Has a WNBA game ever ended 97-86?
It has. 97-86 has been a WNBA final 5 times in 6,869 games. The first was Phoenix Mercury beat New York Liberty on August 9, 2007; the latest was Las Vegas Aces beat Phoenix Mercury on October 10, 2025.
That makes 97-86 the 457th most common final score out of 1,436 that have ever occurred in WNBA. One point away, 98-86 has happened 1 times and 97-87 has happened 5 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 97-86 in WNBA history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Las Vegas Aces over Phoenix Mercury | 2025 | Playoff |
| 2025-06-24 | Chicago Sky over Los Angeles Sparks | 2025 | |
| 2018-08-10 | Chicago Sky over Connecticut Sun | 2018 | |
| 2018-06-15 | Los Angeles Sparks over Washington Mystics | 2018 | |
| 2007-08-09 | Phoenix Mercury over New York Liberty | 2007 |