Has a WNBA game ever ended 87-81?
It has. 87-81 has been a WNBA final 14 times in 6,969 games. The first was Seattle Storm beat Charlotte Sting on August 5, 2006; the latest was Connecticut Sun beat Chicago Sky on August 25, 2026.
That makes 87-81 the 74th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 88-81 has happened 8 times and 87-82 has happened 11 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 87-81 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Connecticut Sun over Chicago Sky | 2026 | |
| 2026-06-09 | Golden State Valkyries over Phoenix Mercury | 2026 | |
| 2025-07-12 | Chicago Sky over Minnesota Lynx | 2025 | |
| 2024-09-25 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2024-07-13 | Los Angeles Sparks over Dallas Wings | 2024 | |
| 2018-06-02 | New York Liberty over Indiana Fever | 2018 | |
| 2017-05-26 | Seattle Storm over New York Liberty | 2017 | |
| 2016-05-22 | Atlanta Dream over Chicago Sky | 2016 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Los Angeles Sparks over Connecticut Sun | 2012 | |
| 2011-08-20 | Phoenix Mercury over San Antonio Silver Stars | 2011 | |
| 2011-06-30 | Atlanta Dream over New York Liberty | 2011 | |
| 2008-09-13 | Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics | 2008 | |
| 2008-07-01 | Sacramento Monarchs over Washington Mystics | 2008 | |
| 2006-08-05 | Seattle Storm over Charlotte Sting | 2006 |