Steve Lavin — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
44–37
54.3%
win rate
+0.3
avg margin
81
games
Games (81)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-09 | 2000–01 | #17 UCLA | #7 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 98–99 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 2 | 2000-11-10 | 2000–01 | #17 UCLA | #12 Kentucky | SEC | Neutral | W | 97–92 OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 3 | 2000-11-21 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | Cal State Northridge | Big Sky | Home | L | 74–78 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 4 | 2000-12-02 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | Georgia Tech | ACC | Home | L | 67–72 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 5 | 2000-12-16 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | UC Irvine | Big West | Home | W | 65–60 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 6 | 2000-12-30 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 87–82 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 7 | 2001-01-11 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | #19 Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 80–75 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 8 | 2001-02-15 | 2000–01 | #24 UCLA | #8 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 79–77 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 9 | 2001-02-17 | 2000–01 | #24 UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 73–68 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 10 | 2001-02-24 | 2000–01 | #15 UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 68–65 OT | Regular | Gill Coliseum |
| 11 | 2001-03-01 | 2000–01 | #12 UCLA | California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 79–75 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 12 | 2001-03-10 | 2000–01 | #13 UCLA | Washington | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 94–96 | Regular | Alaska Airlines Arena |
| 13 | 2001-12-15 | 2001–02 | #17 UCLA | UC Irvine | Big West | Home | W | 75–74 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 14 | 2001-12-22 | 2001–02 | #19 UCLA | Washington State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 79–74 | Regular | Beasley Coliseum |
| 15 | 2002-01-10 | 2001–02 | #11 UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 77–81 | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 16 | 2002-01-17 | 2001–02 | #9 UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 82–79 | Regular | Wells Fargo Arena |
| 17 | 2002-02-06 | 2001–02 | #15 UCLA | #25 Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 67–65 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 18 | 2002-02-09 | 2001–02 | #15 UCLA | Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 57–58 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 19 | 2002-02-14 | 2001–02 | #20 UCLA | #9 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 77–76 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 20 | 2002-02-16 | 2001–02 | #20 UCLA | Arizona State | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 68–69 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 21 | 2002-02-23 | 2001–02 | #25 UCLA | #10 Stanford | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 95–92 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 22 | 2002-03-02 | 2001–02 | #25 UCLA | #13 Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 62–65 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 23 | 2002-03-17 | 2001–02 | #25 UCLA | #5 Cincinnati | CUSA | Neutral | W | 105–101 2OT | NCAA | Mellon Arena |
| 24 | 2002-11-26 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | San Diego | WCC | Home | L | 81–86 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 25 | 2002-12-17 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | Home | L | 63–67 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 26 | 2002-12-28 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Michigan | B10 | Home | L | 76–81 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 27 | 2003-01-08 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 75–80 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 28 | 2003-01-23 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 51–52 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 29 | 2003-01-30 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | #22 Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 91–96 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 30 | 2003-02-01 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Home | L | 79–83 | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 31 | 2003-02-05 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Southern California | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 85–86 | Regular | L.A. Sports Arena |
| 32 | 2003-02-08 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Georgetown | Big East | Away | W | 71–70 | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 33 | 2003-02-20 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | #18 California | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 76–75 OT | Regular | Pauley Pavilion |
| 34 | 2003-02-27 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Oregon State | Pacific 10 | Away | W | 69–66 | Regular | Gill Coliseum |
| 35 | 2003-03-14 | 2002–03 | #14 UCLA | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Neutral | L | 74–75 | Conf. Tourn. | Crypto.com Arena |
| 36 | 2010-11-16 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | Away | L | 71–76 | Regular | University Credit Union Pavilion |
| 37 | 2010-11-25 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Ball State | MAC | Neutral | W | 78–73 OT | Regular | Sullivan Arena |
| 38 | 2010-12-07 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | St. Bonaventure | A10 | Home | L | 66–67 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 39 | 2010-12-11 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Fordham | A10 | Away | L | 81–84 | Regular | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
