Has a WNBA game ever ended 89-81?
It has. 89-81 has been a WNBA final 17 times in 6,969 games. The first was Utah Starzz beat Los Angeles Sparks on August 21, 1999; the latest was Atlanta Dream beat Minnesota Lynx on August 30, 2026.
That makes 89-81 the 26th most common final score out of 1,447 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 90-81 has happened 10 times and 89-82 has happened 10 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 89-81 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | Atlanta Dream over Minnesota Lynx | 2026 | |
| 2025-06-22 | Las Vegas Aces over Indiana Fever | 2025 | |
| 2025-06-19 | Phoenix Mercury over New York Liberty | 2025 | |
| 2025-06-09 | Golden State Valkyries over Los Angeles Sparks | 2025 | |
| 2023-06-27 | New York Liberty over Connecticut Sun | 2023 | |
| 2022-08-07 | Las Vegas Aces over Seattle Storm | 2022 | |
| 2022-07-29 | Chicago Sky over New York Liberty | 2022 | |
| 2022-07-16 | Chicago Sky over Dallas Wings | 2022 | |
| 2022-07-13 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2022 | |
| 2022-05-31 | Las Vegas Aces over Connecticut Sun | 2022 | |
| 2019-08-11 | Las Vegas Aces over Connecticut Sun | 2019 | |
| 2016-06-07 | Minnesota Lynx over Phoenix Mercury | 2016 | |
| 2015-06-30 | New York Liberty over Chicago Sky | 2015 | |
| 2014-08-10 | Connecticut Sun over Washington Mystics | 2014 | |
| 2012-06-08 | Connecticut Sun over Indiana Fever | 2012 | |
| 2010-06-27 | Atlanta Dream over Los Angeles Sparks | 2010 | |
| 1999-08-21 | Utah Starzz over Los Angeles Sparks | 1999 |