Cliff Ellis — Record in Close Games (Margin ≤ 5)
21–23
47.7%
win rate
-0.0
avg margin
44
games
Games (44)
| # | Date | Season | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-11-20 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Mercer | TAAC | Home | L | 88–92 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 2 | 2000-11-25 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Toledo | MAC | Neutral | L | 90–95 2OT | Regular | Municipal Auditorium |
| 3 | 2000-12-01 | 2000–01 | Auburn | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Home | L | 66–68 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 4 | 2000-12-09 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Detroit Mercy | Midwestern Collegiate | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 5 | 2000-12-16 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Oregon | Pacific 10 | Home | W | 101–97 OT | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 6 | 2000-12-30 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | Home | W | 73–69 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 7 | 2001-01-10 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 80–85 OT | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 8 | 2001-01-20 | 2000–01 | Auburn | South Carolina | SEC | Away | W | 60–57 | Regular | Carolina Coliseum |
| 9 | 2001-01-24 | 2000–01 | Auburn | #14 Florida | SEC | Home | L | 63–65 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 10 | 2001-01-27 | 2000–01 | Auburn | #18 Alabama | SEC | Away | L | 80–81 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 11 | 2001-01-31 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Mississippi State | SEC | Home | W | 60–56 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 12 | 2001-02-03 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Mississippi | SEC | Home | L | 70–74 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 13 | 2001-02-21 | 2000–01 | Auburn | #14 Alabama | SEC | Home | W | 72–69 OT | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 14 | 2001-02-24 | 2000–01 | Auburn | #12 Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 62–64 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 15 | 2001-03-03 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 69–66 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 16 | 2001-03-14 | 2000–01 | Auburn | Miami (FL) | Big East | Home | W | 60–58 | NIT | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 17 | 2001-11-16 | 2001–02 | Auburn | High Point | Big South | Home | W | 63–59 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 18 | 2001-11-24 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Rutgers | Big East | Away | L | 56–57 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 19 | 2001-11-27 | 2001–02 | Auburn | McNeese State | Southland | Home | W | 78–74 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 20 | 2001-12-04 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Louisiana Tech | WAC | Home | L | 66–67 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 21 | 2001-12-08 | 2001–02 | Auburn | #8 Virginia | ACC | Neutral | L | 72–77 | Regular | Legacy Arena |
| 22 | 2002-01-09 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 65–69 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 23 | 2002-01-12 | 2001–02 | Auburn | #14 Alabama | SEC | Home | W | 59–56 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 24 | 2002-02-02 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Arkansas | SEC | Away | L | 60–62 | Regular | Bud Walton Arena |
| 25 | 2002-02-09 | 2001–02 | Auburn | #17 Georgia | SEC | Home | W | 75–72 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 26 | 2002-02-13 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Mississippi | SEC | Home | W | 65–62 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 27 | 2002-02-23 | 2001–02 | Auburn | South Carolina | SEC | Home | W | 50–46 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 28 | 2002-02-27 | 2001–02 | Auburn | #6 Alabama | SEC | Away | L | 68–73 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 29 | 2002-03-02 | 2001–02 | Auburn | Louisiana State | SEC | Home | L | 54–59 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 30 | 2002-12-21 | 2002–03 | Auburn | Denver | Sun Belt | Neutral | W | 63–58 | Regular | Mario Morales Coliseum |
| 31 | 2003-01-08 | 2002–03 | Auburn | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 62–59 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 32 | 2003-02-01 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | Tennessee | SEC | Home | L | 57–60 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 33 | 2003-02-08 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | Louisiana State | SEC | Home | W | 56–54 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 34 | 2003-02-22 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | Mississippi | SEC | Away | W | 80–75 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 35 | 2003-03-01 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | #4 Florida | SEC | Home | L | 70–73 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 36 | 2003-03-21 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | Saint Joseph's | A10 | Neutral | W | 65–63 OT | NCAA | Benchmark International Arena |
| 37 | 2003-03-28 | 2002–03 | #24 Auburn | #13 Syracuse | Big East | Neutral | L | 78–79 | NCAA | MVP Arena |
| 38 | 2003-11-17 | 2003–04 | Auburn | College of Charleston | SoCon | Home | W | 66–62 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 39 | 2003-12-22 | 2003–04 | Auburn | Georgia State | ASUN | Home | L | 72–77 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 40 | 2004-01-14 | 2003–04 | Auburn | South Carolina | SEC | Home | L | 51–53 OT | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 41 | 2004-01-31 | 2003–04 | Auburn | #11 Mississippi State | SEC | Home | L | 68–73 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 42 | 2004-02-07 | 2003–04 | Auburn | Georgia | SEC | Home | W | 57–54 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 43 | 2004-02-14 | 2003–04 | Auburn | Mississippi | SEC | Away | L | 68–72 | Regular | Tad Smith Coliseum |
| 44 | 2004-02-24 | 2003–04 | Auburn | Alabama | SEC | Home | L | 71–72 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |