Has a WNBA game ever ended 88-79?
It has. 88-79 has been a WNBA final 14 times in 6,969 games. The first was Detroit Shock beat New York Liberty on July 30, 2004; the latest was Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty on September 15, 2024.
That makes 88-79 the 74th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 89-79 has happened 14 times and 88-80 has happened 7 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 88-79 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-15 | Minnesota Lynx over New York Liberty | 2024 | |
| 2023-08-08 | Minnesota Lynx over Chicago Sky | 2023 | |
| 2021-06-27 | Phoenix Mercury over Los Angeles Sparks | 2021 | |
| 2020-08-28 | Minnesota Lynx over Atlanta Dream | 2020 | |
| 2017-05-26 | Washington Mystics over Chicago Sky | 2017 | |
| 2016-06-16 | Dallas Wings over Seattle Storm | 2016 | |
| 2013-08-01 | Seattle Storm over Phoenix Mercury | 2013 | |
| 2013-06-23 | Minnesota Lynx over Tulsa Shock | 2013 | |
| 2012-05-19 | San Antonio Silver Stars over Tulsa Shock | 2012 | |
| 2010-07-30 | New York Liberty over Los Angeles Sparks | 2010 | |
| 2009-09-17 | Indiana Fever over Washington Mystics | 2009 | Playoff |
| 2009-08-15 | Atlanta Dream over Seattle Storm | 2009 | |
| 2008-06-16 | Houston Comets over Atlanta Dream | 2008 | |
| 2004-07-30 | Detroit Shock over New York Liberty | 2004 |