Jim O'Brien — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
16–11
59.3%
win rate
+0.4
avg margin
27
games
Games (27)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-25 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Neutral | L | 64–67 | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 2 | 2000-12-10 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Massachusetts | A10 | Home | W | 54–51 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 3 | 2000-12-23 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | #9 Kansas | B12 | Home | L | 68–69 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 4 | 2001-01-10 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Penn State | B10 | Home | L | 75–78 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 5 | 2001-01-13 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 6 | 2001-01-31 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Indiana | B10 | Home | L | 67–70 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 7 | 2001-02-07 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | #14 Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 69–68 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 8 | 2001-02-10 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | #16 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 63–58 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 9 | 2001-02-14 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 65–64 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 10 | 2001-02-22 | 2000–01 | Ohio State | #3 Illinois | B10 | Home | W | 63–61 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 11 | 2001-12-15 | 2001–02 | Ohio State | Louisville | CUSA | Away | L | 61–66 | Regular | Freedom Hall |
| 12 | 2002-02-02 | 2001–02 | #25 Ohio State | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 58–57 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 13 | 2002-02-06 | 2001–02 | #16 Ohio State | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 92–94 OT | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 14 | 2002-02-10 | 2001–02 | #16 Ohio State | Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 64–67 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 15 | 2002-02-26 | 2001–02 | #18 Ohio State | Michigan State | B10 | Home | L | 76–81 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 16 | 2002-03-14 | 2001–02 | #14 Ohio State | Davidson | SoCon | Neutral | W | 69–64 | NCAA | The Pit |
| 17 | 2003-01-18 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | L | 52–53 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 18 | 2003-01-29 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 65–70 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 19 | 2003-02-05 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 20 | 2003-03-05 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 52–48 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 21 | 2003-03-13 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Iowa | B10 | Neutral | W | 66–64 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 22 | 2003-03-15 | 2002–03 | Ohio State | Michigan State | B10 | Neutral | W | 55–54 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 23 | 2003-11-26 | 2003–04 | Ohio State | Villanova | Big East | Neutral | W | 67–66 | Regular | Lahaina Civic Center |
| 24 | 2003-12-06 | 2003–04 | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Big East | Home | W | 62–57 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 25 | 2003-12-17 | 2003–04 | Ohio State | Furman | SoCon | Home | W | 70–68 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 26 | 2004-02-21 | 2003–04 | Ohio State | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 59–56 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 27 | 2004-03-07 | 2003–04 | Ohio State | #18 Illinois | B10 | Home | L | 63–64 | Regular | Value City Arena |