Thad Matta — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
at Butler
18–17
51.4%
win rate
+0.1
avg margin
35
games
Games (35)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-12-02 | 2000–01 | Butler | Evansville | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 73–74 | Regular | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| 2 | 2000-12-06 | 2000–01 | Butler | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 88–90 OT | Regular | Hulman Center |
| 3 | 2000-12-16 | 2000–01 | Butler | UNC Wilmington | Colonial | Home | L | 48–53 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 4 | 2001-01-06 | 2000–01 | Butler | Wright State | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | L | 61–62 | Regular | Nutter Center |
| 5 | 2001-01-22 | 2000–01 | Butler | Green Bay | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | L | 68–69 | Regular | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena |
| 6 | 2001-02-08 | 2000–01 | Butler | Detroit Mercy | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | L | 63–68 | Regular | Calihan Hall |
| 7 | 2001-02-10 | 2000–01 | Butler | Cleveland State | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | W | 59–56 | Regular | Wolstein Center |
| 8 | 2001-02-15 | 2000–01 | Butler | Milwaukee | Midwestern Collegiate | Home | W | 80–75 OT | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 9 | 2001-02-22 | 2000–01 | Butler | Loyola (IL) | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | W | 66–62 | Regular | Joseph J. Gentile Arena |
| 10 | 2001-02-24 | 2000–01 | Butler | Illinois-Chicago | Midwestern Collegiate | Away | W | 68–66 | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 11 | 2022-11-24 | 2022–23 | Butler | Brigham Young | WCC | Neutral | W | 75–70 | Regular | Imperial Arena |
| 12 | 2023-02-07 | 2022–23 | Butler | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Home | W | 68–66 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 13 | 2023-02-10 | 2022–23 | Butler | #13 Xavier | Big East | Home | W | 69–67 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 14 | 2023-02-22 | 2022–23 | Butler | DePaul | Big East | Away | W | 59–58 | Regular | Wintrust Arena |
| 15 | 2023-11-23 | 2023–24 | Butler | #19 Florida Atlantic | AAC | Neutral | L | 86–91 | Regular | State Farm Field House |
| 16 | 2024-02-02 | 2023–24 | Butler | #13 Creighton | Big East | Away | W | 99–98 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 17 | 2024-02-10 | 2023–24 | Butler | Providence | Big East | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 18 | 2024-03-13 | 2023–24 | Butler | Xavier | Big East | Neutral | L | 72–76 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 19 | 2024-03-19 | 2023–24 | Butler | Minnesota | B10 | Home | L | 72–73 | NIT | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 20 | 2024-11-08 | 2024–25 | Butler | Austin Peay | ASUN | Home | L | 66–68 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 21 | 2024-11-28 | 2024–25 | Butler | Northwestern | B10 | Neutral | W | 71–69 | Regular | Mullett Arena |
| 22 | 2024-12-10 | 2024–25 | Butler | North Dakota State | Summit | Home | L | 68–71 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 23 | 2024-12-21 | 2024–25 | Butler | #11 Connecticut | Big East | Home | L | 74–78 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 24 | 2025-01-11 | 2024–25 | Butler | Creighton | Big East | Home | L | 76–80 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 25 | 2025-01-15 | 2024–25 | Butler | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 82–77 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 26 | 2025-01-21 | 2024–25 | Butler | #19 Connecticut | Big East | Away | L | 78–80 OT | Regular | PeoplesBank Arena |
| 27 | 2025-01-31 | 2024–25 | Butler | Georgetown | Big East | Away | L | 70–73 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 28 | 2025-02-08 | 2024–25 | Butler | Providence | Big East | Home | W | 82–81 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 29 | 2025-03-31 | 2024–25 | Butler | Utah | B12 | Neutral | W | 86–84 | CBC | MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| 30 | 2025-11-15 | 2025–26 | Butler | Southern Methodist | ACC | Away | L | 85–87 | Regular | Moody Coliseum |
| 31 | 2025-12-13 | 2025–26 | Butler | Providence | Big East | Home | W | 113–110 2OT | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2025-12-20 | 2025–26 | Butler | Northwestern | B10 | Neutral | W | 61–58 | Regular | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2025-12-30 | 2025–26 | Butler | Creighton | Big East | Away | L | 85–89 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 34 | 2026-02-18 | 2025–26 | Butler | Georgetown | Big East | Away | W | 93–89 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 35 | 2026-02-21 | 2025–26 | Butler | Xavier | Big East | Home | W | 80–75 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |