Has a WNBA game ever ended 88-72?
Yes. WNBA has seen a final score of 88-72 9 times. It first happened on June 22, 1998, when Cleveland Rockers beat Utah Starzz, and most recently on September 10, 2025, when Atlanta Dream beat Connecticut Sun.
That makes 88-72 the 244th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 89-72 has happened 10 times and 88-73 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 88-72 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Atlanta Dream over Connecticut Sun | 2025 | |
| 2025-07-27 | Phoenix Mercury over Washington Mystics | 2025 | |
| 2023-08-04 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2023 | |
| 2018-07-13 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2018 | |
| 2017-06-04 | New York Liberty over Phoenix Mercury | 2017 | |
| 2014-05-30 | Minnesota Lynx over San Antonio Stars | 2014 | |
| 2012-07-05 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Indiana Fever | 2012 | |
| 1999-06-24 | Charlotte Sting over Phoenix Mercury | 1999 | |
| 1998-06-22 | Cleveland Rockers over Utah Starzz | 1998 |