| 40 | 2010-12-20 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Davidson | SoCon | Home | W | 62–57 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 41 | 2011-01-01 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Providence | Big East | Away | W | 67–65 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 42 | 2011-01-03 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | #13 Georgetown | Big East | Home | W | 61–58 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 43 | 2011-01-22 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | #25 Cincinnati | Big East | Home | L | 51–53 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 44 | 2011-02-02 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 58–56 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 45 | 2011-02-13 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | Cincinnati | Big East | Away | W | 59–57 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 46 | 2011-02-19 | 2010–11 | St. John's (NY) | #4 Pittsburgh | Big East | Home | W | 60–59 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 47 | 2011-03-09 | 2010–11 | #17 St. John's (NY) | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 65–63 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 48 | 2011-11-09 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 78–73 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 49 | 2011-11-18 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | #19 Texas A&M | B12 | Home | L | 57–58 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 50 | 2011-12-21 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Great West | Home | W | 66–61 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 51 | 2012-01-07 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | Cincinnati | Big East | Away | W | 57–55 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 52 | 2012-01-21 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | Villanova | Big East | Home | L | 76–79 OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 53 | 2012-02-18 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | UCLA | Pacific 12 | Home | W | 66–63 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 54 | 2012-02-25 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | #20 Notre Dame | Big East | Home | W | 61–58 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 55 | 2012-03-03 | 2011–12 | St. John's (NY) | Rutgers | Big East | Away | L | 58–61 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 56 | 2012-11-13 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 77–74 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 57 | 2012-11-16 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Murray State | OVC | Neutral | L | 67–72 | Regular | TD Arena |
| 58 | 2013-01-05 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | #14 Cincinnati | Big East | Away | W | 53–52 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 59 | 2013-01-09 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Rutgers | Big East | Home | L | 56–58 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 60 | 2013-01-15 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | #20 Notre Dame | Big East | Home | W | 67–63 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 61 | 2013-01-27 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 71–67 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 62 | 2013-01-30 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | DePaul | Big East | Home | W | 79–74 OT | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 63 | 2013-03-02 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Providence | Big East | Away | L | 59–62 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 64 | 2013-03-09 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | #15 Marquette | Big East | Home | L | 67–69 OT | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 65 | 2013-03-19 | 2012–13 | St. John's (NY) | Saint Joseph's | A10 | Away | W | 63–61 | NIT | Hagan Arena |
| 66 | 2013-11-19 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | W | 67–63 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 67 | 2013-12-15 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | #2 Syracuse | ACC | Home | L | 63–68 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 68 | 2014-01-14 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | DePaul | Big East | Away | L | 75–77 | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 69 | 2014-01-16 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Providence | Big East | Home | L | 83–84 2OT | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 70 | 2014-01-23 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 77–76 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 71 | 2014-01-28 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | #20 Creighton | Big East | Away | L | 60–63 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 72 | 2014-02-09 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | #12 Creighton | Big East | Home | W | 70–65 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 73 | 2014-02-13 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 68–67 | Regular | Prudential Center |
| 74 | 2014-02-22 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | #9 Villanova | Big East | Away | L | 54–57 | Regular | Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| 75 | 2014-03-08 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Marquette | Big East | Away | W | 91–90 2OT | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 76 | 2014-03-13 | 2013–14 | St. John's (NY) | Providence | Big East | Neutral | L | 74–79 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 77 | 2015-01-03 | 2014–15 | #15 St. John's (NY) | Butler | Big East | Home | L | 69–73 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 78 | 2015-01-18 | 2014–15 | #24 St. John's (NY) | DePaul | Big East | Away | L | 67–71 OT | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 79 | 2015-01-21 | 2014–15 | #24 St. John's (NY) | Marquette | Big East | Home | W | 60–57 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 80 | 2015-01-28 | 2014–15 | #24 St. John's (NY) | Creighton | Big East | Away | L | 74–77 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 81 | 2015-02-23 | 2014–15 | #24 St. John's (NY) | Xavier | Big East | Home | W | 58–57 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |