| 2016-09-18 | Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics | 2016 | |
| 2012-10-21 | Indiana Fever over Minnesota Lynx | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2006-06-29 | Sacramento Monarchs over Minnesota Lynx | 2006 | |
| 2005-07-19 | Seattle Storm over New York Liberty | 2005 | |
| 2003-06-17 | Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks | 2003 |